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Safety
OSHAās new silica dust rule upheld in U.S. Court of Appeals
On December 22, 2017, a three-judge panel of the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected challenges to a 2016 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule toughening workersā exposure levels for silica dust, Engineering News-Record reports. The panelĀ said OSHA had met legal requirements for determining what standards areĀ feasible, economically and [ā¦]
January 9, 2018
Driver/operator coaching/training
New Crane Industry Services evaluation identifies operator strengths, weaknesses
Crane Industry Services (CIS) has introduced its Qualified Crane Operator Evaluations (QCOE) process, which it says identifies āspecific operator strengths and skills that need to be improved.ā Using the QCOE process, an employer will see where its crane supervisors and operatorsā knowledge and skills are strongest, and what areas need additional training or experience. CIS [ā¦]
January 8, 2018
Roadbuilding
Worker killed when core drill strikes power line on I-44 near St. Louis
A contract worker trying to obtain a road core sample was electrocuted November 29 along eastbound Interstate 44 near St. Louis when the truck-mounted core drill he was operating struck a power line. Stephen J. Tepatti, 39, of Florissant was working around 9:45 a.m. beneath a power line that stretched over the highway. He was [ā¦]
December 1, 2017
Roadbuilding
Transportation safety certificate seeks to curb work zone deaths
Alarmed at the statistic that 50,000 deaths and injuries occur each year in or around U.S. road and bridge construction sites, a national organization has developed a safety training certificate with the goal of creating incident-free transportation work zones worldwide. So far, 111 candidates have been listed as earning the Safety Certification for Transportation Project [ā¦]
November 24, 2017
Safety
Trump to nominate Mugno to head OSHA
The White House announced President Trumpās plans to nominate Scott Mugno, FedExās vice president of safety, sustainability and vehicle maintenance, to head up the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Commercial Appeal reports. Mugno has reportedly been on Trumpās short list of possible candidates since shortly after the November 2016 election. If confirmed, he would [ā¦]
November 9, 2017
Safety
Challenges continue as new dust-control rules take effect for construction industry
Construction companies are now required to reduce respirable crystalline silica dust on work sites by 80 percent, on average during an eight-hour shift, following new federal regulations that took effect Sept. 23. While less than a week in effect, the rules face a challenge before the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as attorneys for the [ā¦]
September 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
Three Staker Parson companies receive Award of Merit in Utah
Staker Parson Companies announced that three of its Utah companies received an Award of Merit from the Utah Safety Council for their safety practices. In order to receive the award, a company must have an incident rate below the national average and demonstrate improvement or sustain an excellent record over a period of three years. [ā¦]
September 27, 2017
Safety
3M offers online toolkit on upcoming silica regulations
With new federal rules on reducing crystalline silica dust on construction sites just one day away, 3M has launched a web page to help safety managers prepare their jobsites. The page offers tips on how to get ready for the regulations, including an infographic displaying the types of respiratory protection needed for each level of [ā¦]
September 22, 2017
Safety
If youāve got a 5-gallon bucket, youāve got dust control on Hilti DSH saws
Hiltiās new DSH-P water pump is designed to provide dust control for handheld saws on worksites devoid of a pressurized water source. The new product comes just days before federal crystalline silica dust-reduction rules are scheduled to take effect in the construction industry. The pump comes with a 10-foot hose to place in a water [ā¦]
September 21, 2017
Safety
The three-part process of defending against jobsite heat illnesses
Sally Smart, technical safety specialist at W.W. Grainger, says products to help cool the body, which we featured in a giant roundup recently, are part of a three-part process for being safe when working in excessive heat. āWhen we think about heat stress, itās easy to think itās all just ādew ragsā and Gatorade, but [ā¦]
August 21, 2017
Safety
Sweatt tapped as OSHA Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor
The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced President Trumpās appointment of Loren Sweatt as the new Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Sweattās appointment took effect July 24. For the past 15 years, she served in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Senior Policy Advisor on theĀ Committee [ā¦]
August 18, 2017
Safety
Construction struck-by deaths up 34% since 2010
Struck-by hazards have been defined as one of the Focus Four hazards identified by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)Ā as a leading cause of injuries in construction, according to the Quarterly Data Report from CPWR ā The Center for Construction Research and Training. The other hazards include falls, caught-in-between injuries, and electrocution. Between [ā¦]
August 10, 2017
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