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Report: NY Construction Sites Poorly Regulated, OSHA Shares Blame

New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health study says OSHA does not have enough inspectors to monitor all NYC worksites and average penalties for violations and accidents is far too little

In New York, construction work accounts for less than 4% of employment but 20% of the state's occupational fatalities.

Safway Group Offers Free Scaffold Safety Training

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Limited time, no-cost offer available through May 31st

Buyers Products LED Strobe & Strip Lights

Buyers Products Co.

Buyers' Products adds LED strobe lights, marker/strobe lights and 5-function strip lights to LED truck and trailer lighting options

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Report: Young Hispanic Immigrant Construction Workers Face Greatest Safety Challenges

Construction firms with fewer than 20 employees historically are most likely to hire young, uneducated immigrants and are unlikely to employ occupational safety systems that might prevent on-the-job injuries and deaths

Young, Hispanic workers hired by small construction companies are at the highest risk of safety and health-related challenges in the United States, according to a joint ASSE and NIOSH report.

OSHA Rule to Protect Workers from Beryllium Exposure Plagued by Delays

Current beryllium exposure limits sit at 2.0 micrograms per cubic meter but could be reduced to 0.5 or even 0.1 micrograms per cubic meter

Texas Supreme Court Overturns Jury Verdict on Genie Lift Death

A 6-3 ruling said the Genie AWP-40S aerial lift in not unreasonably dangerous after a man was killed when two workers tried to move the lift while it was 40 feet in the air

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: SafetySnaps

Mobile app allows users to take a photo of a safety or health issue, comment on the photo, record pertinent information and share it with key stakeholders all on a mobile device

Use SafetySnaps mobile app to take a photo, add a description, select a priority and record the location of a health or safety issue on a jobsite.

NYC Officials Demand Better Construction Safety

City Council will hold an oversight hearing seeking answers following a worker’s fatal elevator-shaft fall last week

Capital Safety Acquires Dropped Object Prevention Manufacturer

3M Fall Protection Business (formerly Capital Safety)

Acquisition of Python Safety allows fall prevention company broaden its range of safety solutions

Contractor Appeals OSHA Fine, Judge Upholds and Increases Fine

Crane operator reported cable needed to be replaced but supervisors chose not to fix the issue before the cable broke on the jobsite

Contractor Fined for Knowingly Putting Workers at Risk of Trench Collapse

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

DHC Contracting faces $57,900 in OSHA fines for allowing employees to work in an excavation without cave-in protection while installing a replacement manhole

Guardian Angel Safety Device

Wearable light bar extends the nighttime visibility of construction workers up to 2 miles

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