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Everything Contractors Need to Know About New ANSI Aerial Lift Standards
Contractors who use telescopic-boom, articulated-boom or scissor-lift aerial platforms face a multitude of changes in how the machines are operated and who can operate them.
August 3, 2020
Business
How to use cloth face masks to combat coronavirus spread on construction jobsites
Now that face masks are much more than dust-inhalation preventive measures on the jobsite, OSHA is now offering guidance on how best to use cloth face coverings to combat coronavirus. First, OSHA says that cloth face coverings are not PPE, nor are they an appropriate substitute for PPE such as N95 respirators or medical face […]
June 1, 2020
Safety
Two workers killed after trench collapse in Mississippi
Two workers died after a trench collapse May 19 in Starkville, Mississippi. Zachary Wayne Osbourn, 36, and William Kizzire, 19, both from Alabama, were on a residential sewer installation job for Southern Civil Contracting of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, when the 10- to 12-foot-deep trench they were in collapsed, according to news reports. Osbourn died at the […]
May 28, 2020
Business
A deep dive into coronavirus guidelines for construction sites
The Department of Labor and OSHA's guidelines and contractor tips for protecting work crews from the coronavirus. Learn more here on Equipment World.
May 6, 2020
Safety
Contractors fined $265K for trench collapses, including fatal cave-ins in Ala., Miss.
This year is starting out to be a costly one for contractors cited for trench violations by the U.S. Occupational Health & Safety Administration. OSHA issued proposed penalties totaling $264,670 in January for five separate trench collapses, including cave-ins in Alabama that killed two workers and one in Mississippi that killed one worker. OSHA reported […]
February 11, 2020
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Mo. contractor fined $210,037 for repeat trench violations
A contractor in Missouri was issued penalties for trench violations in excess of $200,000 and is being placed in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program for repeat offenses. Blue Nile Contractors of Birmingham, Missouri, was issued citations totaling $210,037 by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, partly for not protecting workers from potential trench collapse. […]
December 27, 2019
Safety
Trenching experts spell out OSHA Confined Spaces compliance, warn against ‘choosing your rules’
A truck is parked beside a manhole that a worker has just entered. It’s a cold day so the truck is running, but no one’s thinking about the hazardous fumes heading down the hole. Unfortunately, it’s one of countless daily evidences that OSHA’s confined spaces standards for the construction industry are widely misunderstood and frequently […]
December 24, 2019
Safety
Boston drain service owner sentenced to 2 years for trench-collapse deaths
The owner of a Boston drain service company was sentenced to two years in prison December 5 for the deaths of two of his workers during a 2016 trench collapse in the city. He also must serve three years of probation and can never employ anyone to work in excavation. Kevin Otto was found guilty […]
December 9, 2019
Safety
Contractors charged with manslaughter: 16-year-old dies in trench in Va.; collapsed wall kills man in NYC excavation
A 16-year-old boy dies in a trench collapse in Virginia. A 47-year-old man dies in an excavation in New York City when a wall collapses on him. Both deaths could have been prevented, investigators say. Both deaths have resulted in manslaughter charges being filed this month against the contractors on the projects. They are […]
November 29, 2019
Construction Equipment
Will contractors comply with new voluntary ANSI standards for aerial lifts?
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a three-part series on how the new ANSI standards governing aerial work platforms will affect contractors. Part 1 looked at the new training standards and can be viewed by clicking here. Part 2 (click here) examined the need to develop a safe-use program, including a rescue plan, […]
November 5, 2019
Safety
Boston drain service owner guilty of manslaughter in trench-collapse deaths
The owner of a Boston drain service company has been found guilty of manslaughter in the death of two of his workers during a 2016 trench collapse in the city. On October 31, Suffolk Superior Court judge determined after an eight-day bench trial that Kevin Otto and his company, Atlantic Drain Service, were guilty in […]
November 4, 2019
Safety
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association launches ThinkFirst safety program
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) launched a new safety program called ThinkFirst, dedicated to reinforcing a culture of safety in the ready-mixed concrete industry. NRMCA’s Safety, Operations, and Environmental staff noted that the Top 10 most frequently-cited safety violations in the construction, general industry, and ready-mixed concrete industry have barely changed in the […]
October 30, 2019
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