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OSHA’s Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for COVID-19

FDR Safety

In addition, the NEP places special emphasis on ensuring employees are protected from discrimination and retaliation. OSHA will minimize in-person meetings with employers and encourage employers to provide documents and other data electronically to CSHOs. In cases where on-site inspections cannot safely be performed ( g. ,

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Industry Surveys Highlight the State of Women in Construction

Construction Junkie

In addition, another survey of 718 women was carried out by The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) and Safe Site Check In , a safety reporting application. 41% of respondents to the NAWIC survey ranked their employers below 80 for equal treatment of men and women on a scale of 1-100.

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How Do I Create an Online Job Application?

ExactHire - Construction

If you’re like most employers, the current worker shortage has you rethinking your hiring strategy. Online resources outpace other, more traditional ways to look for work, including personal or professional networks, job fairs and employments agencies. Simple Employment Application Form. Online Employment Application Software.

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OSHA Alert: How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

FDR Safety

The designated representative can then supervise and monitor the inspection by telephone, giving instructions to the back-up until he or she arrives on site. Here are points to remember when it comes to the walk around inspection: The law provides that a representative of the employer shall be given an opportunity to accompany the inspector.

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OSHA pushing to protect whistleblowers

FDR Safety

The training requirements for OSHA’s approved 10 and 30 hour safety courses – used by thousands of employers in construction and general industry – have been revised to mandate more instruction on the exercise of employee rights in the workplace, including step-by-step instructions for filing an OSHA complaint. • How to respond.

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Addressing the Skills Shortage by Accommodating People with Disabilities

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Few more pressing issues face the construction industry than the talent shortage, but many employers overlook a swathe of candidates with much to offer – those with a disability. Not only that, but younger employees in particular tend to prize DEI and favour employers they deem to be fair and inclusive.

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What Are the Legal Safeguards for Getting Back to Work?

Pro Builder

Construction is an industry where general contractors regularly hire third parties, or subcontractors, to do the bulk of the on-site work, so home builders sometimes are deemed the primary contractor. Travers, a labor and employment attorney and partner in the Jacksonville, Fla., office of Akerman. . 5 Tips for Closing a Jobsite. .

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