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Safety

OSHA to hold safety stand-down on heat-related illnesses on Southeast jobsites tomorrow, June 4

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced that tomorrow, Tuesday June 4, it will hold one-hour safety stand downs on beating back the Southern summer heat at construction sites and workplaces throughout the Southeastern United States. Workers will stop work for the stand-downs between 7 and 8 a.m. Tuesday to conduct safety training focused […]

June 3, 2013

Safety

Construction is 4th most dangerous profession with 2nd most fatal injuries

There’s a reason we recognize attention to good safety practices with a separate award each year as part of our Contractor of the Year program. Look no further than the most recent numbers on industry death rates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According the BLS chartbook, the private construction industry has the fourth-highest […]

April 25, 2013

Success Stories

Charles D. Lowder Inc. wins Equipment World’s top safety award

When a firm is well established, there can be an attitude of not fixing what isn’t broken while old ideas and ways of doing things hold firm. Which is why Gene Lowder, president of Charles D. Lowder Inc., celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, took a different approach with his safety program. The company’s efforts […]

March 14, 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