OSHA has a number of safety training requirements, and standard1926.503specifically requires construction companies to implement a fall protection training program to “enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize...
OSHA ramps up enforcement on fall hazards in Southeast.The article reports that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is focusing on the fall hazards in the Southeast region.EBSCO_AspSafety & Health
Many dealers think that safety inspection and correction of hazards constitute an effective safety program, or that compliance with OSHA regulations is an effective means to gauge safety. Nothing could be farther from the truth. In nearly forty years of experience with dealers in the safety arena,...
The company, Dlubak Glass Co., was put on the Severe Violators Enforcement Program of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration last year because of “willful and repeat violations and the nature of the hazards,” according to information from the U.S. Department of Labor. In addition,...
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OSHA also issued $43,000 in proposed fines to Avalon Bay Communities, the developer and contractor for the projects. In June and August 2006, employees of Shawnlee were found to be working at hei...
11 Galleria contractors fined by OSHA ; Fall hazards cited as reason for penaltiesMatt Glynn
Shawnlee Construction LLC,a Plainville,Mass.,wood-framing con-tractor,faces 164,000 in OSHA fines for allegedly exposing employees to fall hazards at residential construction projects in Newton and Danvers,Mass.OccupationalHazardsGroupEBSCO_bspOccupational Hazards...
A construction company converting the old Five Points Theatre on Park Street in Jacksonville into condominiums may be fined up to $50,000 for failing to protect employees adequately from fall hazards, federal regulators said Wednesday.U.S. Newspapers...
Litton Avondale Industries to Pay Fines, OSHA Cites Florida Firm for Fall Hazards.Reports that shipbuilder Litton Avondale Industries Inc. has agreed to pay penalties of $357,750 to settle citations of the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Fall protection; Health and ...