AGC: National Construction Fatality Rate Declines 47 Percent
The national construction fatality rate declined 47 percent and the number of recordable safety incidents dropped 38 percent since the federal government switched to a safety oversight approach known as “collaborative safety” in 1998, according to an analysis of federal safety data released by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)...
BLS Data Shows Decline in Worker Deaths in 2008
According to the preliminary Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) fatal occupational injuries findings released Aug. 20, 5,071 fatal work injuries occurred in 2008, representing a 10 percent decline from the 5,657 fatal injuries recorded in 2007...
Displaced Residents Argue Construction Co. Responsible for Fire Losses
In August 2009, a massive fire at a Conshohocken, Pa., apartment complex drove more than 200 people out of their homes...
California Worksites Shut Down for Heat Regulation Violations
Cal/OSHA temporarily shut down two construction contractors and one grower for violations of the state’s heat illness prevention regulations designed to safeguard employees...
OSHA Cites Texas Contractor $133,000 Following a Fatality
OSHA has cited Tyler, Texas-based Thedford Construction Co. Inc. with two alleged willful and 10 alleged serious violations following the electrocution death of a Hispanic worker at the company's worksite in Tyler...
OSHA Launches Regional Emphasis Program for Recovery Act Construction Projects
The OSHA regional office in Denver recently launched a regional emphasis program in Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana aimed at ensuring workers involved in work funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 are properly protected from occupational hazards that may lead to injuries or illnesses...
Smart Choices Save Wetumpka Time, Money When Repairing Road Collapse
Exceptions, not rules, saved the City of Wetumpka, Ala., hundreds of thousands of dollars and several months of construction and street closures...
OSHA Cites Baton Rouge Employers $112,000 for Alleged Asbestos Violations
OSHA has cited Louisiana Health Care Consultants LLC, Dean Building Holdings and Bob Dean Enterprises Inc. for three alleged willful and 10 alleged serious violations of federal health and safety regulations. Proposed penalties total $112,000...
OSHA Recognizes Aker Construction Inc. for Success on Longview Power Project
OSHA has certified the Longview Power Project, managed by Aker Construction Inc., as a new star site, the highest in its prestigious Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP)...
Solis Announces Texas Construction Safety Initiative at ASSE Safety 2009
U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis addressed thousands of attendees at the opening session of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Safety 2009 in San Antonio, where she introduced a new construction safety initiative in Texas and stressed the importance of workplace health and safety...
NYCOSH Report Highlights New York Workplace Fatalities
While New York state and New York City experienced a decrease in the rate of workplace fatalities in 2007, the rate is still “unacceptably high,” the New York Committee for Occupational Health and Safety (NYCOSH) said in its new report, “Dying for Work in New York.”...
Creating a Culture of Construction Workplace Safety Around the Globe
At Skanska USA, workplace safety is more than a motto or a mantra and more than a set of rules and regulations on the company intranet...
OSHA Takes Steps to Eliminate Fraudulent Trainers, Strengthen Outreach Training Program
In an effort to crack down on fraudulent trainers, OSHA intends to strengthen the integrity of its 36-year-old Outreach Training Program by improving how trainers become authorized to teach and ensuring these trainers are in compliance with OSHA program guidelines. ...
OSHA proposes $79,000 in Fines For Fall Hazards
OSHA has cited a North Reading, Mass., roofing contractor for 16 alleged violations of safety and health standards...
OSHA cites Cambridge, Mass., Contractor For Confined Space Hazards
OSHA has cited a Cambridge, Mass., contractor for alleged willful and serious violations of safety and health standards ...
Occupational Electrical Injury and Fatality Trends: 1992-2007
As we focus on National Electrical Safety Month, it is important that we pause for a moment not only to recognize how far we have come in saving lives through safer work practices and enhanced equipment, but also to remember there is still much we can do ...
Solis Honors Fallen Workers, Unveils OSHA Plans for Worker Safety During Recovery Act Efforts
During a ceremony on Workers Memorial Day, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis paid tribute to workers who lost their lives on the job and revealed that OSHA’s economic recovery funds are slated for enforcement, training, construction data collection and more to help improve worker safety....
OSHA Proposes $60,000 in Fines Against Mass. Contractor for Cave-In Hazard
OSHA proposed $60,000 in fines against G. Lopes Construction Inc. for allegedly failing to provide cave-in protection for employees working in a 6-foot, 3-inch-deep excavation located in Taunton, Mass....
OSHA Fines Brunalli Construction Co. $180,950 for Fall and Drowning Hazards
Brunalli Construction Co. of Southington, Conn., faces $180,950 in proposed OSHA fines for allegedly failing to protect its employees against fall, drowning and other hazards while they worked to rebuild a bridge over the Housatonic River in the Falls Village section of Canaan, Conn....
ASSE: Consensus Standards Should Be Referenced in Cranes and Derricks Rule
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) expressed a variety of concerns focused on the failure to reference widely accepted national voluntary consensus standards addressing crane safety in the proposed updated federal Cranes and Derricks in Construction Rule in testimony by ASSE professional member Matt Burkart at a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) public hearing....
Fall Hazard at Mass. Worksite Leads to $70,000 in OSHA Fines
OSHA has cited Shawnlee Construction Inc. for an alleged willful violation of fall protection safety standards and proposed a $70,000 fine against the Plainville, Mass., wood framing contractor. The citation and proposed penalty follow an OSHA inspection at a building under construction in Chelsea, Mass....
New Standard Project to Protect Workers in Wind Generation Construction Operations
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced a new A10 Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) standard project to protect the safety and health of workers involved in construction and demolition operations for wind generation/turbine facilities....
Eighth Circuit Overrules Review Commission in OSHA/Summit Multi-Employer Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, ruled that in the case of Solis v. Summit Contractors Inc., OSHA regulation 29 C.F.R. Sec. 1910.12(a) “is unambiguous in that it does not preclude OSHA from issuing citations to employers for violations when their own employees are not exposed to any hazards related to the violations.” Therefore, according to the ruling, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) “abused its discretion in determining that the controlling employer citation policy conflicted with the regulation.”...
OSHA Cites Bloomer, Wis., Excavator for Safety Violations During Trenching Job
OSHA has cited A-1 Excavating Inc. of Bloomer, Wis., for alleged willful violations of federal workplace safety standards, proposing nearly $700,000 in penalties for numerous life-threatening violations at a trenching operation in Weston, Wis....
ORC Launches EHS Center of Excellence Wiki
ORC Worldwide has developed the Center of Excellence, a new, interactive online resource that makes EHS research results and best practice information publicly available. The Center is built on a wiki platform and is designed to foster collaboration among all EHS stakeholders....
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