Construction Business Owner

MARCH 1, 2024

My primary objective is to assist clients in understanding and complying with the stringent regulations set forth by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), guiding them to implement comprehensive safety protocols and strategies.

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Construction Marketing

JUNE 19, 2023

A solid commitment to safety can help reduce legal liabilities resulting from accidents or non-compliance with safety regulations. Certifications exhibit adherence to industry standards and regulations, such as those set by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

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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. Can state OSHA regulators override this? What is an ETS?

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FDR Safety

MAY 20, 2019

On May 20, 2019, OSHA published an RFI asking for input on the Control of Hazardous Energy (LOTO) as shown below. The control of hazardous energy is regulated under OSHA’s control of hazardous energy (Lockout/Tagout) standard. The standard’s purpose is to protect workers from the dangers of hazardous energy.

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FDR Safety

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

OSHA Audits can be nerve wracking, tedious, and costly for any business. Rather than being caught off guard by the findings of OSHA during one of their audits, we highly recommend that you implement Mock OSHA Audits into your regular safety program. Ensure compliance with regulations. Show Management support for safety.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Fall protection remains the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) most frequently cited rules violation, even after federal regulators sought to reduce fall-related fatalities with updated workplace safety rules towards the end of 2016. Your Guide to Preventing Jobsite Falls. Elizabeth Manning.

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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. The organization sets and maintains regulations and funds services for training and guidance to employees and companies.

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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. The issue concerns the way that Cal/OSHA defines a repeat violation.

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FDR Safety

APRIL 27, 2017

What a difference a few months can make, as can be seen with changes at OSHA. A review of recent issues of OSHA’s “Quick Takes” newsletter highlighting important agency news paints a different picture of OSHA than newsletters from last fall. OSHA pilots expedited whistleblower review process.

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 30, 2018

Following a review of the requirements put in place in 2016 regarding the “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” regulation, OSHA has taken action to correct an error that was made with regard to implementing the final rule.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

With the state facing record coronavirus cases, CAL/OSHA's Standards Board adopted regulations with new notification, testing and reporting components for employers on top of current varying city and county regulations

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FDR Safety

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Employers are now liable for potential problems with their OSHA-required records of work-related injuries and illnesses for five years after the occurrence of any violation, under recently revised regulations, and may need to revise their record-keeping practices. The new regulation, which takes effect Jan.

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FDR Safety

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

For the last few years, OSHA has been seeking to expand its powers as the enforcer of safety regulations. Under this new proposal, however, OSHA could cite employers who it believes have retaliated against employees for reporting injuries or illnesses, even if the employees do not file their own complaints.

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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. When companies do not strictly follow federally regulated health and safety standards, they often are perceived in a negative light.

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Pro Builder

JULY 6, 2021

Construction Excluded From New OSHA Standard. NAHB Policy Briefing | NAHB input on OSHA standard to protect workers from COVID-19; real estate values rise. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began work on an emergency temporary standard (ETS) with new enforceable requirements for employers to protect workers.

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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.

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FDR Safety

JUNE 27, 2017

OSHA has proposed delaying the start of a new electronic recordkeeping rule until Dec. This move on the recordkeeping rule by OSHA is the latest in a series of actions by the administration to roll back OSHA-related regulations. The requirements raised significant concerns among many employers.

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FDR Safety

OCTOBER 18, 2015

A federal appeals court has ruled against OSHA in a case stemming from a fatal accident involving a lathe at a manufacturing plant, saying that the agency’s interpretation of its regulations on machine guards “strains a common sense reading.”. OSHA had issued 7 violations against the company and proposed a $490,000 fine.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

This is the second of a four-part series about the new OSHA crane standard. As discussed in the first installment of this four-part series, new federal regulations regarding cranes in construction expand OSHA’s ability to apportion fault to almost any contractor on a jobsite where a major crane accident occurs.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 31, 2018

As a contractor, the thought of an OSHA inspection and possible violations probably makes you a little nervous. The government doesn’t take incidents like this lightly, as evidenced by the fact that the cost of penalties levied by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is rising. Safety is a serious matter.

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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. In state with a “state” OSHA?

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Levelset

JUNE 29, 2022

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency responsible for maintaining workplace safety across all industries. In this article, we’ll look at the top 10 violations found during OSHA inspections in 2021, the cost of OSHA violations, and how to prevent them. OSHA standards for construction.

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FDR Safety

JANUARY 29, 2015

OSHA’s proposal to set a standard to ensure that employers establish a comprehensive infection control program has run into resistance from a small-business panel convened to review the proposed regulation.

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Construction Junkie

JANUARY 18, 2021

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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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Although advocates for greater federal enforcement often cite that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) would need 129 years to inspect all of the workplaces it regulates, the likelihood of an inspection by OSHA or another agency is a great deal higher for many employers.

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FDR Safety

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Many of you may be wondering why, all of a sudden, OSHA is spending an inordinate amount of time inspecting the machines and equipment in plant maintenance areas. However, if you recently experienced OSHA’s increased focus in this area, you may wish you had read this sooner. Enforcement OSHA' We are not.

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FDR Safety

OCTOBER 15, 2014

He is author of a new book, “OSHA Recordkeeping Simplified.”. OSHA’s new recordkeeping rules on fatalities and serious injuries and illnesses are fairly clear, but they leave unresolved the confusion that many employers feel about the overall recordkeeping process. OSHA standards were meant to be the “heart” of the OSH Act.

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BD+C

JANUARY 6, 2020

OSHA is planning new regulations governing several workplace practices that will impact the construction industry in 2020.

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FDR Safety

AUGUST 15, 2013

A recent appeals court decision provides an excellent reminder of information that all employers should be aware of when it comes to OSHA enforcement. These tests must be met for every alleged violation contained in the larger OSHA citation. Enforcement OSHA' 4) That the employer “knowingly disregarded” the Act’s requirements.

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FDR Safety

JANUARY 6, 2016

OSHA continues to cite employers aggressively, and at the same time is suggesting and frequently mandating certain types of abatement. On several different occasions we have been informed by employers that the OSHA abatement simply does not allow the operation to run efficiently and/or effectively.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 31, 2023

OSHA Will Crack Down on Penalties for Trench Deaths in 2023 ibush Tue, 01/31/2023 - 15:38 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's national enforcement program aims to mitigate trench-related deaths on construction jobsites During the last fiscal year, 39 U.S. Read more Jobsite Safety Regulations Construction Jobsite Safety

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FDR Safety

JANUARY 13, 2015

OSHA is recommending legislation that would increase civil penalties and index them for inflation, as well as increasing criminal penalties. OSHA Administrator Dr. David Michaels has said before that OSHA penalties need to be stronger and previously took administrative action to do so.

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FDR Safety

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Given the complexity of OSHA regulations, it’s probably no surprise that there are “phantom regulations” in the minds of some employers – regulations that sound plausible, but don’t actually exist. See this letter of interpretation from OSHA for an explanation.

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Construction Dive

JULY 20, 2023

The regulation update will explicitly mandate that employers provide appropriately sized safety gear, which could better protect more workers, especially women.

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Construction Dive

JULY 21, 2023

Construction Dive wants to know how contractors are preparing for one of OSHA’s newest regulations.

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FDR Safety

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The term “zero energy” is not the same as the control of hazardous energy, and is not found in any OSHA regulations or materials or in U.S. Examples of such impacts are: •impeding efficient and effective equipment designs when tasks (e.g., national consensus standards (e.g.,

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Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Maybe pointing out OSHA regulations that all employers have to deal with is pedantic for an organization such as NASA, I’m sure they have their own sophisticated safety procedures that this report is a part of. Accidents & Fatalities PPE Safety Tips NASA OSHA Personal Protective Equipment'

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