Tag: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Roadbuilding
The EPA and You
Don’t wait for environmental regulations to affect your your company’s or your agency’s work — strike first.
May 6, 2013
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Safety
ASSE, OSHA, NIOSH support Fall Prevention Campaign
In order to provide additional tools to prevent worker injuries and fatalities in the construction industry, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is joining with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to support a new Fall Prevention Campaign. The NIOSH National Occupational Research […]
August 24, 2012
Roadbuilding
Better Bridges
Engineers on ropes doing specialized structural inspections.
May 5, 2012
In some situations, climbing is the only effective means to gain access to certain bridge elements.
Roadbuilding
ARTBA: Proposed OSHA rule ‘counterproductive’ to workplace safety
A proposed rule to change reporting requirements by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) will increase the burden on America’s workforce and divert resources from programs that actually improve health and safety, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) told the agency in comments filed Oct. 28. ARTBA challenged the reasoning of increasing the regulatory reporting burden on America’s work force at a time, the organization says, "when overall death and injury rates are falling.",A proposed rule to change reporting requirements by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) will increase the burden on America’s workforce and divert resources from programs that actually improve health and safety, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) told the agency in comments filed Oct. 28. ARTBA challenged the reasoning of increasing the regulatory reporting burden on America’s work force at a time, the organization says, "when overall death and injury rates are falling.",A proposed rule to change reporting requirements by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) will increase the burden on America’s workforce and divert resources from programs that actually improve health and safety, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) told the agency in comments filed Oct. 28. ARTBA challenged the reasoning of increasing the regulatory reporting burden on America’s work force at a time, the organization says, "when overall death and injury rates are falling.",A proposed rule to change reporting requirements by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) will increase the burden on America’s workforce and divert resources from programs that actually improve health and safety, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) told the agency in comments filed Oct. 28. ARTBA challenged the reasoning of increasing the regulatory reporting burden on America’s work force at a time, the organization says, "when overall death and injury rates are falling.",A proposed rule to change reporting requirements by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) will increase the burden on America’s workforce and divert resources from programs that actually improve health and safety, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) told the agency in comments filed Oct. 28. ARTBA challenged the reasoning of increasing the regulatory reporting burden on America’s work force at a time, the organization says, "when overall death and injury rates are falling.",A proposed rule to change reporting requirements by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) will increase the burden on America’s workforce and divert resources from programs that actually improve health and safety, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) told the agency in comments filed Oct. 28. ARTBA challenged the reasoning of increasing the regulatory reporting burden on America’s work force at a time, the organization says, "when overall death and injury rates are falling.",A proposed rule to change reporting requirements by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) will increase the burden on America’s workforce and divert resources from programs that actually improve health and safety, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) told the agency in comments filed Oct. 28. ARTBA challenged the reasoning of increasing the regulatory reporting burden on America’s work force at a time, the organization says, "when overall death and injury rates are falling.",A proposed rule to change reporting requirements by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) will increase the burden on America’s workforce and divert resources from programs that actually improve health and safety, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) told the agency in comments filed Oct. 28. ARTBA challenged the reasoning of increasing the regulatory reporting burden on America’s work force at a time, the organization says, "when overall death and injury rates are falling.",A proposed rule to change reporting requirements by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) will increase the burden on America’s workforce and divert resources from programs that actually improve health and safety, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) told the agency in comments filed Oct. 28. ARTBA challenged the reasoning of increasing the regulatory reporting burden on America’s work force at a time, the organization says, "when overall death and injury rates are falling.",A proposed rule to change reporting requirements by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) will increase the burden on America’s workforce and divert resources from programs that actually improve health and safety, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) told the agency in comments filed Oct. 28. ARTBA challenged the reasoning of increasing the regulatory reporting burden on America’s work force at a time, the organization says, "when overall death and injury rates are falling.",A proposed rule to change reporting requirements by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) will increase the burden on America’s workforce and divert resources from programs that actually improve health and safety, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) told the agency in comments filed Oct. 28. ARTBA challenged the reasoning of increasing the regulatory reporting burden on America’s work force at a time, the organization says, "when overall death and injury rates are falling.",A proposed rule to change reporting requirements by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) will increase the burden on America’s workforce and divert resources from programs that actually improve health and safety, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) told the agency in comments filed Oct. 28. ARTBA challenged the reasoning of increasing the regulatory reporting burden on America’s work force at a time, the organization says, "when overall death and injury rates are falling."
October 31, 2011
Safety
Organizations address Personal Fall Protection safety education
The American Rental Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the Associated Equipment Distributors, the International Powered Access Federation and the Scaffold Industry Association joined forces to develop a new educational document. The document focuses on Personal Fall Protection for users of AWP equipment. The result of this joint venture is the “Statement of Best Practices […]
March 9, 2011
Business
OSHA awards $2.75 million in grants for fall protection
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Sept. 22 awarded $2.75 million in Susan Harwood Targeted Topic Training Grants to 16 organizations, including nonprofit and community/faith-based groups, employer associations, labor unions, joint labor/management associations, and colleges and universities. The University of Alabama will use grant funds to develop and implement […]
September 23, 2010
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