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OSHA Civil Penalties Increase 2% for Inflation

OSHA penalties for other-than-serious, serious and failure to abate violations increased by $319 while penalty for willful and repeat violations increased $2,587

D.C. Circuit Rejects All Industry Challenges to New OSHA Silica Standards

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decided OSHA's new silica dust standard was "reasonable"

Construction Fatalities Up 6% in 2016

Construction industry again had the highest number of fatalities in all industries with 991 worker deaths, according to the 2016 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

The construction industry represented 19.9% of all worker deaths in 2016 and 22.2% of all private industry worker deaths.

NYC Bill Would Consider Contractors' Financial Situation when Awarding Damages in Construction Fatalities

Contractor groups denounce proposed bill's sliding scale when awarding damages in construction-fatality cases

Study: Prevention through Design Poised to Help Improve Construction Safety

Dodge Construction Network

Findings from the study on the benefits of safety investments show that investment in safety has a positive impact on project budgets, schedules, quality, and on business factors

Study reveals the engagement with and impact of two critical trends for improving construction safety: technologies used on jobsites and the practice of Prevention through Design (PtD).

Safety is the Gift That Keeps on Giving

There’s one gift that doesn’t fit neatly under a tree, yet keeps on giving year-round — the gift of enhanced safety on the jobsite.

WV Contractor Faces $86K in Fines After Worker Injured in Roof Fall

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Benco Builders of the Virginias Inc. cited for multiple safety hazards, including lack of fall protection, after an employee suffered serious injuries from a 19-ft. fall off a roof

CT Contractor Cited $330K for Mercury Hazards at Demolition Site

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Manafort Brothers, Inc. facing $329,548 in penalties for exposing workers to mercury and respirator hazards while they dismantled a mercury boiler at a Portsmouth worksite

McCarthy Halves Work Time with Back-Saving Heavy-Tool Assist Gear

Contractor invests in ergonomic tool-assist technologies to isolate an aging workforce from repetitive stress and finds the tools cut demolition and drilling time in half

The EksoZeroG mechanical arm provides lift support for heavy tools such as chipping hammers, drills and impact wrenches.

OSHA Extends Electronic Recordkeeping Compliance Until December 15

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Final rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses compliance date now Dec. 15, 2017 - a two-week extension from the Dec. 1 compliance date in the proposed rule

Universal Vacuum Cleaner VC 150-6 XE

Hilti’s powerful AirBoost technology delivers 150 cfm for wet or dry applications

Hilti Vc 150 6 Xe

Diamatic BDC-1330LP

The Diamatic BDC-1330LP is ideally sized for medium grinding, polishing, scarifying and shotblast machines.

Bdc1330 110 V

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