ASSE Urges OSHA to Utilize Consensus Standards When Developing Slips and Falls Rule
In an Aug. 19 letter to OSHA on the proposed Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment rule (29 CFR, Part 1910), the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) urged the agency to utilize existing fall standards and the voluntary consensus standards as it develops the new rule...
OSHA Cites Moscow, Pa., Roofing Contractor for Endangering Workers
OSHA has cited Eastern Roofing Systems Inc. of Moscow for fall hazards at a residential roof repairing operation in Scranton, Pa, with roposed penalties totaling $53,200...
OSHA Cites Florida Excavating Company for Endangering Workers
OSHA has cited Jimmie Crowder Excavating and Land Clearing Inc. of Tallahassee, Fla., with one willful and two serious safety violations that occurred in June at a Tallahassee worksite. Proposed penalties total $42,000...
Britain’s HSE Warns that Construction Sites Aren’t Child’s Play
The U.K. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) sent a message to parents that building sites are not playgrounds. As school holidays are well underway in Britain, HSE encourages parents to warn their children of the dangers of playing on construction sites...
Researchers Identify Incentives, Barriers to Best Practices in Ergonomics for Masonry Contractors
Researchers working with industry stakeholders found that while products, equipment and work practices already are in use by masonry contractors to reduce the rate of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among masonry workers, the decentralized nature of the industry and prevalence of small contractors has led to regional differences in their use and barriers to widespread adoption...
OSHA Publishes Cranes and Derricks Final Rule
It’s been in the works for years and has finally come to life: On July 28, OSHA announced it is issuing a new final rule for cranes and derricks in construction. The agency estimates the new rule will prevent 22 fatalities and 175 injuries each year...
ASSE Offers Heat-Related Illness Safety Tips
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) urges employers and employees to be aware of the factors that can lead to heat stress, the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and ways to prevent and treat heat-related illnesses...
OSHA Says Safety Program at St. Louis Company Needs a Nip and Tuck
OSHA has cited Clint Horn, doing business as Sturgis Tuckpointing, in St. Louis with alleged safety violations for repeatedly exposing workers to fall hazards while working on scaffolding structures. Proposed penalties total $221,600...
New Study Reveals Safety and Health Insights Unique to Large-Scale Construction Projects
A new, research-based case study shares lessons learned from eight tragic deaths that occurred at a construction site within 18 months in 2008. These events occurred at the largest privately owned, commercial construction project in U.S. history, the CityCenter and Cosmopolitan Towers in Las Vegas...
CSB Approves Urgent Recommendations to Prevent Deadly Explosions During Pipe Cleaning and Purging Operations
On June 28, CSB approved series of 18 urgent recommendations aimed at preventing fires and explosions caused when fuel gas is used to clean or purge gas pipes of debris, air or other substances, typically during facility construction and maintenance...
MSD Injuries, Health Problems Force Roofers Into Early Retirement
Sixty percent of roofers who exited the trade within 1 year left their jobs due to chronic pain, work-related musculoskeletal disorders and poor health, according to research published in the American Journal of Industrial Hygiene...
Where is the Safest Work in America?
The Textile Rental Services Association of America (TRSA) recently released the results of a statistical analysis that measured national trends in total reportable cases (TRC) and adapted them to U.S. metropolitan areas. This analysis gives local perspective to the national data on decreasing illness and injury cases and recognizes the progress American businesses have made in ensuring workplace safety...
ASSE 2010: Implementing U.S.-Style Construction Safety and Health Programs in Africa, Asia and Mexico
Understanding culture and communicating effectively are key components in establishing safe construction projects in foreign countries, according to John H. Johnson, CSP, of Black & Veatch. In a June 15 ASSE Safety 2010 session in Baltimore, Johnson addressed the challenges and best practices for implementing construction safety and health programs in parts of the world such as Africa, Asia and Mexico...
OSHA Amends Steel Erection Standard to Improve Highway Construction Worker Safety
OSHA has added a note to its Steel Erection standard informing employers of certain Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requirements in an effort to better protect workers and motorists during highway bridge construction...
Dispelling Highway Construction Zone Myths
In preparation for the busy Memorial Day weekend, the National Motorists Association is working to dispel two construction highway zone myths – that construction workers have the highest risk of serious injury in highway work areas, and that vehicular traffic is the biggest cause of injury in construction zones....
OSHA Cites Shipbuilder $1.3 million for Confined Space Violations Following Fatalities
OSHA has fined shipbuilder VT Halter Marine Inc. (VTHM) $1,322,000 following a November 2009 explosion and fire that killed two workers and seriously injured two others. While OSHA contends that the employer “knowingly and willingly” put workers at risk, VTHM claims the safety issues have been addressed and hopes to partner with OSHA to improve safety within the industry...
OSHA cites N.J. Contractor for Continued Employee exposure to Fall Hazards
OSHA has cited Acies Group LLC for three repeat violations and one serious violation related to fall hazards at a construction worksite in Lebanon, N.J. Proposed penalties total $47,000...
OSHA Proposes Penalties Against Chicago Contractor for Exposing Workers to Lead
OSHA cited ERA Valdivia Contractors Inc., an industrial painting and sandblasting company in Chicago, with $130,300 in proposed penalties for exposing workers to dangerous lead materials...
OSHA to Partner with Local Building Inspectors to Reduce Construction Fatalities
OSHA is launching a pilot program seeking to partner with building inspectors in 11 U.S. cities to reduce injuries and fatalities at construction sites...
Clearing Up the Confusion Surrounding Fall Protection
Fall protection is defined as any means used to protect workers from falls from heights...
MMWR: Younger Workers Experience Higher Injury Rates
From 1998-2007, younger workers experienced approximately twice as many nonfatal occupational injuries as older workers, and employers must make changes in workplace environments and practices to protect this population, according to the April 23 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report...
OSHA Releases Workplace Toxic Chemical Exposure Data and Latino Worker Memo
On April 28, OSHA announced it is releasing 15 years of data providing details of workplace exposure to toxic chemicals. This data will offer insight into the levels of toxic chemicals commonly found in workplaces, as well as how chemical exposure levels to specific chemicals are distributed across industries, geographical areas and time...
Workers’ Memorial Day: National Workers Memorial Unveiled
After a year of construction, the new National Workers Memorial in Silver Spring, Md., will be unveiled on April 28, Workers’ Memorial Day. In addition to remembering the more than 5,000 U.S. workers who die on the job each year, this ceremony will pay special tribute to victims of the mining tragedy in Montcoal, W.Va., and the Tesoro refinery explosion in Anacortes, Wash...
OSHA Agenda Includes Injury and Illness Prevention Program
In addition to familiar topics such as cranes and derricks, diacetyl, beryllium and crystalline silica, OSHA’s spring 2010 regulatory agenda contains some new, high-priority items – an Injury and Illness Prevention Program standard and a move to modernize the agency’s injury and illness reporting systems...
Work Zone Safety Tips
For many workers, such as police officers, sales personnel, utility workers, truck drivers, construction workers, fire fighters and emergency personnel, the “office” is actually a vehicle. To keep these workers and others safe, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) members have developed safety tips for drivers passing through work zones...
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