Nov
30
2009
Peekskill, NY
Marcela Rojas
OSHA cites contractor for safety breaches at Peekskill Middle School
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<br />A Peekskill-based contracting company was recently cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for violating safety standards during work it did at Peekskill Middle School.)
Nov
23
2009
Dallas, TX
OH & S
Do Z359 Standards Cover Transportation-Related Falls? Yes, Says ASSE
The American Society of Safety Engineers recently noted that falls in the transportation industry are covered under the American National Standard Institute/ASSE Z359 Fall Protection standards, including rolling stock, which refers to all vehicles, such as trailers, that move on a railway.)
Nov
11
2009
New York, NY
Mid Hudson News
Brooklyn contractor cited for electrocution and fall hazards at Westchester County worksite
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $50,600 in fines against Metro Steel Fabricators Inc., a Brooklyn steel erection contractor, for alleged willful and serious violations of safety standards at a Tuckahoe jobsite.)
Nov
09
2009
Quincy, IL
Steve Adams
Construction worker injured in fall from building
A construction worker was taken to the hospital after falling off the roof of the BJ’s Wholesale Club being built on Crown Colony Drive.)
Nov
09
2009
Portland, OR
Justin Carinci
Fall protection is still high on lists of violations
Recently released federal and state safety data show that fall protection remains a top concern. According to preliminary federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration data for the 12 months ending Sept. 30, fall protection had the second-highest number of violations.)
Nov
09
2009
Dallas, TX
OH & S
Fall Protection Definitions & Nomenclature Standard Gets an Update
The American Society of Safety Engineers announced the approval of a newly revised American National Standards Institute (ANSI) /ASSE Z359.0-2009 "Definitions and Nomenclature Used for Fall Protection and Fall Arrest" voluntary consensus standard. The aim of the standard, says ASSE, is to provide the most current information on slip, trip, and fall prevention.)
Nov
09
2009
Plymouth, MA
OH & S
Fall Hazards at Massachusetts Sites Net $308,500 in OSHA Fines
New Place Carpentry, a New Haven, Conn., contractor with a long history of fall protection violations, faces a total of $308,500 in new fines from the OSHA for willful and repeat fall hazards following the agency's inspections at worksites in Plymouth and Methuen, Mass.)
Nov
09
2009
Owen Sound, ON, CA
Scott Dunn
Company faces charges in worker's fall last year
Federal labour code charges have been laid against a local rural Internet provider after a man fell from a residential TV tower at Gould Lake last year. )
Nov
06
2009
Las Vegas, NV
Victoria Gonzalez
Researchers construct new safety program
In the past five years in Nevada, more than one-third of construction deadly occurrences have been related to falls. UNLV’s construction management program and the school of nursing have come together to help educate workers to reduce this statistic.)
Nov
05
2009
Plymouth, MA
Bill Kirk
Contractor working in Methuen hit with safety violation fines
A construction company working on a Toll Brothers development off Pond Street has been hit with $197,000 in fines for unsafe working conditions at the residential site.)