By Mark Stromme, Contributor Historically, falls are the leading cause of fatalities in construction, accounting for about one-third of all fatalities in the industry. Falls can be prevented by following the applicable OSHA standards, understanding how to avoid exposure to fall hazards, knowing what fall protection is needed, providing it, and ensuring employees are adequately…
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By Scott Fowler, Contributor Construction safety goes beyond protecting workers. You also have to protect the public. Construction projects happen in different environments, and you have to consider the people and property in those environments and how the work may impact them. The recently updated ANSI/ASSP A10.34-2021 standard provides best practices for protecting the public on or…
Read More >>By Kevin J. McMahon, MS, CIH, Contributor As construction companies navigate reopening safely amid the second COVID Delta variant wave, employers should continue to follow and implement guidelines for preventing the spread and risk of COVID-19 in construction environments, to themselves, their employees, and visitors to their worksites. AIHA, the association for scientists and professionals…
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By: Ron Overton, Contributor One of the most frequent questions posed by employers is a clarification of exactly what their responsibilities are to be in compliance with the revisions of the Federal Crane Rule 29CFR1926.1427, specifically the training, qualification, evaluation, and National Certification of their crane operators. Let us review the requirements and changes of…
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