FDR Safety

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently found that OSHA could not expand the scope of an injury-based inspection to a wall-to-wall inspection based on the employer’s OSHA 300 Logs. This is an important decision that all employers should have handy should OSHA attempt to expand its inspection. Former No.

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FDR Safety

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently found that OSHA could not expand the scope of an injury-based inspection to a wall-to-wall inspection based on the employer’s OSHA 300 Logs. This is an important decision that all employers should have handy should OSHA attempt to expand its inspection. Former No.

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Inspections OSHA Injury Safety 120

Construction Dive

MARCH 5, 2025

The system, developed by a Missouri S&T researcher, employs three drones to crawl, scrutinize and test spans.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 20, 2018

The Spokane Public Works Department in Washington says it will employ unmanned aerial vehicles to quickly and safely perform necessary inspections on existing infrastructure and ongoing construction projects.

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FDR Safety

MARCH 9, 2023

as the controlling employer for a fall protection violation. One of Suncor’s subcontractors had two employees scheduled to inspect the welds, requiring them to enter the heater and climb to the third level of the scaffold where the guardrails were missing. There was a tag attached to the scaffold in the heater.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Although advocates for greater federal enforcement often cite that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) would need 129 years to inspect all of the workplaces it regulates, the likelihood of an inspection by OSHA or another agency is a great deal higher for many employers.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 15, 2019

More than 55% of the employers the Ontario Ministry of Labor inspected had underpaid their employees.

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FDR Safety

MARCH 16, 2021

Department of Labor’s (DOL) COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission to OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHO) during inspections. [2]. OSHA will minimize in-person meetings with employers and encourage employers to provide documents and other data electronically to CSHOs.

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FDR Safety

JANUARY 27, 2021

One area of change that will affect thousands, if not millions of employers comes in the form of OSHA regulation and enforcement. Employers should pay attention to several workplace safety initiatives that will likely be implemented early on in the Biden administration. Expect an increase in inspections that result in large penalties.

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FDR Safety

JULY 25, 2018

Why wait for an OSHA inspection to occur before taking action? The post A Wake-up Message for Employers or An Ounce of Prevention… appeared first on FDRsafety. What’s often missed and not understood is the in-between, where tasks are not minor servicing but LOTO is not feasible. FDR can help with practical real-world solutions.

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Employment OSHA Feasibility Safety 120

Safety Services Company

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Each year OSHA conducts around 50,000 workplace inspections. While the odds of a workplace being inspected are less than 1 percent, it is vital for business owners to understand how to navigate the four steps of an inspection. Step 2 the Inspection. Step 1 Opening Conference.

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FDR Safety

MARCH 4, 2015

1, OSHA has developed enforcement procedures that could significantly impact employers. An on-site inspection will be automatic. Category 2 incidents may result in an on-site inspection at the discretion of the Area Director. Employers with a prior inspection history. Employers in a cooperative program such as VPP.

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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. Thorne of Arent Fox describes what happened in the case of Secretary of Labor v. Enforcement OSHA'

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FDR Safety

APRIL 21, 2016

Employers should pay close attention to OSHA’s recent revisions to its enforcement procedures on injury reporting, particularly those dealing with Rapid Response Investigations, which the agency frequently asks companies to conduct after a reportable injury.

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OSHA Inspections Injury Employment 120

Construction Equipment

AUGUST 23, 2019

EHS Today reports that The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is stepping up the use of drones to inspect worksites. OSHA reportedly used drones with cameras to conduct nine inspections of employer facilities in 2018, along with an additional nine in 2019. The group has…

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Inspections OSHA Employment Safety 59

FDR Safety

MAY 17, 2013

In the letter, Fairfax said that non-union employees can select anyone, including representatives of a union, to accompany an OSHA compliance officer during an inspection of their worksite. Some employers believe this is an unfair way to favor unions by giving them backdoor help in trying to organize a workplace. 29 U.S.C. §

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FDR Safety

MAY 10, 2013

Non-union employees can select anyone, including representatives of a union, to accompany an OSHA compliance officer during an inspection of their worksite, according to a recent interpretation letter issued by OSHA. As noted in an article by the Constangy Brooks & Smith law firm, the letter is provoking a backlash from employers.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Employers say the change would give union representatives access to nonunion jobsites and create safety liabilities.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 31, 2023

Construction training body CITB has been given a “requires improvement” rating following its latest Ofsted inspection. The CITB has moved away from the use of subcontractors to provide training to work closer with employers to recruit and train apprentices. This was established in 2022. This was established in 2022.

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Inspections Employment Subcontracting Modeling 109

Construction Equipment

DECEMBER 3, 2014

area shared tips with safetyBLR.com to help employers undergo successful OSHA inspections. Cordaro recommends employers keep copies of all documents they give to the inspector and ask to be present during employee interviews. Cordaro also notes that citations typically are issued six months after a violation occurs.'

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Inspections OSHA Employment Washington 55

FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

. General industry employers are under a short timeline to revise their fall protection practices now that OSHA has issued its long-awaited updated final rule on the subject. One big change is in fall protection systems, where employers may now choose from a range of options, including safety nets and personal fall protection systems.

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FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

OSHA is launching what it calls a “surge” of planned inspections of manufacturers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas focused on amputation hazards. In a press release, OSHA said that amputations most frequently occur during the operation of machinery without adequate safety guards.

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Safety Services Company

MARCH 2, 2015

Planning for an OSHA inspection is good business. Take these 5 steps to prepare for a surprise worksite inspection and you’ll also have a solid foundation of safe work practices. Make sure you and every other employer understands their responsibilities when it comes to the hazards at each worksite. .

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Inspections OSHA Safety Employment 48

FDR Safety

AUGUST 9, 2013

According to Inside OSHA Online: “OSHA had proposed — and appeared close to issuing a final rule two years ago — to modify the regulations that provide exemptions for work site inspections if employers are in SHARP, particularly to make it easier for inspectors to go in if there are concerns about “critical” health or safety issues.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 12, 2018

According to an OSHA press release, “In addition to providing long-term clarity regarding crane operator certification requirements, the proposal reinstates the employer duty to ensure that a crane operator is qualified to safely operate equipment.”.

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OSHA Certification Safety Software 221

Pro Builder

JUNE 3, 2020

OSHA Construction Safety Inspections Fall 84% During Pandemic . In the first week of March, OSHA conducted about 395 construction inspections. In the first week of March, OSHA conducted about 395 construction inspections. The number of inspections at construction sites dropped to about 65 during the week of April 26.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 5, 2016

Michaels revealed that one of the biggest ways to get inspected by OSHA i s to report injuries as worker error rather than finding the root cause. When employers say an injury was a worker’s fault, an inspection will likely take place,” said Michaels.

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Inspections OSHA Injury Conference 48

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 28, 2023

A freedom of information request made by the Unite union discovered that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) undertook only 7,647 unannounced inspections in 2022/23 – a 2% decline on the previous year when there were 7,793 inspections. The number of inspections conducted by the HSE has been constantly falling since 2010.

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FDR Safety

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

OSHA offers a three-step guide for employers to address fall protection: · Plan projects to ensure that the job is done safely. OSHA offers numerous materials and resources that employers can use during toolbox talks to train workers on safe practices to avoid falls in construction.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is launching a program aimed at targeting high injury and illness rates in manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors for inspection. The Site-Specific Targeting program will inspect employers it believes should have…

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Inspections Injury OSHA Employment 48

FDR Safety

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

OSHA’s policy of allowing union representatives to accompany agency compliance officers in walk-around inspections of worksites, even if the union doesn’t represent company employees, is being challenged in a lawsuit filed by the National Federation of Independent Businesses.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 11, 2023

We are urging employers and workers to take the necessary precautions today to protect their long-term lung health, to avoid them and their families suffering from the devastating impact that can result.” This is unacceptable in the 21st century, when occupational lung disease is preventable. “We

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Lets Build

MAY 12, 2023

Inspect your jobsite to identify health and safety hazards As jobsite conditions change, new hazards can pop up anytime. It’s important to regularly and frequently perform inspections as you move into different building phases, when trades arrive and depart, after inclement weather, etc.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 1, 2020

Tampa’s City Hall is sending nurse-inspectors to the 52 largest construction sites in town to help keep workers healthy and employed. The use of nurses to do spot checks appears to be unique among the Tampa Bay area. Department of Homeland Security has designated construction and…

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FDR Safety

JUNE 27, 2012

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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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Carvana will invest $40 million in the new Oklahoma City Inspection and Reconditioning Center (IRC); upwards of 350 jobs will be created. The post Carvana To Build Inspection, Reconditioning Center In Oklahoma appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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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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