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OSHA, CCO, NCCCO Foundation Partner to Reduce Risks for Workers

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Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - The construction crane industry is shoring up safety efforts to prevent accidents like those that have brought negative visibility to the market sector in the past few years. CCO and the NCCCO Foundation have formed an alliance with OSHA to keep the industry informed about OSHA's safe...

OSHA Violations On Rise This Year, Fall Protection Tops List

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Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - For 13 years running now, fall protection has hamstrung contractors and their safety directors. During that time, it has become OSHA's most frequently cited infraction. It remains the most cited this year. During the National Safety Council's (NSC) Safety Congress and Expo held th...

OSHA Announces Switch From Traditional Hard Hats to Safety Helmets

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OSHA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that the agency is replacing traditional hard hats used by its employees with more modern safety helmets to protect them better when they are on inspection sites. In 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statis...

CCO, NCCCO Foundation Enter Alliance With OSHA

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NCCCO - On Nov. 16, 2023, CCO and the NCCCO Foundation entered into a formal agreement with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) through the OSHA Alliance Program. The aim of this alliance is to keep the industry informed of OSHA's applicable safety-related initiatives. ...

Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association Hosts OSHA Trench Safety Training

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Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association - The Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association (ILICA) invites contractors and operators to an OSHA Trench Safety Competent Person Certification training on the campus of Illinois Central College (ICC) in East Peoria, Ill., on Aug. 2, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. During this trainin...

Playing Nice With OSHA: How to Avoid Fines for Jobsite Violations

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Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - The Department of Labor opened the year with an increase in the cost of penalties for employer violations. This means not only the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration, but the Employee Benefits Security Administration, Wage and Hour Division and Office of Workers' Compensation Progr...

Dallas, Fort Worth OSHA Offices, BBB to Educate Builders

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Department of Labor - OSHA's Dallas and Fort Worth area offices and the Better Business Bureau have signed an alliance to educate employers and employees on workplace hazards. The alliance's partners will provide information, guidance and training resources to construction and general industry employers to hel...

OSHA Responds to Alarming Number of Trenching Deaths

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Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - After charting an alarming 22 trenching deaths the first half of this year, OSHA has made trench safety a national emphasis on inspections. In July, the agency announced it was launching enhanced enforcement initiatives with a goal of protecting workers from known hazards. Industry professional a...

Understanding OSHA's Compliance Directive

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NCCCO - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released a new compliance directive, CPL 02-01-063 for cranes and derricks. This directive replaces the 2014 compliance directive CPL 02-01-057 and addresses the changes in the crane rule that OSHA made in 2018. ...

OSHA Specifies Contractor Safety Responsibilities On Job Site

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Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Who does OSHA look to first when multiple contractors are at work on a job site where safety is called into question? If your company has any control over the work process, the agency's Multi-Employer Worksite Policy specifies that the responsibility likely falls on you. Have...