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OSHA Fines Jacksonville Roofer $1.5 Million

Construction Equipment

Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has again cited a North Florida roofing contractor for failing to protect its workers from the risks of dangerous falls and other hazards at two St. Augustine work sites.

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RCP Services Cited for Fall Protection Violations

Construction Equipment

for nine safety violations while performing concrete work at a residential apartment complex on Big Island Drive in Jacksonville, Fla. A willful violation is one committed with intentional knowing or voluntary disregard for the law's requirements, or with plain indifference to worker safety and health. of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.,

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OSHA Investigates Death of Worker Crushed by 7.5-ton Concrete Slab

Construction Equipment

The Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration (OSHA) is investigating the death of 42-year-old Alexander Cordova, who was crushed and killed by a 7.5-ton Crews were unloading Cordova’s truck at a site for the I-295 Expansion Project in Jacksonville, Fla., ton concrete slab. when the barrier wall fell off his loading truck.

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#99:  General Contractors' OSHA Liability for Subcontractors' Violations

NH Construction Law

For many years the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has implemented a Multi-Employer Citation Policy , under which more than one employer at a worksite – for example, a general contractor and a subcontractor – can be cited by OSHA for the same hazardous condition. In StormForce of Jacksonville, LLC , No.

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For Proving Home Energy Savings, Seeing Is Believing

Pro Builder

These high energy costs are why homebuilders like Providence Homes in Jacksonville, Florida, go above and beyond industry standards to construct homes that deliver nearly 50 percent energy savings over traditional constructions that are “built to code.”.

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What Are the Legal Safeguards for Getting Back to Work?

Pro Builder

Travers, a labor and employment attorney and partner in the Jacksonville, Fla., They’ll need training, at the very least to recognize the general symptoms of COVID-19 and to answer employee questions about the company’s workplace safety practices , Travers says. office of Akerman. . CORONAVIRUS: RESOURCES AND INFORMATION. Operations.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Jacksonville Beach, Florida. She leads a continuously growing team that supports all field operations, self-perform work, risk, insurance, safety, and quality enterprise technologies. . Safety Director. As the Safety Director at Howard S. Wright, Dwayne manages the largest safety team out of all the U.S