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Legal challenge to injury and illness data reporting rule

FDR Safety

OSHA’s new, misguided requirement for detailed electronic reporting of injury and illness data by employers has come under legal challenge by a coalition of trade associations, employers and an insurance company. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

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Suit challenges union participation in OSHA walk-arounds

FDR Safety

District Court in the Northern District of Texas, contends that a non-employee union representative “has a strong incentive to submit complaints to OSHA to trigger additional inspections and thereby provide the union representatives with access” to a company’s non-unionized employees.

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US, Canada Push Respirable Silica Safety

Safety Services Company

The United States’ Occupational Safety and Health and Administration and British Columbia are in the midst of a silica safety push. The legal exposure limits on silica dust were set decades ago. In British Columbia a new construction safety rule for silica was recently proposed. milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3).

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Legal Fallout Spreads from Trainor Glass Default | ENR.

ENR Construction

Safety & Health. ENR Texas & Louisiana. Legal Fallout Spreads from Trainor Glass Default. Safety and health. Construction Methods. Sustainability. Haiti Reconstruction. Economic Stimulus. Banking & Credit Crisis. Project Delivery. Ethics & Corruption. Economic Stimulus. Associations. Washington Observer.

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CW: Report Claims Caltrans Ignored Bridge Safety Issues | ENR.

ENR Construction

Safety & Health. ENR Texas & Louisiana. CW: Report Claims Caltrans Ignored Bridge Safety Issues. Description: CB&I offers $3 billion to buy Shaw; newspaper claims Caltrans ignored safety issues on Bay Bridge. Safety and health. Construction Methods. Sustainability. Haiti Reconstruction. Economic Stimulus.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Construction Safety. The company, which recently acquired concrete pump giant Putzmeister, has already partnered with Custom Truck and Equipment of Kansas City, Missouri; Imperial Crane Services of Bridgeview, Illinois and Four Seasons Equipment of Houston, Texas. construction safety. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |.

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Building a Great Safety Culture Takes a Commitment to Training

Construction Business Owner

Building a Great Safety Culture Takes a Commitment to Training. Why is safety so important? The reasons are clear and fundamental: from staying alive to being there for family, and from avoid life-changing injuries to saving money, mitigating legal risk and gaining productivity. Pure Safety Group. safety training.

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