Construction Safety eNewsletter
Past Issues:
- March 2011 In This Issue:
1. Leadership Training Initiative for Construction Workers Strives to Create Safer Work Environments
2. OSHA Fines Alabama Contractor After Trench Becomes a Grave at a Construction Site
3. New OSHA Guidance Helps Small Businesses Comply with Cranes and Derricks Rule
4. OSHA, Mexican Consulate Form Alliance to Promote Safety for Mexican Workers
5. A New Take on Cut-Resistant PPE
6. The Respiratory Protection Solution for Welding Fume Exposures
- February 2011 In This Issue:
1. Using Technology to Improve Safety on Construction Sites
2. Administrative Law Judge Upholds OSHA Citations for Trenching Violations
3. OSHA Goes Fishing for Fines from Contractor for Fall Hazards at Boston's Rowes Wharf
4. OSHA Fines Chicago-Area Contractor $60,600 for Trenching Hazards
5. Hands-On Training Effective in Dangerous Work Environments
6. AIHA Calls to Expand Corrosive Drywall Research
7. Bureau Veritas Chosen as Compliance Manager During Construction Phase of Solar Energy Project
- January 2011 In This Issue:
1. Construction Worker Crushed, Three Others Seriously Injured When Wall Tumbles Down
2. OSHA Announces Fall Protection Directive
3. COSH Names Top 10 Workplace Tragedies for 2010
4. Jim Maddux Named New Head of OSHA's Construction Directorate
5. OSHA Fines Binghamton, N.Y., Demolition Contractor $52,500
- December 2010 In This Issue:
1. Don't Get In Over Your Head: Fall Protection for Tower Workers
2. OSHA Cites Three Massachusetts Contractors for Cave-In Hazards
3. Keeping the Chill Out: Working Safe in Cold Weather
4. OSHA Cites Wayne, NJ, Stucco Contractor for Fall Hazards
5. OSHA Extends Comment Period on Noise Control Interpretation
- November 2010 In This Issue:
1. OSHA to Hold Informal Hearing on Walking-Working Surfaces Rule
2. Two NH Contractors Cited by OSHA after Worker Falls
3. A Zero Injury Philosophy Works at Adolfson & Peterson Construction
4. Dracut, Mass., Contractor Fined by OSHA for Excavation Hazards
5. Safety is a Team Effort at CF Jordan Construction
6. OSHA Cites NY and PA Contractors Following a Scaffold Collapse
7. Lydig Construction Inc. Stays Safe to Stay in Business
- October 2010 In This Issue:
1. VPPPA Supports OSHA's Position on Incentive Programs
2. OSHA Cites Cannon Builders and proposes nearly $128,000 in Penalties for Endangering Workers
3. OSHA's Top 10 Most Cited Violations
4. Ergonomics Programs Save Money, Prevent Injuries
5. OSHA Cites Ohio-Based Trenching Company Following Fatality Investigation
6. DOL to Re-Establish Charter of OSHA's Construction Safety and Health Advisory Committee
- September 2010 In This Issue:
1. Hispanic Construction Workers Face Health Care Challenges
2. ASSE Urges OSHA to Utilize Consensus Standards When Developing Slips and Falls Rule
3. DHS Secretary Napolitano Commemorates 9/11, Highlights National Security Efforts
4. Workplace Safety Training Protects Workers and the Bottom Line
5. OSHA Awards $8 million in Safety and Health Training Grants
6. BlueGreen Alliance Embarks on Nationwide Tour Advocating for Clean Energy Jobs
- August 2010 In This Issue:
1. OSHA Publishes Cranes and Derricks Final Rule
2. Researchers Identify Incentives, Barriers to Best Practices in Ergonomics for Masonry Contractors
3. OSHA Cites Florida Excavating Company for Endangering Workers
4. Workers Are Risking Injury By Not Wearing Safety Equipment
5. OSHA Cites Moscow, Pa., Roofing Contractor for Endangering Workers
- July 2010 In This Issue:
1. Protecting Against Noise in Construction
2. New Study Reveals Safety and Health Insights Unique to Large-Scale Construction Projects
3. Hot Weather Warning: Forecasters Calling for Potentially Dangerous Heat Conditions
4. MSD Injuries, Health Problems Force Roofers Into Early Retirement
5. Will You Be A Target for The New OSHA Sheriff?
6. OSHA Says Safety Program at St. Louis Company Needs a Nip and Tuck
- June 2010 In This Issue:
1. OSHA Amends Steel Erection Standard to Improve Highway Construction Worker Safety
2. Take the Stress Factor Out of the Heat Equation
3. Searching for America's Safest Companies
4. Dispelling Highway Construction Zone Myths
5. OSHA Cites Shipbuilder $1.3 million for Confined Space Violations Following Fatalities
- May 2010 In This Issue:
1. Clearing Up the Confusion Surrounding Fall Protection
2. OSHA cites N.J. Contractor for Continued Employee exposure to Fall Hazards
3. Finding Greatness in Training
4. OSHA to Partner with Local Building Inspectors to Reduce Construction Fatalities
5. OSHA Proposes Penalties Against Chicago Contractor for Exposing Workers to Lead
6. OSHA Agenda Proposes Injury and Illness Prevention Program
- April 2010 In This Issue:
1. Work Zone Safety Tips
2. OSHA Cites Werner Construction Inc. After Employee Is Killed
3. Managing Workers' Comp: Getting Physical in Return-to-Work Programs
4. OSHA Issues Shipbreaking Safety Document
5. Southern Recycling Asks OSHA to Withdraw Shipbreaking Guidance
6. Solis Convenes Summit on Health and Safety of Latino Workers
- March 2010 In This Issue:
1. Anchors and Body Support and Connectors, Oh My!
2. Motivational Punishment: Beaten by Carrots and Sticks
3. Worker Attitudes Towards Hearing Protection, and How to Change Them
4. House Hearing Focuses on Protecting America's Workers Act, OSHA Penalties
5. Searching for America's Safest Companies
6. Incentives: Is Behavior the Key to an Effective Program?
- February 2010 In This Issue:
1. A Construction Worker Died Today. . . Preventing the Five Greatest Construction Killers
2. OSHA Cites C.A. Franc Construction Company $539,000 for Willful Fall Hazard
3. OSHA Imposes Reflective Vests on Construction Industry Without Rulemaking
4. OSHA's Safety Partnership with Skanska USA Focuses on Atlanta Window Replacement Project
5. New Aerial Work Platform Document Focuses on Training, Risk Management
6. PureSafety and EHS Today Launch Future Leaders in EHS
- January 2010 In This Issue:
1. Three Companies Cited by OSHA Following Explosion During Pipeline Construction
2. Workers' Comp Research Provides Insight Into Curbing Health Care Costs
3. OSHA Publishes Booklet Outlining Hex Chrome Standards
4. OSHA Proposes $55,200 in fines to Pembroke, Mass., Contractor for Cave-In Hazard
5. National Demolition Association Focus on Crisis Leadership, Green Marketing and Economic Recovery at Annual Convention
- December 2009 In This Issue:
1. OSHA proposes $484,000 in Penalties against Cambria Contracting Inc. for Asbestos Hazards
2. L&I and Lewis Equipment Settle Appeal over Crane Safety Violations
3. OSHA Fall 2009 Agenda Includes 29 Regulatory Items
4. When the Weather Outside is Frightful
5. OSHA Cites Four Contractors Following the Deaths of Three Workers at Austin, Texas, Worksite
6. Health Promotion, Policy Shifts Needed to Protect Aging Workers
- November 2009 In This Issue:
1. OSHA's Top 10 Most Cited Violations Include Fall Protection, Scaffolding
2. OSHA Proposes $88,200 in Fines Against O’Connell Electric for Worker Arc Flash Injury
3. Cave-In Hazard Leads to $33,700 in OSHA Fines for Hyde Park, Mass., Contractor
4. OSHA Issues Final Rule, Revises Acetylene Standard
5. EPA’s Energy Star Program Hits 1 Million Milestone
6. ASSE Announces Revised Workplace Fall Protection Standard
- October 2009 In This Issue:
1. OSHA Revises Steel Erection Compliance Directive Related to Fall Protection
2. Keeping Employees Drug-Free
3. OSHA Releases Guidance for Silica Control in Construction
4. Massachusetts Contractor Faces more than $69,000 in OSHA Fines
5. OSHA Launches National Emphasis Program on Recordkeeping
6. OSHA Cites Two Companies for Fall Hazards at Colorado Worksite
- September 2009 In This Issue:
1. AGC: National Construction Fatality Rate Declines 47 Percent
2. Attorney: Some New York Contractors Cut Corners, Put Safety at Risk
3. Workers May Bring Lead Dust Home With Them
4. OSHA Fines Long Island, N.Y., Contractor $72,000 for Fall Hazards
5. Exposure to World Trade Center Attack Linked to New Cases of Asthma, PTSD
- August 2009 In This Issue:
1. OSHA Launches Regional Emphasis Program for Recovery Act Construction Projects
2. Motivating Employees in Tough Times
3. OSHA Cites Texas Contractor $133,000 Following a Fatality
4. American Society of Safety Engineers Unveils New Workplace Fall Prevention Standards
5. Supervisory Safety Coaching: Growing a Safety Culture from the Middle Out
- July 2009 In This Issue:
1. Smart Choices Save Wetumpka Time, Money When Repairing Road Collapse
2. OSHA Cites Baton Rouge Employers $112,000 for Alleged Asbestos Violations
3. OSHA Recognizes Aker Construction Inc. for Success on Longview Power Project
4. Solis Announces Texas Construction Safety Initiative
5. Good Ergonomics is Good Economics
- 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
