Construction Site Safety, Hazards
July 28, 2023
Via: Construction EuropeThe US Department of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a heat hazard alert to remind employers of their obligation to protect workers against heat illness or injury. The move comes as scientists confirmed that July was […]
Construction Site Safety, Hazards
March 15, 2021
Via: Construction DiveEven though construction employers are on the list for inspections under the program, area offices can delete employers from that list if they have had previous COVID-19-related inspections in the previous 12 months with the following outcomes: Were issued serious […]
Construction Site Safety, Hazards, Regulations
January 30, 2020
Via: ISHNOSHA stayed busy in fiscal year 2019. The agency trained a record 1,392,611 workers on safety and health requirements through its various educational programs. OSHA also helped small employers identify 137,885 workplace hazards through its On-Site Consultation Program, which OSHA […]
Construction Site Safety, Regulations
October 4, 2019
Via: Construction DiveThe system is meant primarily to gauge exactly how OSHA’s area offices are directing their inspection and enforcement efforts, according to Edwin G. Foulke Jr., former assistant secretary of labor for OSHA under President George W. Bush and partner in […]
Construction Site Safety, Hazards, Regulations
July 25, 2019
Via: Construction DiveAlthough Sarasota, Florida-based Crown Roofing has been subject to multiple OSHA inspections on its project sites during the last four years, company executives say they are not completely at fault. The firm has contested the more than $500,000 in fines […]
Construction Site Safety, Regulations
May 15, 2019
Via: BDCNetworkSecretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta recently told a Congressional committee that he expected OSHA inspections to increase soon. Newly hired inspectors are getting up to speed, Acosta said, and when deployed, will step up inspections. OSHA inspections exceeded 32,000 […]
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