OSHA is working with organizations in the Denver area to keep workers safe and educate consumers about fall hazards in residential construction. The agency said employers are failing to property protect their employees. The residential roofing industry in Denver and area communities, including Pueblo and Colorado Springs, is being cited in record numbers for failing
Read more →A new alliance seeks to reduce injuries and deaths from four hazards: falls, struck-by, caught-in and electrical. OSHA has established an alliance with Project BEST (Building Efficiency by Striving Together) to help protect Ohio construction workers from four hazards: falls, struck-by, caught-in and electrical. Project BEST is a construction industry-labor management organization comprised of the
Read more →Earlier this year, OSHA updated its standards for electric-power generation, transmission and distribution work, as well as for electrical protective equipment, covering general industry and construction. The updated standards mandate improved fall protection for workers on aerial lifts and towers, adopt revised approach-distance requirements to ensure that unprotected workers don’t get too close to energized
Read more →Each year for the past 13 years, EHS Today has honored the best of the best with the America’s Safest Companies Award. The deadline is July 15. Have you applied? More than 175 companies since 2002 have been recognized as America’s Safest Companies. While the recognition comes with a lovely crystal award, that’s not the
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