The combination of any gasoline-powered equipment, (such as compressors, generators, welding equipment or forklifts) and any confined space in a construction site has the added danger of carbon monoxide poisoning …
The following press release from OSHA details their latest efforts to keep track of this important subject. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today published a final rule finalizing procedures for …
High-power lasers for industrial cutting and welding commonly practiced on construction sites bring the potential for serious eye and skin damage from direct exposure to laser beam and secondary emissions. …
OSHA has recently released a new report that has many long-term implications for the construction industry. While the report focuses largely on the macro-economic and social consequences of work-related hazards, construction …
OSHA’s New Report: The Cost of Not Protecting Workers Read More »
Backover incidents, when a construction vehicle strikes a worker who is standing, walking or kneeling behind a vehicle, account for a high number of worksite accidents and fatalities. The Bureau …
Preventing Construction Vehicle Backover Accidents Read More »
Working in cold weather and snow has many safety implications for construction workers and OSHA has specific regulations related to these hazards. Snow removal is typically a maintenance activity regulated …
Winter Weather Hazards: Safety Precautions for Cold and Snow Read More »
Worker injuries and fatalities from fire hazards in the construction industry have decreased steadily in the last ten years, thanks to increased enforcement of building codes and safety standards. Nonetheless, …
The noise level at construction sites has serious and sometimes overlooked health and safety consequences. The bottom line of noise control in construction worksites is that permanent hearing loss is …
The Sound and the Fury: Keeping Workers Safe from Noise Hazards Read More »
Communication towers sprouting up by the dozens in the past decade have resulted in a troublesome increase in worker injury and fatalities – and OSHA has responded to the situation …
Tower Trouble: Increased Fatalities Prompt New Standards from OSHA Read More »
Communication towers sprouting up by the dozens in the past decade have resulted in a troublesome increase in worker injury and fatalities – and OSHA has responded to the situation …
Tower Trouble: Increased Fatalities Prompt New Standards from OSHA Read More »
