Construction Industry Safety and Health - Articles - Page 78

OSHA’s fall protection mandate angers roofing association

February 26, 2016

OSHA’s requirement that states who administer their own occupational safety and health agencies adopt federal provisions related to residential fall protection has the National Roofing Contractors Association hot under the collar.

Preparations underway for National Safety Stand-Down

Event aimed at preventing falls in construction industry

February 22, 2016

OSHA, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) are getting ready for the third annual National Safety Stand-Down, which will be held May 2-6, 2016.

From resistance to full participation

One safety professional's experience with the Safety Stand-Down

Maddie Vaughan

February 18, 2016

I'm a Regional Safety Manager on the largest college bond project in the country, BUILD LACCD (Los Angeles community college district).We have 9 campuses throughout Los Angeles and I have responsibility for three campuses and all construction projects on those campuses.

NYC ups the ante for construction safety violators

February 16, 2016

A little more than a week after a crane collapse in lower Manhattan killed a man sitting in his parked car, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced bigger fines for construction companies that violate safety regulations.

CPWR, NIOSH, OSHA get ready for 2016 construction fall prevention campaign

February 11, 2016

A large scale effort to prevent falls in the construction industry will have its fifth incarnation this year, and its organizers are anticipating a bigger-than-ever event.

Obama budget proposal addresses “misclassification” of workers

February 10, 2016

The 2017 budget proposal unveiled by President Obama yesterday includes $10 million “for activities to address the misclassification of workers.”

Pa. roofing contractor exposes workers to fall hazards - again

Company cited for similar hazards eight times since 2008

February 9, 2016

DDP Roofing Services Inc., of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, has been cited by OSHA for one repeat and one serious safety violations.

Alliance on crane, hoist hazards renewed

February 8, 2016

OSHA has renewed its alliance with Crane, Hoist and Monorail Partners, signing a five year agreement to address hazards and new technology encountered by workers who manufacture and use cranes, hoists and monorails.

A DOL Blog post

Are you a joint employee?

February 4, 2016

Protecting workers in fissured workplaces – where there is increasingly the possibility that more than one employer is benefiting from their work – has been a major focus for the Wage and Hour Division in recent years.

Construction fall prevention effort reaches 2.5 million workers

February 3, 2016

A broad-based effort to prevent construction industry falls reached millions of workers – many of them employees of small firms – according to a new report from the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR).