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Complying With OSHA Silica Safety Guidelines

Construction Business Owner

Complying With OSHA Silica Safety Guidelines. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), more than. Alex Headley. Fri, 09/10/2021 - 07:30. million workers in the United States are exposed to crystalline silica dust — 90% of which are employed in construction. and kidney disease. and kidney disease.

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Free Whitepaper: OSHA Injury & Illness Recordkeeping

Construction Business Owner

Free Whitepaper: OSHA Injury & Illness Recordkeeping. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) regulations for recording workplace injuries and illnesses can be much more complicated than they seem. Can OSHA Summary Form 300A be posted electronically? OSHA compliance. Greg Ragsdale. Main Image.

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Exploring PPE Equality

Construction Business Owner

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has stated that female construction workers face specific health and safety issues on the jobsite that may require different personal protective equipment (PPE), gear and apparel than men in the industry require.

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Your Guide to Preventing Jobsite Falls

Construction Business Owner

Fall protection remains the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) most frequently cited rules violation, even after federal regulators sought to reduce fall-related fatalities with updated workplace safety rules towards the end of 2016. Your Guide to Preventing Jobsite Falls. Elizabeth Manning.

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Exploring OSHA’s Top 10 Violations

Construction Business Owner

Many of the most common Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) violations can easily occur on a construction jobsite. This detailed white paper includes the top 10 most-cited OSHA violations of the previous year, with expert guidance for preventing them in your own workplace. Regulations. Promote to rotator No.

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OSHA pressuring Cal/OSHA on repeat violations

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Government Accountability Office took OSHA to task for failing to adequately supervise states that have chosen to retain responsibility for their own occupational safety and health regulation. OSHA pledged to do better and has increased its oversight. The issue concerns the way that Cal/OSHA defines a repeat violation.

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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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