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OSHA Alert: How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

FDR Safety

The most important step to take before an OSHA inspection even takes place is selecting a company representative. The company representative is the individual charged with representing the company’s interests during an OSHA inspection. Determining the type of inspection being conducted and the intended scope.

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Suit challenges union participation in OSHA walk-arounds

FDR Safety

OSHA’s policy of allowing union representatives to accompany agency compliance officers in walk-around inspections of worksites, even if the union doesn’t represent company employees, is being challenged in a lawsuit filed by the National Federation of Independent Businesses. The NFIB lawsuit, filed in U.S.

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Surviving an OSHA Inspection

Safety Services Company

Each year OSHA conducts around 50,000 workplace inspections. While the odds of a workplace being inspected are less than 1 percent, it is vital for business owners to understand how to navigate the four steps of an inspection. If a company has a union representative they also take part in the investigation.

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OSHA releases COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)

Safety Services Company

Companies are not required to pay for or provide the tests unless they are otherwise required to by state or local laws or in labor union contracts. In fact, four separate groups of 26 states total have petitioned the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Eleventh, Circuits to review the legality of the OSHA ETS. (It It’s a 50/50 chance.

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5 Ways Leading Contractors Keep Their Clients Happy

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Streamlining processes like safety inspections, compliance and document management cut down on project risks and lead to happier clients. The cloud also makes it easier for a project manager to prepare quality reports for clients without having to spend an inordinate amount of time doing so. Avoid Negative Incidents.

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OSHA Testing Can Reduce Employer Liability, Saves Companies Money

Construction Law Monitor

He enjoys writing and sharing his insights on various legal blogs. Programs designed to prevent workplace injury and illness are well established in countries like Canada, Australia, Norway, Japan, Korea and all the 27 member states of he European Union. This guest post was contributed by Joseph A. percent in injury claims.

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What is Building Construction | Steps & Processes of Building Construction | Application of Building Construction | How to do Planning of Building Construction

CivilJungle

All building construction projects possess few common elements – design, financial & legal purposes. The application of BIM technology can record the precise information & sources of materials, & classify them with respect to the various varieties of materials, because of the basis for the later engineering inspection.

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