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Tulsa Developer Cited for Fall Hazards

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Workers who work at heights are at risk for serious injury or death if they fall," said David Bates, OSHA''s area director in Oklahoma City. "To To protect these workers, employers must provide fall protection, such as safety harnesses."'

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Employers may have more room to appeal willful violations

FDR Safety

And now a ruling by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission could encourage more companies to appeal willful citations in hopes of having them reduced to serious. An administrative law judge for the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission appeared to be following that same logic in a second case.

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Workplace Tornado Planning

Safety Services Company

This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. For more information on a custom safety program for your company, please contact us by clicking here.

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Factors driving cold storage warehouse construction costs

The Korte Company

Enhanced site safety measures should be implemented, too. For more on ensuring worker and site safety in the presence of ammonia systems, read this EPA manual. Second, ammonia is harmful to humans when released. Workers will need additional training in the handling and maintenance of systems that use it.

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Seismic Side Effects

Business Facilities

Oklahoma is among at least four U.S. According to reports, most of the quakes in a swarm of temblors between Oklahoma City and Guthrie, OK have been accompanied by a loud explosive sound that’s been likened to a thunderclap or cannonball. Brownback said the study was needed as a “matter of public safety.”

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

Pro Builder

Lindsay Haltom , 39, Director of Marketing, Homes By Taber, Oklahoma City. Steven Speer , 29, Senior Construction Superintendent and Safety Manager, Blackrock Builders, College Station, Texas. Kayla Watson , 31, VP Operations, Timbercraft Homes, Oklahoma City, Okla. Oklahoma City. . Itasca, Ill.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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According to a report from the Oklahoma Educated Workforce Initiative, the state has a 23-point gap between its current workforce and the skilled workforce necessary by 2020. Source: Oklahoma Department of Commerce).