EHS Today Fall Protection
NATE Launches First-of-its-Kind Hazard Recognition Guide
The National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) has launched the first-of-its-kind, tower-site Hazard Recognition Guide to continue to improve safety on broadcast and communications tower sites...
OSHA Cites C.A. Franc Construction Company $539,000 for Willful Fall Hazard
OSHA has fined the C.A. Franc construction company $539,000 following the investigation of a roofing worker who fell 40 feet to his death at a Washington worksite. The Valencia, Pa.-based roof installer owned by Christopher A. Franc, was cited for 10 per instance willful citations for failing to protect workers from falls. In a related criminal case, Christopher Franc pleaded guilty in federal court to a violation of 29 U. S. C. Section 666(e). Sentencing is scheduled for June 18...
Pittsburgh Construction Company Cited by OSHA for Lack of Fall Protection
A worker falling 225 feet to his death has resulted in OSHA citing Mariani & Richards Inc. for failing to protect workers from falls. OSHA began its investigation on Aug. 18, 2009, and found that Mariani & Richards did not provide workers with any fall protection while they were performing maintenance on the Pennsylvanian Building, a historic landmark in downtown Pittsburgh...
New Aerial Work Platform Document Focuses on Training, Risk Management
A new industry-wide initiative has led to the creation of an aerial work platform (AWP) educational document to promote safety and expanded risk management knowledge in the use of these machines throughout the country...
A Construction Worker Died Today. . . Preventing the Five Greatest Construction Killers
Falls, electrocution, struck by, caught between and transportation-related incidents are the top five killers of workers on construction sites...
ASSE Announces Revised Workplace Fall Protection Standard
In an effort to provide the most current information on slip, trip and fall prevention, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the approval of a newly revised American National Standards Institute (ANSI) /ASSE Z359.0-2009 “Definitions and Nomenclature Used for Fall Protection and Fall Arrest” voluntary consensus standard...
NSC: OSHA’s Top 10 Most Cited Violations
The top 10 most cited OSHA violations were unveiled Oct. 27 at 97th annual National Safety Council (NSC) Congress and Expo in Orlando, Fla., with scaffolding and fall protection violations once again topping the list...
OSHA Revises Steel Erection Compliance Directive Related to Fall Protection
OSHA recently revised the steel erection compliance directive for the agency’s Steel Erection Standard to change two enforcement policies related to tripping hazards and installation of nets or floors during steel erection...
Attorney: Some New York Contractors Cut Corners, Put Safety at Risk
New York contractors too often ignore regulations designed to make construction sites safer, and workers pay the cost with their limbs and lives, claims Steven J. Schwartzapfel, a New York personal injury attorney...
OSHA Fines Long Island, N.Y., Contractor $72,000 for Fall Hazards
OSHA has proposed $72,000 in fines against Sorbara Construction, a Lynnbrook, N.Y., concrete contractor, for alleged repeat and serious violations of safety standards after a worker fell at a New York City worksite...
American Society of Safety Engineers Unveils New Workplace Fall Prevention Standards
As slips, trips and falls continue to represent significant exposures and hazards in the workplace, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the approval of three new fall protection standards by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)...
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 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....
Fall Protection: Failure is Not an Option
Despite special emphasis programs from OSHA and increasingly sophisticated fall protection equipment, falls from heights remain a serious occupational safety challenge....
UK: HSE Launches Prevent Falls from Vehicles Campaign
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has relaunched a campaign that warns about the dangers of falls from vehicles. The campaign will highlight the many cost effective ways that exist to stop these falls from occurring....
OSHA Fines Roofing Company $50,000 for Fall Hazard
OSHA cited Peach State Roofing for an alleged workplace safety violation at a Sicklerville worksite. Headquartered in Rock Hill, S.C., the company had two employees working on the site; OSHA initiated its inspection on July 16, 2008...
Skanska Recognizes Contractors Working to Prevent On-the-Job Falls
Beaverton, Ore.-based Skanska USA Building Inc. recently awarded top honors to several of its 40 largest subcontractors in a competition aimed at helping eliminate construction-related falls...
OSHA Proposes $55,600 in Fines Following Fall at Pembroke, Mass., Worksite
OSHA has cited a Marshfield, Mass., steel erection contractor for a total of 14 alleged willful and serious violations of safety standards after an employee fell 20 feet at a Pembroke, Mass., job site on June 12. Brian Barnes, doing business as Barco Metal Fabrication, faces a total of $55,600 in proposed fines following an OSHA inspection opened the day of the accident....
NSC: Fall Protection in the Chemical and Plastics Industries
Burnette outlined what he calls the hierarchy of falls to protect employees exposed to these hazards: eliminating or reducing the risk of falls, passive...
Maine Egg Farm Faces $150,000 in Penalties
A section of the roof of an egg processing complex collapsed Feb. 16 under the weight of snow and ice. Maine Contract Farming directed its employees to...
Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Shows a Decline in Worker Deaths
This is continued evidence that the initiatives and programs to protect workers safety and health, designed by and implemented in this administration,...
New Britain, Conn., Contractor Faces Fines for Fall Hazards
OSHA cited BMA General Contractors for 15 alleged repeat and serious violations of safety standards following OSHA inspections at worksites in Danielson...
OSHA Fines Texas Construction Contractor More than $157,000 for Alleged Safety Violations
OSHA cited the wood-framing company, which has 19 employees, for eight alleged serious and 15 alleged repeat violations following two OSHA inspections...
Rescue Training: Making Timely Rescue a Reality
Don't be afraid of the "R" word when developing your fall protection plan...
Report: Massachusetts Workplace Deaths On the Rise
Dying for Work in Massachusetts: The Loss of Life and Limb in Massachusetts Workplaces, produced by the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and the Massachusetts Coalition...
