Workers at many Georgia construction sites are participating in a safety stand-down that started today and runs through April 19th – which also happens to be National Highway Work Zone Awareness Week.
OSHA is partnering with construction contractors, the Federal Highway Administration, the state of Georgia and local government organizations in a safety stand-down hour at construction sites around Georgia during National Highway Work Zone Awareness Week, which ends tomorrow.
OSHA is issuing citations for 24 alleged violations against H P Pelzer Automotive Systems Inc. in Thomson, Ga. The agency is proposing $135,000 in penalties against the company, according to an OSHA news statement.
OSHA is proposing $108,000 in penalties against Tippins Contracting Co. for seven alleged safety violations that exposed its employees to possible injury or death at two construction sites, according to an agency press release.
