Construction Safety eNewsletter
Past Issues:
- June 2009 In This Issue:
1. Construction Workplace Safety Around the Globe
2. NYCOSH Report Highlights New York Workplace Fatalities
3. OSHA Takes Steps to Eliminate Fraudulent Trainers, Strengthen Outreach Training Program
4. Hearing Protectors 2009: Rating, Evaluation and the NRR
5. Seven Steps You Can Take to Stop Workers' Compensation Fraud
- May 2009 In This Issue:
1. What Do Your Workers Really Think About Safety?
2. OSHA proposes $79,000 in Fines For Fall Hazards
3. Occupational Electrical Injury and Fatality Trends: 1992-2007
4. Knives and Cutting What Dangers are Lurking in Your Workplace?
5. OSHA cites Cambridge, Mass., Contractor For Confined Space Hazards
6. "Don't Get Hurt on the Job Like Me"
- April 2009 In This Issue:
1. OSHA Fines Brunalli Construction Co. $180,950 for Fall and Drowning Hazards
2. OSHA Proposes $60,000 in Fines Against Mass. Contractor for Cave-In Hazard
3. Are You Ready for a Sudden Cardiac Arrest Emergency?
4. Turning Brown to Green
5. New Tool May Assist in Earlier Detection of Asbestos-Related Diseases
6. GAO: Department of Labor Failing to Protect Workers
7. Sandy Says: I Challenge You to Apply for America's Safest Companies
- March 2009 In This Issue:
1. Fall Protection: Failure is Not an Option
2. Fall Hazard at Mass. Worksite Leads to $70,000 in OSHA Fines
3. Eighth Circuit Overrules Review Commission in OSHA/Summit Multi-Employer Case
4. Create a Safer Work Environment by Bridging the Language and Culture Gap
5. New Standard Project to Protect Workers in Wind Generation Construction Operations
6. OSHA Cites Bloomer, Wis., Excavator for Safety Violations During Trenching Job - February 2009 In This Issue:
1. ASSE Requests Hearing on OSHA's Proposed Crane Rule
2. OSU-OSHA Safety Day: VPP in Construction
3. Construction Safety Management at Health Care Facilities
4. Managing Crane Safety to Prevent Construction Disasters
5. Most Disabling Workplace Injuries Cost $48.6 Billion
6. ORC Launches EHS Center of Excellence Wiki - January 2009 In This Issue:
1. Skanska Recognizes Contractors Working to Prevent On-the-Job Falls
2. OSHA Revises Voluntary Protection Programs
3. Citations Issued for Fatality During Crane Dismantling
4. OSHA Revises Field Operations Manual for Compliance Officers
5. OSHA Fines Roofing Company $50,000 for Fall Hazard
6. MassCOSH, National COSH Release Worker Safety Recommendations for Obama Administration - December 2008 In This Issue:
1. Construction Safety: Out With the Old...
2. Robots Designed to Save Lives of Construction Workers
3. Rhode Island Contractor Faces $216,000 in OSHA Fines for Cave-In Hazards
4. OSHA Citations and Proposed Penalties: How to Beat the Rap
5. OSHA Issues Final Rule Clarifying Employers' Duty to Provide PPE
6. National Demolition Association Hosting Landmark Construction and Demolition Recycling Symposium in 2009 - November 2008 In This Issue:
1. OSHA, Konover Construction Corp. and ConnOSHA Form Partnership to Enhance Safety on Construction Project
2. OSHA Fines Utica, N.Y., Contractor $111,000 for Scaffold, Fall Hazards
3. Survey: Workers Risk Injury By Not Wearing PPE
4. The American Society of Safety Engineers Focuses on Crane Safety
5. Parsons Corp. Becomes Newest Member of OSHA's VPP Corporate Pilot - October 2008 In This Issue:
1. OSHA Launches National Initiative on Cranes and Derricks
2. OSHA Asks VPP Partners to Voluntarily Inspect Cranes
3. Hazards at Milford, Conn., Construction Site Result in $215,000 in OSHA Fines
4. OSHA: Falls, Electrical, Scaffold and Rigging Violations Top Cited Hazards in NYC
5. Family of Crane Accident Victim Establishes Foundation Grant in His Honor - September 2008 In This Issue:
1. Taming The Training Beast
2. OSHA Cites Three Contractors in Connection with Fatal NYC Crane Collapse
3. OSHA Proposes More Than $108,000 in Penalties Following Collapse at Florida Job Site
4. Fall Hazards at SUNY Geneseo Work Site lead to $70,000 in OSHA Fines
5. Electrical Worker Death Could Have Been Prevented, Experts Say - August 2008 In This Issue:
1. Safety Awards Programs: A Rewarding Experience
2. Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Shows a Decline in Worker Deaths
3. ASSE Suggest Changes To Proposed Confined Space Standard
4. OSHA Dispatches Extra Inspectors to NYC to Investigate Construction Safety
5. New OSHA Regional Emphasis Program Focuses on Crane Safety - July 2008 In This Issue:
1. Failing to Protect: Saving America's Crumbling Infrastructure
2. Houston Crane Collapse Kills 4
3. ANSI Dismisses Latest Appeal to Withdraw Construction Musculoskeletal Consensus Standard
4. New Britain, Conn., Contractor Faces Fines for Fall Hazards
5. Have you taken the National Safety Survey?
6. OSHA Fines Texas Construction Contractor More than $157,000 for Alleged Safety Violations
7. Excavation Company to Pay $356,000 in Back Wages and Workers' Comp Premiums - June 2008 In This Issue:
1. Tools for Safety Leaders
2. Want Some Fries with that Citation?
3. Two Employers Cited for NYC Scaffold Collapse
4. Safety 2008: Safety Engineers Address Rising Hispanic Workplace Injuries
5. Rescue Training: Making Timely Rescue a Reality
6. Keep the Gloves On! - May 2008 In This Issue:
1. Will the Construction Safety Act Cost Illinois Consumers, Employers and Job Seekers?
2. House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Construction Deaths
3. R.I. Contractor Faces Nearly $60,000 in OSHA Fines for Cave-In Hazard
4. CAL/OSHA: Allow Workers to Acclimate to Heat
5. New Alliance Addresses NYC Construction Hazards
6. OSHA Proposes $115,000 in Penalties against Hollywood, Fla., Contractor - April 2008 In This Issue:
1. The High Cost of Workplace Tragedies: Leading Employees Through Crisis
2. ASSE Announces New Construction Safety Standard
3. Crane Training Vital for Safety, ASSE Member Says
4. Roofing Company Superintendent Faces OSHA Obstruction Charges
5. OSHA to Provide EHS Training for Alabama Gulf Coast Construction Employers - March 2008 In This Issue:
1. NYC Office of Emergency Management Coordinating Response to Crane Collapse
2. ANSI Board Rejects Appeal to Block Construction MSD Standard
3. U.S. Labor Department's OSHA Cites Georgia Contractor for Fall Hazards
4. New Center to Support “Green” Development
5. “Second Responder” Bill to Provide Disaster Response Training for Construction Workers - February 2008 In This Issue:
1. Wellness -- A Lifestyle "Fit" for Construction
2. OSHA Proposes $195,200 in Fines against Pelham, Ala. Masonry Contractor
3. NYC Implements Key Scaffold Safety Recommendations
4. Education Helps Back Pain Patients Return to Work, Study Says - January 2008 In This Issue:
1. Protecting Outdoor Employees from Cold Weather
2. OSHA Proposes $173,000 in Fines against West Haven, Conn., Roofing Contractor
3. CDC: Fatal Injury Rates Climb after 20-Year Decline
4. Orange, Conn., Contractor Hit with Fines for Cave-in Hazards
5. The Value of Safety Programs - December 2007 In This Issue:
1. Building Safety Assets from Within the Construction Industry
2. Construction Industry Appeals Voluntary Ergonomics Standard
3. OSHA Seeks Comments on Confined Space Rule
4. Construction Workers Suffer Skin Rashes in Katrina, Rita's Wake
