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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s newest regulation is raising concerns for large employers nationwide—specifically general contractors.The new rule, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2017, requires employers to electronically submit injury and illness data in addition to their onsite OSHA forms. This data will allow OSHA to create up-to-date reports on companies nationwide with above-average injury rates, which will improve safety for workers. Currently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports data on injuries by industry and occupation, but has never been company-specific.
The RuleThe Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has recently published the new Silica Final Rule which is now slated to take full effect in September of 2017. The rule will affect all construction employers with scopes of work that create an exposure to silica containing dust.
Hydro Mobile has issued a “Technical Notice” involving bearing bridge application with their equipment. There have been at least two cases where the steel cords on the bottom of the bridge sections in the link plate attachment were damaged beyond repair.
As stated in an OSHA interpretation, “Free rigging” is the direct attachment to or placement of rigging equipment (slings, shackles, rings, etc.) onto the tines of a fork-truck for a below-the-tines lift. This type of lift does not use an approved lifting attachment.
“It’s crucial to remember that every employer is different; there is no one-size-fits-all approach to safety. Consequently, OSHA must approach safety from all angles, including both enforcement and compliance assistance efforts, in order to make an impact.”- Dr. David Michaels
Summer has officially begun! Remember: Water. Rest. Shade. Under OSHA law, employers are responsible for protecting workers from extreme heat.
A recent bipartisan federal budget act signed by President Obama back in November of 2015 will increase employer OSHA fines for the first time in 25 years.
At approximately 1:50 p.m. on January 28th, two steel erection workers were in an aerial boom-lift preparing to install a vertical fixed metal ladder inside of a building when one of the workers started to experience chest pains. Before the operator of the aerial boom-lift could get the basket to the ground, his co-worker was having a heart attack. Two nearby workers from a mechanical piping crew rushed to the scene and began CPR on the worker.Minutes later, emergency personnel arrived on the project to administer medical assistance. Due to the heroic efforts of the two mechanical piping workers, the heart attack victim survived!
On February 17th at approximately 8:15am a worker was using the front bucket of a rubber tire backhoe to transport a load of dirt on a construction project.The operator drove the backhoe over a stockpile of dirt, raised the front bucket, and started to dump the load.While dumping the load, the operator shifted the backhoe to reverse, and caused the backhoe to turn-over on its right side.The operator braced himself and kept his arms inside of the overhead canopy.The worker was wearing his seatbelt at the time of incident.No injuries were sustained in the event.
