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4 Strategies to Avoiding Rising OSHA Fines in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

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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How to Prepare for OSHA’s New Crane Rule

Viewpoint Construction Technology

If you work in construction, you’re familiar the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), whose standards regulate safety on the nation’s construction sites. Being compliant with OSHA regulations is imperative to a construction business’s success. OSHA has proposed a new crane operator certification rule.

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Top OSHA Violations in Construction (2021)

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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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How Construction Inspection Software Enhances Safety Compliance

ENR Construction

If you've ever seen one of those movie-sized OSHA posters, you know the dizzying amount of rules and regulations that construction sites must adhere to in order to be safe.

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How to Manage Compliance for Construction Success

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Construction management is challenging, in no small part because the industry is governed by a plethora of regulations. Step one on the road to managing construction compliance is straightforward, even if it might be time consuming: Learn the regulations that apply to your business. Safety regulations. Building codes.

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Safety Spotlight: OSHA’s Top 10 Most-Cited Standards

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Every year OSHA publishes a list of its 10 most-cited standards , as well as a list of the most-cited standards for the construction industry specifically. In 2017, OSHA most frequently cited companies for violating the following 10 standards: Fall Protection — General Requirements (1926.501). Stay Compliant with Safety Regulations.

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

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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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