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.
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.
Have you ever participated in an OSHA safety course? If not, you may be feeling a little anxious or unsure of what you’re in for. OSHA, or The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, is designed to keep employees …
With any construction site job or most utility and maintenance careers, there are many risks that pose a threat to your safety. One of the biggest, and most fatal of these risks is a fall from height. This could result …
Radio Frequency and Workplace Safety Radio frequency involves the oscillation rate of radio waves in the range of 3 kHz to 300 GHz as well as the alternating currents carrying radio signals. These types of data transmission and broadcasting can have …
