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Employee fatalities, willful violations now mean OSHA criminal referrals

OSHA has begun to make a criminal referral to the Justice Department in every case involving an employee fatality and a willful violation, Safety News Alert reported. These cases may or may not result in a criminal charge; that decision is made by a local United States attorney. In order for OSHA to convict an […]

January 9, 2013

Safety

OSHA to finalize confined spaces and electrical equipment rules this year

Two construction industry rules are listed to be finalized in 2013 on OSHA’s semiannual regulatory agenda, published today. The first deals with confined spaces in construction. According to the agenda, OSHA issued a rule in 1993 to “protect employees who enter confined spaces while engaged in general industry work.” The general industry standard, 29 CFR […]

January 8, 2013

Safety

Safety Watch: Up in the Air

Sacrificing safety for convenience could cost you.

January 1, 2013

Safety

OSHA seeks comments on construction standards

Now’s your chance. This month, OSHA opened the door for comments on its construction standards, part of a regulatory review process that’s in its fourth phase. The goal, says OSHA, is to improve and streamline construction standards by “removing or revising requirements that are confusing or outdated, or that duplicate, or inconsistent with, other standards.” […]

December 20, 2012

Safety

OSHA postpones new fall protection rules

In a memo released last week, OSHA announced that it has decided to postpone the implementation of its new stricter Fall Protection rules. The rules were set to go into effect December 15, but according to a report from Builder, have been postponed until March 15, 2013. Until that date, OSHA will keep in place […]

December 17, 2012

Safety

New fall protection rules, some of OSHA’s best

Cinch up your britches, boys and girls, OSHA’s new fall protection rules take effect December 15. In a nutshell, the new rules stipulate that for residential roofs sloped 4 on 12 or greater, contractors must use “acceptable” fall protection equipment such as guardrails, safety nets or fall arrests systems with body harnesses and deceleration devices. […]

December 4, 2012

Safety

OSHA website details keeping safe during Hurricane Sandy cleanup

Workers engaged in cleanup and reconstruction in the wake of Hurricane Sandy should be particularly aware of the hazards associated with recovery work. To aid those involved in the cleanup effort, OSHA has compiled a comprehensive webpage with resources that address common hazards these workers will encounter such as downed electrical wires, carbon monoxide and […]

November 15, 2012

Safety

Safety Watch: Fatal Falls

The accident A welder was preparing to survey and weld joints at the top of a steel frame that had just been erected. Using a scissor lift platform to access the work area, he extended the lift approximately 12 feet. While in an elevated position, the welder moved the scissor lift forward, causing the wheels […]

November 1, 2012

Safety

Labelmaster offers expanded GHS Product Guide

Labelmaster has released an expanded version of its GHS reference tool, the GHS Product Guide, which features 16 pages of training materials, labels, pictograms, mini pictograms, custom labels, printer, printer accessories, SDS binders and software to help customers meet the revised OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The guide also includes information about compliance requirements, […]

September 19, 2012

Safety

NDA hosts demolition training session in Boston area

The National Demolition Association will host demolition industry health and safety training in New England with its Regional Demolition Training Session, which will take place October 26-27 at the Sheraton Needham Hotel in the Boston suburb of Needham, Massachusetts. The session, which is open to anyone in demolition, will provide participants with certifications for both […]

September 13, 2012

Business

NDA offers courses through Online Training System

The National Demolition Association’s (NDA) Online Training System offers more than 2,000 eLearning courses for the construction industry.  NDA’s Online Training, powered by Portico Learning Solutions, is available to NDA members and the industry at large.  The self-paced online interactive training courses feature a course management program to track how much of a course has […]

August 16, 2012

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Terex hosts Digger Derrick Operator Certification Program

Terex Utilities will host the industry’s first National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) Digger Derrick Operator Certification Program on August 20-22, at its facilities in Watertown, South Dakota. The certification program will be held in conjunction with Terex’s Hands-On Training Event. Terex developed the NCCCO Digger Derrick Operator Certification Program as a […]

August 9, 2012