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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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Jobsite Workers Could Be Legally Required to Get Vaccinated

Pro Builder

Jobsite Workers Could Be Legally Required to Get Vaccinated. Two lawyers from a prominent workforce law firm told the Associated General Contractors of America that contractors can legally require workers to get vaccinated to keep the workplace safe, reports Construction Dive. Jobsite Safety. cbroderick. Thu, 12/17/2020 - 10:56.

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HANDLING LEGALIZED IMPAIRMENT

Safety Services Company

Currently twenty states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana. Two states (Colorado and Washington) have approved the recreational use of it, and Alaska, Arizona, California, and Oregon may join them this year. Can businesses continue to drug test workers and job applicants for a drug the state says is legal?

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The Complexity Of OSHA’s PSM Standard

FDR Safety

FDRsafety continues to encounter situations where worker training is incomplete or lacking, especially in safety. I recently attended the 2 nd Annual Process Safety Summit in Washington DC on Oct 15-16, 2019. I do not like standard safety signs and warnings because they typically mean little to the worker.

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OSHA Alert: How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

FDR Safety

The representative, ideally the Safety and Health Director or Manager or someone in upper management, should be well-versed in OSHA standards applicable to the business, health and safety conditions of the workplace under inspection, location of required records to be kept under OSHA (e.g.

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OSHA dealt setback in 18-year dispute over alleged willful violations

FDR Safety

Federal law defines willfulness as occurring when an employer intentionally disregards the Occupational Safety and Health Act or acts with plain indifference to that law. Circuit Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C., An excellent article by Willis J. Goldsmith and Jacqueline M.

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Legal Fallout Spreads from Trainor Glass Default | ENR.

ENR Construction

Safety & Health. Washington Observer. 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. Economic Stimulus. Interviews.

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