It’s a scenario that plays out hundreds of times every day across the United States, you need to access an upper elevation using a Mobile Elevated Work Platform but you do not know if it is legal or what the correct steps to ensure that you are legal are.
Do you know the #1 rigging mistake taking place on construction sites? Failure to properly account for sling tension. If you did not know the answer to that question, then you should read the full article. Trivent Safety Consulting offers …
Trivent Safety Consulting is offering a 3-Day Mobil Crane Operator Workshop March 22. This course is designed to increase the crane operator’s knowledge, skill and proficiency level through classroom and hands-on training. This is an excellent prep course for those …
Suicides in Construction Occur at Higher Rate than OSHA’s Fatal Four Everyone is aware of the dangers of working in the construction field. Every day, workers go the job and are surrounded by hazardous conditions that could cause serious injury, …
There are roughly 150,000 construction site accident injuries each year according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Additionally, the BLS reports companies in America pay $62 billion per year for workplace injuries — that’s more than $1 million per week. A medically consulted …
Perhaps one of the most impressive eye-catching pieces of equipment you will find on a construction site is a crane. These titans of the industry come in a variety of types and configurations, tower cranes, conventional crawler, rough terrain and …
Do you struggle to effectively deliver your safety message on site? Do you find yourself wondering why your message of going home the same way you showed up, not just for yourself, but your loved ones, does not seem to land home? Does it feel like you are just bouncing marbles off the wall sometimes?
Regardless of which exposure control method is used, all construction employers covered by the standard are required to:
I am the husband to a wife that works long hours at an emergency room in a suburb of Denver. I am the safety consultant to many companies looking for answers and reassurances during this novel crisis.
In 2015 OSHA moved to a weighted system, which assigned enforcement units (EU’s) to each inspection.
