BD+C

JUNE 8, 2020

OSHA’s in-person checks of construction sites have plunged by 84% during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency has focused its attention on virus transmission hazards in the health-care industry, according to OSHA data. In the first week of March, OSHA conducted about 395 construction inspections.

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FDR Safety

JANUARY 27, 2021

One area of change that will affect thousands, if not millions of employers comes in the form of OSHA regulation and enforcement. It is reasonable to expect an overall increase in OSHA enforcement including the following: Expect OSHA to increase staffing under President Biden. How can employers prepare for Biden’s OSHA?

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FDR Safety

DECEMBER 8, 2014

OSHA has substantially increased its inspections of worksites where temporary workers are employed, following up on an initiative announced 18 months ago directed at temporary staffing agencies. Enforcement OSHA' As Nickole C.

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FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Small employers may not realize that they may be exempt from “programmed” OSHA inspections if they employ 10 or fewer employees and operate in a low-hazard industry. Programmed OSHA inspections are those conducted by the agency on a regular basis.

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FDR Safety

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

OSHA National Emphasis Program Amputations Prevention Effective 12/10/2019. OSHA Intent: . OSHA Focus: OSHA believes the failure to apply machine guarding techniques and control energy hazards during service and maintenance activities are primary causes of amputations. FDRsafety Can Help: We Conduct Mock OSHA Audits.

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Construction Dive

APRIL 4, 2024

The May 31 change reverts to a long-standing practice that gives employees the right to select a third-party advocate to accompany an inspection.

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FDR Safety

APRIL 9, 2014

OSHA last year cleared the way for union representatives to accompany OSHA compliance officers on worksite inspections even if the union doesn’t represent the company’s workers, and now the consequences are being felt. Enforcement OSHA'

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Construction Equipment

AUGUST 23, 2019

EHS Today reports that The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is stepping up the use of drones to inspect worksites. OSHA reportedly used drones with cameras to conduct nine inspections of employer facilities in 2018, along with an additional nine in 2019. The group has…

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 30, 2014

T he Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandates that workers should never be required to work under conditions that are dangerous to their health or safety. b)(2)].'

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 8, 2021

Michigan OSHA (MIOSHA) will conduct inspections at job sites where workers are most likely to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica as part of the agency’s recently launched emphasis program aimed at reducing exposure to silica and preventing silicosis, reports Safety+Health magazine, the…

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Pro Builder

JUNE 3, 2020

OSHA Construction Safety Inspections Fall 84% During Pandemic . OSHA’s in-person checks of construction sites have plunged by 84 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency has focused its attention on virus transmission hazards in the health-care industry, according to OSHA data. Wed, 06/03/2020 - 09:00.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 5, 2021

Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations arising from 255 inspections for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $3,403,139. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Nov. 26, 2020, the U.S.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 31, 2018

As a contractor, the thought of an OSHA inspection and possible violations probably makes you a little nervous. The government doesn’t take incidents like this lightly, as evidenced by the fact that the cost of penalties levied by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is rising. Conduct Regular Inspections.

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Construction Dive

AUGUST 31, 2023

The proposal would allow union officials or other employee advocates to join in jobsite safety inspections.

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BD+C

MAY 15, 2019

Alexander Acosta recently told a Congressional committee that he expected OSHA inspections to increase soon. Newly hired inspectors are getting up to speed, Acosta said, and when deployed, will step up inspections. Secretary of Labor R.

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FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

OSHA is launching what it calls a “surge” of planned inspections of manufacturers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas focused on amputation hazards. In a press release, OSHA said that amputations most frequently occur during the operation of machinery without adequate safety guards.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued guidance and an accompanying one-pager to help employers understand which coronavirus safety standards are most frequently cited during coronavirus-related inspections. OSHA based these documents on data…

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FDR Safety

MARCH 16, 2021

On March 12 OSHA released an updated COVID-19 response plan. The following summarizes OSHA’s updated strategy: OSHA will continue to implement the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission to OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHO) during inspections. [2].

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 7, 2019

The primary concerns around OSHA's nascent use of drones involve privacy and who has the last word on authorizing their use.

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FDR Safety

JANUARY 16, 2020

On December 10, 2019 OSHA published CPL 03-00-022 , National Emphasis Program on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries. This Instruction supersedes OSHA Instruction CPL 03-00-019, National Emphasis Program on Amputations that was published in August of 2015. For more advice on safety, please call us at (615) 628-8746.

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Safety Services Company

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

News: OSHA released an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on protecting employees from the Covid-19 virus. OSHA attempts to make clear what organizations are affected by an ETS. Additionally, an ETS generally applies to state OSHA organizations as well. Can state OSHA regulators override this? What is an ETS?

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Employers say the change would give union representatives access to nonunion jobsites and create safety liabilities.

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 11, 2019

OSHA inspections exceeded 32,000 in fiscal year (FY) 2017 and 2018, Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta told a congressional appropriations hearing on April 3. This surpassed the 31,948 total in FY 2016, he said. According to Safety and Health Magazine, Acosta also mentioned the decrease of 43…

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Levelset

JUNE 29, 2022

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency responsible for maintaining workplace safety across all industries. In this article, we’ll look at the top 10 violations found during OSHA inspections in 2021, the cost of OSHA violations, and how to prevent them. JoLynn Scharrer. 11 answers.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

12, 2020, OSHA has issued 232 citations arising from inspections for violations relating to Covid-19, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $3,148,452. OSHA inspections have resulted in the agency citing employers for violations, including… Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic through Nov.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 31, 2018

As a contractor, the thought of an OSHA inspection and possible violations probably makes you a little nervous.

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Safety Services Company

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Each year OSHA conducts around 50,000 workplace inspections. These investigations are typically triggered by an accident at the workplace, an employee complaint or an OSHA initiated industry specific safety blitz. If the inspection is the result of an employee complaint the representative should ask for a copy of the complaint.

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Safety Services Company

MARCH 2, 2015

Planning for an OSHA inspection is good business. Take these 5 steps to prepare for a surprise worksite inspection and you’ll also have a solid foundation of safe work practices. Known as the “three Cs”, OSHA can cite employers if they: create the hazard, have control of the worksite, or are responsible to correct the hazard.

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FDR Safety

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

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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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is launching a program aimed at targeting high injury and illness rates in manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors for inspection. The Site-Specific Targeting program will inspect employers it believes should have…

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FDR Safety

MAY 19, 2016

Thanks to a new OSHA recordkeeping rule, employers urgently need to take a close look at their employee handbooks, safety policies and procedures, safety incentive programs, and drug testing policies. OSHA ultimately intends to publish the forms on a searchable website open to the public. The new rule changes that.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Although advocates for greater federal enforcement often cite that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) would need 129 years to inspect all of the workplaces it regulates, the likelihood of an inspection by OSHA or another agency is a great deal higher for many employers.

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FDR Safety

MARCH 4, 2015

1, OSHA has developed enforcement procedures that could significantly impact employers. OSHA will then place the incident into Category 1, 2 or 3. An on-site inspection will be automatic. Category 2 incidents may result in an on-site inspection at the discretion of the Area Director. Enforcement OSHA Recordkeeping'

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 5, 2016

At a recent conference, David Michaels, administrator, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), shared a very telling piece of information. Michaels revealed that one of the biggest ways to get inspected by OSHA i s to report injuries as worker error rather than finding the root cause.

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FDR Safety

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Many of you may be wondering why, all of a sudden, OSHA is spending an inordinate amount of time inspecting the machines and equipment in plant maintenance areas. However, if you recently experienced OSHA’s increased focus in this area, you may wish you had read this sooner. We are not.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 24, 2014

OSHA issued a directive for enforcing requirements of the Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard. The new directive provides OSHA compliance personnel with direction on performing inspections where power-operated equipment, covered by Subpart CC - Cranes and Derricks in Construction , is present on a construction worksite.'

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FDR Safety

APRIL 27, 2017

What a difference a few months can make, as can be seen with changes at OSHA. A review of recent issues of OSHA’s “Quick Takes” newsletter highlighting important agency news paints a different picture of OSHA than newsletters from last fall. OSHA pilots expedited whistleblower review process.

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