FDR Safety

DECEMBER 19, 2012

And now a ruling by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission could encourage more companies to appeal willful citations in hopes of having them reduced to serious. An administrative law judge for the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission appeared to be following that same logic in a second case.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 22, 2025

Minnesota-based TKO Construction Services didn’t hire women, Black workers and individuals over 40 due to client requests, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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Discrimination Minnesota Commissioning Employment 141

Construction Dive

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against a Minnesota firm where a recruiter quit after learning of the practice.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 13, 2023

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against electrical contractor Hatzel & Buehler over alleged labor law violations.

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New Jersey Electrical Discrimination Contractors 129

FDR Safety

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

FDRsafety is continuing to see OSHA cite employers for alleged violations of machine guarding in situations where employees would have to intentionally reach into a hazard zone to be injured. Not all these citations are valid, especially in light of a 1997 case decided by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

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Construction Dive

MAY 15, 2023

An Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claimed Mechanical Design Systems paid a woman project manager half as much as men.

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Maryland Commissioning Claims Project Management 124

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Boston Employment Commission fined two Kaplan Construction subcontractors for failing to report internal data on local and diversity hiring.

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Boston Commissioning Employment Contractors 118

FDR Safety

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

In an excellent article, attorneys Rod Smith , Pat Miller and Matt Morrison of Sherman & Howard explained the implications of a recent OSHA announcement that it was seeking comment on proposed rules that would allow it to issue citations to employers who retaliate against employees who report injuries.

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FDR Safety

MAY 31, 2012

Federal law defines willfulness as occurring when an employer intentionally disregards the Occupational Safety and Health Act or acts with plain indifference to that law. After the citation was issued, the case went to an administrative law judge and then to the Review Commission. An excellent article by Willis J.

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Construction remains a focus of the commission.

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Employment Commissioning Construction 74

FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

OSHA has been contending since 2010 that when a violation is proven at an employer’s worksite, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission can require the employer to abate similar hazards at its other worksites, even if they were not part of the citation. dba Delta Beckwith Elevator Co.

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FDR Safety

OCTOBER 4, 2013

What appears to be a new OSHA practice of using a company’s voluntary safety and health audit as a guide to identifying possible hazards to focus on in an inspection should prompt employers to review their procedures for these audits. However, in a recent Review Commission decision evidence surfaced demonstrating that OSHA had done just that.

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FDR Safety

MAY 13, 2024

OSHA AND FEASIBILITY The OSH Act is the relevant law, and OSHA standards are the relevant regulations for most employers and employees in the United States. OSHA CITATIONS It is particularly problematic when OSHA cites an employer and expects the employer to install safeguards that are not feasible.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 2, 2016

On Friday, the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission called the alternative workplace-benefit plans that some employers adopted under the law "a water mirage on the highway that disappears upon closer inspection," and ruled unanimously the law that allows employers to opt-out of state-regulated workers' comp plans.

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FDR Safety

MARCH 19, 2020

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. As we have discussed in previous updates, employers should designate a company representative far in advance of any OSHA inspection.

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FDR Safety

JANUARY 29, 2015

OSHA’s proposal to set a standard to ensure that employers establish a comprehensive infection control program has run into resistance from a small-business panel convened to review the proposed regulation.

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FDR Safety

JANUARY 9, 2018

Most employers recognize that tasks which are routine, repetitive and integral to production qualify for the Minor Servicing Exemption to 29 CFR 1910.147 , Control of Hazardous Energy, commonly referred to as LOTO. The OSH Review Commission has ruled that tasks like set-up of a machine are not part of production; hence LOTO is required.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JANUARY 22, 2015

in some fields, such as real estate sales, there seems to be only one answer: pure commission. Residential contracting consultant Michael Stone has never wavered in his belief (and advocacy) that residential contractors should employ sales representatives who work on pure commission. So who is right?

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FDR Safety

MAY 27, 2015

the Review Commission held that the employer’s failure to act on recommendations made in a prior employer’s Process Hazard Analyses (some of which dated back more than 14 years before the OSHA inspection) constituted a “continuing violation” that effectively extended the statute of limitations under the Act. Delek Refining, Ltd.,

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FDR Safety

JULY 18, 2016

The company appealed, but the court upheld the violation, saying that for willful violations, OSHA need only prove that the employer “was aware of the risk, knew that it was serious, and knew that [it] could take effective measures to avoid [the risk], but did not.”.

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FDR Safety

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

If there is an OSHA citation most likely to be overturned on appeal to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission it would be one issued under the General Duty clause. One error frequently made by OSHA is to cite an employer for failure to use a particular method to abate a hazard. By Jim Stanley. President, FDRsafety.

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Construction Equipment

DECEMBER 7, 2018

The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has published three employer guides on The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) updated crane operator requirements, addressing the organization's final rule training, certification, and evaluation. According…

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Employment Certification Commissioning OSHA 48

Construction Equipment

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Sandherr, CEO of AGC, issued a statement regarding the multiemployer retirement plan proposal released by the National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans Retirement Security Review Commission. February 20, 2013. read more

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Plans Employment AGC Commissioning 59

Pro Builder

AUGUST 18, 2021

One attorney says it’s been challenging for many employers who struggle to keep up with the rate of COVID developments and mandates. Another attorney told HR Dive that employers should update policies in writing, making it as clear as possible, and consider making the appointment in person or in a meeting. Read More. .

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Construction Marketing

JUNE 19, 2023

Certifications protect construction companies and employers when they hire certified crane operators. NCCCO Certification The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) is a crucial authority in certifying crane operators of various types. They offer mobile, tower, and overhead crane certifications.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 16, 2021

Today, rapidly changing events in the industry are providing opportunities to create long-term relationships that can result in high commission dollars and increased sales. . Compensation, commissions, and the independent contractor relationship will all change. Saul Klein. Realtor emeritus, CFP. As inefficiencies are eliminated.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 29, 2020

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has updated a previous pronouncement it issued earlier in the pandemic. The EEOC, relying on guidance from the CDC, stated on June 17 that employers cannot require Covid-19 antibody testing before permitting employees to re-enter the workplace.…

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ENR Construction

JUNE 1, 2021

Contractors can require a COVID-19 vaccination for jobsites and other workplaces, according to new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidance, provided that health and religious exemptions are allowed.

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Employment Contractors Commissioning 41

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 4, 2015

At construction completion, all third party test results and verifications required by Passive House, including blower door testing and commissioning reports, are submitted to the state and the project must be Passive House “certifiable.” “Maximize your gains, minimize your losses” summarize the approach.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

After all, they were paid employees and would need to follow practices put in place by their employer. However, the external Realtors were commission-only, and they had to sell homes to make any money. Their internal Sales Team wasn’t as much of a concern to them.

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Lets Build

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

A report commissioned by the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) and prepared by KPMG focused on the value of Information Management within construction and infrastructure sectors. The direct benefits for VolkerWessels UK from the use of Information Management.

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ENR Construction

AUGUST 28, 2012

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission involves a harassment claim by a man, according to data provided to ENR. Between 20% and 25% of complaints brought against construction companies over the past 10 years by the U.S.

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PSMJ Resources

MAY 24, 2011

For Tsoi/Kobus, which historically focused on colleges, commissions are now coming from the medical industry, such as a new research facility for Vertex Pharmaceuticals to be built near Boston Harbor. Government commissions are another silver lining. While work is picking up, Perkins still characterizes the recovery as “uneven.”

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 20, 2023

They will also relax restrictions on change-of-use proposals for historic city office buildings that cannot cost-effectively be upgraded to grade A The softening in planning policy comes after Corporation chiefs commissioned Arup and agent Knight Frank to assess future demand in the financial district post-pandemic.

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Business Facilities

JULY 14, 2014

A University of Virginia Miller Center commission, chaired by former Governors Haley Barbour and Evan Bayh, has released a report offering innovative, non-partisan and actionable ideas on creating manufacturing jobs, which have been an engine of well-paying, middle-class employment throughout U.S. Posted by Heidi Schwartz.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 10, 2014

The Federal Trade Commission issued revised “Green Guides” , 16 CFR Part 260, in late 2012 that are designed to help ensure that claims made about the environmental attributes are truthful and non-deceptive under Section 5 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C.

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Fully nine out of 10 employees (89%) say they are willing to trade some of their salary to work at a company whose values match their own — in some cases, a great deal of their salaries, according to the new Role of the Company Survey commissioned by MetLife. The next EBTS will be released in April 2018.

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