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Prevent falls, burns, cave-ins and crane collapses on construction sites

March 6, 2013

Construction is one of the most dangerous occupations in the country, incurring more occupational fatalities than any other sector in the U.S.

Justin McElhattan and Dr. Chuck Pettinger to speak at the Associated General Contractors’ annual convention

Topic: Future of technology innovations in construction

March 6, 2013

Industrial Scientific, the global leader in Gas Detection as a Service, announced today that its president and CEO, Justin McElhattan, and Chuck Pettinger, Ph.D., of Predictive Solutions (an Industrial Scientific company) will speak at the 2013 AGC Annual Convention.

A worker's fall costs company $62k

Construction sector is one of New Zealand's most dangerous

March 6, 2013

A Wellington, New Zealand company has been fined over a subcontractor's five-and-a-half metre fall at work, according to TVNZ. The worker received a broken pelvis and facial injuries in the fall while installing plant and equipment at Silver Fern Farms' Te Aroha freezing works following significant fire damage in January last year.

OSHA gives its SVEP a passing grade

Construction companies, small companies overrepresented in program

March 1, 2013

Despite some problems, OSHA says its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) is “off to a strong start.” That assessment came in a Severe Violator Enforcement Program White Paperissued this week by the agency.

OSHA heroes

Michaels talks to agency employees

February 26, 2013

Last month, Assistant Secretary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Dr. David Michaels held an OSHA Employees All-Hands Meeting. OSHA employees who were not able to attend the meeting in person were able to participate through the web.

Workers in TX exposed to cave-in hazards

SER Construction Partners LLC cited

February 25, 2013

OSHA has cited SER Construction Partners LLC with one willful violation for exposing workers repairing a water line to excavation hazards at its Conroe work site on State Highway 242. OSHA's Houston North Area Office began its December 2012 inspection as part of a national emphasis program on trenching and excavation.

MSA develops industrial hard hat made from sugarcane

"Green" protective cap is first to be manufactured from renewable resources

February 19, 2013

Pittsburgh-based safety equipment manufacturer MSA (NYSE: MSA) is the largest producer of industrial hard hats in North America and other regions of the world. But that dominance hasn't diminished the company's appetite to innovate and find ways to improve a relatively common product worn every day by construction workers, industrial personnel and utility workers, as well as fans at NFL football games.

New publications, materials available from OSHA

February 8, 2013

OSHA recently issued several new Fact Sheets and QuickCards that provide important safety and health information for workers and employers in the construction, nanotechnology and maritime industries.

OSHA manager intervenes after witnessing safety hazards from his office window

February 6, 2013

While filing reports in his 6th floor downtown office, Jeff Rucker, Dallas regional program manager for OSHA's On-Site Consultation Program, noticed several construction workers at a building across the street taking down a large holiday ornament display without proper fall protection.

LEED construction: Building a brighter future

January 31, 2013

Introduction: When many people think about carbon emissions, they assume that cars and other motorized vehicles are the main culprits. However, building construction uses 30 percent of all raw materials consumed in this country and 12 percent of all available potable water – 15 trillion gallons each year. This level of water consumption is ultimately unsustainable, given that the United Nations World Water Development Report 3, issued in 2009, states that one-third of the world’s population already lacks access to clean water.