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Award winning safety

May 7, 2014

McWilliams Electric prides itself on their high Safety Rating and continuous training of office and field personnel. This level of excellence has won McWilliams several Industry Safety Awards and can be contributed to McWilliams Electric's Safety Director Jerry McGlynn.

Want to participate in OSHA’s Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction?

Here’s information to help you get ready

May 2, 2014

OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction is fast approaching. From June 2-6, contractors, construction workers and a variety of government agencies will take time out from their regular tasks to focus on preventing falls – the top cause of fatalities in the industry.

Weekly news round-up

April 12, 2014

Asbestos exposure, a commercial fishing accident story with a happy ending and how perceptions can pose a real danger for workers are among the week’s top EHS-related stories as featured on ISHN.com:

OSHA Strategic Partnership established at construction site of Industrial Scientific’s new headquarters facility

A partnership has been reached between Mascaro Construction and OSHA to deliver a safe construction project

March 28, 2014

Industrial Scientific is pleased to announce that OSHA and Mascaro Construction Company, the general contractor for the construction of its new global headquarters near Pittsburgh, have developed a partnering agreement as part of the OSHA Strategic Partnership Program.

Workers dig 11’ trench with no cave-in protection

Colorado contractors cited for trenching hazards

March 20, 2014

A Colorado company and the framing subcontractor it used to locate a damaged water pipe have both been cited for safety violations, after OSHA inspectors found their workers in a trench that exceeded 11 feet in depth with no cave-in protection.

Women in construction?

A Myth Buster from the U.S. Department of Labor

March 5, 2014

Myth: Jobs in the construction trades are only for men. Not true: Women work construction, too. While the overall representation of women in the trades is small at 2.5 percent, more than 40,220 women work as construction laborers, more than 19,500 women work as carpenters, and nearly 26,700 women work as painters.

Maryland bill would factor contractor safety into state contract bids

February 12, 2014

Maryland lawmakers introduced a bill this week that would require companies to meet safety standards as a prequalification for working on public projects in the state. House Bill 951 (with 22 sponsors) and Senate Bill 774 (with 13 sponsors) were introduced by Maryland Delegate Brian McHale (D-46) and Senator Karen Montgomery (D-14).

CPWR offers new collection of safety toolbox talks to construction industry

Short safety lessons cover a variety of topics

December 5, 2013

If you’re in the construction industry and you’re making a New Year’s resolution to improve on-the-job safety in 2014, you might want to check out the Center for Construction Research and Training's (CPWR) new library of 52 toolbox talks on common construction hazards, which provides a short safety lesson for every week of the year.

Contractors cited in Philadelphia building collapse that killed six

OSHA demolition standards violated

November 22, 2013

The fatal June, 2013 collapse of a four-story building in Philadelphia has resulted in OSHA violations against the contractors hired to demolish the building. Griffin Campbell, doing business as Campbell Construction, and Sean Benschop, doing business as S&R Contracting, were cited for three willful per-instance violations, following the incident, which killed six people and injured 14.

What does an argument on a construction job site cost?

Study: About $11,00 per dispute

September 10, 2013

A Michigan State University researcher has quantified something rarely measured in studies about productivity in the construction industry: the cost of arguments.