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How Dash Cams Help Your Construction Company

Construction Business Owner

The goal is to identify and address dangerous behaviors before an accident happens, protecting your company’s equipment from damage … your employees and others on the road from harm … your company from costly litigation … your insurance rates from skyrocketing … and your brand name from bad publicity.

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How to File a Lawsuit After an Injury At a Construction Site?

Construction Marketing

But first, it is important to understand that every case is unique, and you should always consult with a qualified construction accident injury attorney to get specific advice about your situation. Contributory negligence This defense says that you were partially to blame for your injuries.

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Lessons in Defensive Driving

Safety Services Company

Lessons in Defensive Driving. Welcome to Safe Friday, since June is National Safety Month, we’re going to close out the month by covering the ins and outs of defensive driving. From a business standpoint, integrating key elements of defensive driving safely into your safety culture will help your bottom line.

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Lessons in Defensive Driving

Safety Services Company

Lessons in Defensive Driving. Welcome to Safe Friday, since June is National Safety Month, we’re going to close out the month by covering the ins and outs of defensive driving. From a business standpoint, integrating key elements of defensive driving safely into your safety culture will help your bottom line.

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ANSI B11 and risk assessment: The best kept secret in safety

FDR Safety

Importantly, RA (especially Task Based Risk Assessment) is a powerful offensive and defensive tool to ward off potential OSHA citations. Accident Prevention' Risk assessment, or RA for short, will guide you in the application of feasible risk reduction controls. Are you ready to unlock the “best kept secret” in safety?

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Exactly How Does a Safety Manual Protect Your Company In an Inspection?

Safety Services Company

In legal terms you have “negating defenses” and “affirmative defenses” to argue any possible citations. The negating defense is simply arguing that that an allegation wasn’t a violation or it didn’t happen. More interestingly there is an affirmative defense, which admits the violation occurred but provides a justification.

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November 2016 Newsletter – Tips on responding to new OSHA drug testing, injury reporting guidance

FDR Safety

It is entirely reasonable and legally defensible to require employees who are aware that they suffered an injury to report that injury before they leave the facility at the end of their shift, or within 8 hours of becoming aware of the injury, whichever is earlier. or a state workers’ compensation system.

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