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Safety
Fall Protection Tops OSHA's Most Frequently Cited Workplace Safety Violations in 2014
National Safety Council
For the second year in a row, fall protection was OSHA's top most frequently cited workplace safety violation in fiscal year 2014 with 6,143 violations
Safety
Jury Rules Contractor Should Pay Woman $15.8 Million for Construction Zone Crash
Lane Construction considering appeal in case centered around responsibility for traffic-control plan
Safety
Fatalities in Construction are Down, but Still Highest Industry
U.S. Department of Labor
Total number of fatal work injuries in construction is highest, but industry ranks fourth in fatal work injury rate
Construction leads the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries with 796 fatalities in 2013, but ranks fourth among industries' fatal work injury rates.
Safety
OSHA Issues New Requirements for Reporting Severe Injuries
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Requires reporting fatalities within 8 hours, single hospitalizations within 24 hours
Safety
OSHA, National Safety Council Renew Alliance on Worker Health and Safety
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
During the five-year agreement, the alliance will use data on injuries and illnesses, workers’ compensation experience and exposure hazards in general industry and construction to help identify new areas of emphasis
Safety
AGC Safety Management Training Course
The December 10-12, 2014, AGC Safety Management Training Course provides attendees three days of training on the basic skills needed to manage a company safety program in the construction industry
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Safety
More Contractors Die at Work Than Other Professions
Thirty-one percent of construction workers who died on the job in 2013 died from injuries from falls; 18% died from struck by accidents
Safety
OSHA Releases Final Rule for Reporting Severe Injuries
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Under the revised rule, employers will be required to notify OSHA of work-related fatalities within eight hours, and work-related in-patient hospitalizations, amputations or losses of an eye within 24 hours
Safety
OSHA Cites Contractor for Cave-in Hazards for Fourth Time
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Mt. Pleasant Blacktopping Inc. faces $77,000 in fines for one willful and one serious safety violation for cave-in hazards while installing water mains
Safety
Fall Protection Violations Have Connecticut Roofing Contractor Facing $300,000 in Fines
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Gleason Roofing Co.'s deliberate and repeated failure to use required fall protection at two worksites results in the contractor facing $294,000 in OSHA fines
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Framing Contractor Facing OSHA Citations for Lack of Fall Protection at Three Worksites
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Five violations include failure to provide fall protection system, allowing workers to use top step of a ladder and permitting workers to use pressurized nail guns without proper eye protection
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