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New OSHA recordkeeping rule: Urgent need for employer review

FDR Safety

Thanks to a new OSHA recordkeeping rule, employers urgently need to take a close look at their employee handbooks, safety policies and procedures, safety incentive programs, and drug testing policies. OSHA ultimately intends to publish the forms on a searchable website open to the public. Electronic Filing of Injury and Illness Forms.

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Prepare for the New OSHA Crane Standard (Part 2 of 4)

Construction Business Owner

This is the second of a four-part series about the new OSHA crane standard. As discussed in the first installment of this four-part series, new federal regulations regarding cranes in construction expand OSHA’s ability to apportion fault to almost any contractor on a jobsite where a major crane accident occurs.

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4 Strategies to Avoiding Rising OSHA Fines in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

As a contractor, the thought of an OSHA inspection and possible violations probably makes you a little nervous. The government doesn’t take incidents like this lightly, as evidenced by the fact that the cost of penalties levied by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is rising. But sometimes, accidents still happen.

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OSHA Alert: How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

FDR Safety

The most important step to take before an OSHA inspection even takes place is selecting a company representative. The company representative is the individual charged with representing the company’s interests during an OSHA inspection. training records, OSHA 300 logs, written program etc.)

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OSHA Compliance Enforcement Under President Biden

FDR Safety

One area of change that will affect thousands, if not millions of employers comes in the form of OSHA regulation and enforcement. It is reasonable to expect an overall increase in OSHA enforcement including the following: Expect OSHA to increase staffing under President Biden. How can employers prepare for Biden’s OSHA?

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How To Efficiently Decrease Your Accident Rate

Lets Build

In 2015, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 937 workers lost their lives on construction sites, only in United States. Construction is one of the most dangerous industries in the world. The Fatal Four (falls, electrocutions, struck by object, caught in/between) represent between 65% of the.

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OSHA overturned on employer knowledge of scaffolding hazard

FDR Safety

The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission recently overturned an OSHA citation that partly revolved around the issue of whether an employer should have known of a hazardous condition that resulted in a scaffolding accident.

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