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Construction Dive
JANUARY 19, 2023
OSHA Regional Administrator Stephen Boyd spoke candidly about the industry’s fatality numbers at AGC’s health and safety conference this week
FDR Safety
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
OSHA, in compliance with the Executive Order issued on his second day in office, swiftly issued revised COVID-19 guidance. Click here to read the guidelines issued by OSHA. The post OSHA Posts New COVID Guidance appeared first on FDRsafety. Articles News and Announcements OSHA
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FDR Safety
MARCH 1, 2021
In addition to the COVID-19 guidance published by OSHA in late January, the United States Department of Labor also created a set of industry-specific guidelines for creating safer workplaces amidst the Covid-19 epidemic. For a full list of all industries included, please visit OSHA’s website.
FDR Safety
MARCH 19, 2020
The most important step to take before an OSHA inspection even takes place is selecting a company representative. The company representative is the individual charged with representing the company’s interests during an OSHA inspection. News and Announcements OSHA
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.
The Constructor
MAY 9, 2021
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is enforcing several changes owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and the rise in technological.
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.
Safety Services Company
JANUARY 4, 2022
If you’re not quite sure of the OSHA ETS status, that’s okay. Look for OSHA to submit a broader infectious disease ruling much later. But don’t get too comfortable – if the court sides with OSHA, the first compliance date will be Monday, January 10th.
Construction Dive
JULY 22, 2020
Here's what contractors need to know about OSHA practices and enforcement as well as new rules on the horizon, according to an attorney during a recent Associated General Contractors webinar
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
Construction Dive
JULY 27, 2020
Despite the pandemic, OSHA is still focusing on other jobsite dangers, including fall issues at a Florida roofing company that's been cited 12 times in the last few years
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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.
FDR Safety
APRIL 15, 2020
Where do gravity related accidents fall in the eyes of OSHA? In some cases OSHA is involved and in others, there is a civil suit alleging tort liability. In the OSHA cases, the Agency might suggest that gravity is a hazardous energy to be controlled.
FDR Safety
MARCH 11, 2020
On March 9, 2020 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued guidance for workplaces preparing for the coronavirus. The post OSHA Issues Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19/Coronavirus appeared first on FDRsafety
Construction Equipment
MARCH 10, 2021
OSHA cited Cherokee Pride Construction Inc. of Sapulpa for serious violations related to excavation work. Inspectors arrived at a Broken Arrow job site in September 2020 and found employees in standing water as they installed water lines in two trenches as part of a street widening project.
Viewpoint Construction Technology
JULY 12, 2018
OSHA’s Crane Operator Proposal
FDR Safety
FEBRUARY 24, 2014
Government Accountability Office took OSHA to task for failing to adequately supervise states that have chosen to retain responsibility for their own occupational safety and health regulation. OSHA pledged to do better and has increased its oversight. As the law firm Jackson Kelly recently reported , the fallout has been felt in California, which has its own OSHA. The issue concerns the way that Cal/OSHA defines a repeat violation. Enforcement OSHA
Construction Dive
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
The new head of the Directorate of Construction, Scott Ketcham, will help shape OSHA policy, according to an industry expert
FDR Safety
OCTOBER 15, 2018
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently found that OSHA could not expand the scope of an injury-based inspection to a wall-to-wall inspection based on the employer’s OSHA 300 Logs. OSHA began their inspection by focusing on the accident, but then sought to conduct a wall-to-wall inspection of the entire facility, Mar-Jac consented only to the focused scope of the inspection and provided, among other documents, its OSHA 300 Logs for two years.
FDR Safety
OCTOBER 15, 2018
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently found that OSHA could not expand the scope of an injury-based inspection to a wall-to-wall inspection based on the employer’s OSHA 300 Logs. OSHA began their inspection by focusing on the accident, but then sought to conduct a wall-to-wall inspection of the entire facility, Mar-Jac consented only to the focused scope of the inspection and provided, among other documents, its OSHA 300 Logs for two years.
FDR Safety
JULY 16, 2018
OSHA sees great opportunity because your industry does realize finger injuries and amputations that are not realized in other companies where operators have automation and/or engineered safeguards to protect the point of operation. For those who attended OSHA 10 hour and 30 hour-type courses in hopes of learning what you can do for technical issues, you probably left disappointed. The post Are You Ready For An OSHA Audit? Accident Prevention Enforcement OSHA
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
Construction Business Owner
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Free Whitepaper: OSHA Injury & Illness Recordkeeping. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) regulations for recording workplace injuries and illnesses can be much more complicated than they seem. Can OSHA Summary Form 300A be posted electronically?
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 28, 2020
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released its regulatory agenda for 2020.
Safety Services Company
AUGUST 12, 2021
The OSHA Outreach Training Program, commonly referred to as OSHA 10 Training and OSHA 30 Training, provides workers with basic training about some of the most common health and safety hazards on the job. OSHA Outreach Training Content. OSHA 10 Training.
Safety Services Company
SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
OSHA has increased its monetary penalties 2% for breaking OSHA regulations and standards. However, non-compliance to OSHA regulations goes beyond financial penalties. Each year, OSHA publishes it most-cited violations. Most Cited OSHA Violations Overall.
FDR Safety
OCTOBER 20, 2015
New OSHA recordkeeping rules that went into effect this year are creating confusion among employers about the definition of an amputation and how to quickly determine if an incident that occurred after work hours is actually work-related, according to an article in Business Insurance magazine. 1, require that the hospitalization of a single employee – rather than three employees as previously required — be reported to OSHA within 24 hours of management learning that it occurred.
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. It remains to been seen if OSHA will issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS).
FDR Safety
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) was established in 1982 to “promote effective worksite-based safety and health” through a series of “performance-based criteria and a managed safety and health system”. Simple OSHA compliance alone will NOT result in the safest place to work.
FDR Safety
DECEMBER 1, 2017
OSHA recently announced another delay in the deadline for employers to electronically submit their 2016 injury and illness data to the agency. As a brief recap, the revised recordkeeping rule requires employers with 250 or more employees to submit their OSHA 300A Annual Summaries for each separate establishment by December 15. OSHA intends to upload all of this data to a publicly searchable website. OSHA Recordkeeping
Safety Services Company
OCTOBER 22, 2020
OSHA’s early criticism. OSHA was criticized earlier this year for not putting COVID-19 issues front and center in their efforts to ensure Safety & Health in the workplace. It appears OSHA may not be just waiting to be called due to a workplace complaint.
Construction Dive
MAY 29, 2020
The agency's latest workplace enforcement guidance for contractors details how to determine if a coronavirus case is work related
Lets Build
DECEMBER 17, 2018
OSHA was formed in 1970 by the United States Congress with the goal of creating safer environments for workers. OSHA stands for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Why Does the Construction Industry Need OSHA? Construction, building, electrical, Construction management construction construction safety osha safety in constructionThe organization sets and maintains regulations and funds services for training and guidance to employees and companies.
FDR Safety
DECEMBER 5, 2018
OSHA record keeping was introduced in the 1970’s with the goal of creating safer workplaces. While a good and helpful idea, OSHA recordable and lost work-day case rates may be too much of a focus for many companies, while off the job injuries often go unaddressed. The cry for leading indicators has been going on for many years but we still benchmark and worry over the OSHA recordable and lost work-day case rates. OSHA Recordkeeping
FDR Safety
DECEMBER 5, 2018
OSHA record keeping was introduced in the 1970’s with the goal of creating safer workplaces. While a good and helpful idea, OSHA recordable and lost work-day case rates may be too much of a focus for many companies, while off the job injuries often go unaddressed. The cry for leading indicators has been going on for many years but we still benchmark and worry over the OSHA recordable and lost work-day case rates. OSHA Recordkeeping
Construction Business Owner
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Exploring OSHA’s Top 10 Violations. Many of the most common Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) violations can easily occur on a construction jobsite. How does your construction safety program stack up? Greg Ragsdale. Wed, 09/22/2021 - 10:28.
Construction Business Owner
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Complying With OSHA Silica Safety Guidelines. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), more than. Alex Headley. Fri, 09/10/2021 - 07:30. million workers in the United States are exposed to crystalline silica dust — 90% of which are employed in construction.
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. OSHA maintains that machine setup is not normal production; hence LOTO is required. The OSHRC has ruled in OSHA’s favor that setup does not qualify for the Minor Servicing Exemption to 29 CFR 1910.147.
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. OSHA said there were more than 2,600 workplace-related amputations in 2015, with more than half suffered by workers in manufacturing. Enforcement OSHA
Construction Equipment
JUNE 4, 2020
Aimed at reducing Covid-19 exposure among construction workers, OSHA has created a new webpage with guidance for employers.
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