Employment Permits Safety 
Construction Business Owner
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Central As a construction company, your employees may drive a variety of “commercial vehicles,” which means that even though you’re not a trucking company, you are subject to the Department of Transportation regulations, and also the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association regulations if your vehicles require a CDL to operate.
FDR Safety
MAY 10, 2021
I had the opportunity to view one of the best presentations on permit required confined spaces that I have ever seen. Mr. Burgess identified an often overlooked opportunity for temporary reclassification of an existing permit required confined space. A full entry permit is then no longer necessary. It’s worth the time.
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FDR Safety
MARCH 9, 2023
1, 2019, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) reversed an OSHA citation issued to Suncor Energy Inc. as the controlling employer for a fall protection violation. The Commission vacated the citations for two primary reasons: Suncor had implemented a robust safety program that met and exceeded OSHA standards.
FDR Safety
MARCH 8, 2016
A question sometimes comes up as to whether a trench or other excavation is a permit-required confined space under OSHA standards. The answer in broad terms is no, even though conditions in a trench can sometimes resemble those in a permit-required confined space, as Curtis Chambers points out in an excellent article.
FDR Safety
MARCH 21, 2013
This article will take a comprehensive look at addressing this problem along with the culture of safety, and examines the philosophy, accountability and structure needed to develop a successful safety program. First thoughts about safety. Many companies establish safety as a “No. Many companies establish safety as a “No.
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. BP Products North America, Inc. Enforcement OSHA'
FDR Safety
JULY 18, 2016
The employee was stuck for more than five hours, and OSHA issued a willful violation of its permit-required confined space standard. Previously, to issue willful violations, OSHA had to prove that the employer showed “intentional disregard or plain indifference” to a violation, OSHA now need only prove that the employer failed to act.
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