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Top 5 Challenges for Construction Project Managers

Fieldwire

In this guest blog post for Fieldwire, Patrick Hogan explains five common challenges project managers face on construction projects. Each construction project poses unique challenges — this is why construction project managers have distinct roles and responsibilities to fulfill from project to project.

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4 Strategies to Avoiding Rising OSHA Fines in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Risk management is an inherent part of the job in the constru ction industry. As a contractor, the thought of an OSHA inspection and possible violations probably makes you a little nervous. In 2016, OSHA increased its penalties for the first time since 1990. Safety is a serious matter. Viewpoint Team is one of these solutions.

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OSHA Announces 2021 Citation Penalty Increase

Construction Junkie

Ever since the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act was passed by Congress in 2015 , OSHA has been required to increase the maximum penalty they can assess businesses for violations. You can find out more about gravity based penalty amounts on OSHA’s website by clicking or tapping here.

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PSA: Don’t Lie to OSHA, Construction Owner Charged with Perjury After Giving “False Information”

Construction Junkie

Having an OSHA investigation on your jobsite that results in fines is bad enough, but don’t be tempted to compound the issue by misleading OSHA investigators. OSHA exists to protect the health and wellness of America’s workforce and, typically, the employer bears the brunt of any penalties.

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Reminder: OSHA 300A Injury and Illness Records Required to be Electronically Submitted by March 2

Construction Junkie

Congratulations, you made it through 2020, but now it’s time to do you taxes and turn in your OSHA 300A Form. By March 2nd, 2021, all non-exempt construction companies must submit their OSHA Form 300A for the year 2020, which is the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, to OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA).

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The Top 6 Causes of Trenching and Excavation OSHA Violations

Construction Junkie

A few weeks ago, The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) held a webinar on trenching and excavation hazards, the reduction of which is has been OSHA’s priority goal since 2018. In OSHA’s 2019 fiscal year, standard 1926.651-.652 Ketcham also broke down the specific standards that were cited for each of those violations.

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What are the common safety violations in construction work and how can you avoid them?

Lets Build

We’ll discuss recent OSHA safety violations issued to construction companies and what you can do to avoid them. What violations are most commonly cited by OSHA? OSHA issued over 22,000 citations in the construction industry last year—that’s more than every other industry combined. These safety violation examples include: 1.

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