7th Annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls Rescheduled for...
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced today that the 7th annual National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction has been...
View ArticleMSHA Issues Electrical Safety Alert
The Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued an electrical safety alert after miners’ burn and shock incidents. The accidents resulted in miners being transported to the hospital. One incident...
View ArticleGet ready to pump the brakes August 23-29
Is your fleet ready for this year’s Brake Safety Week? The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is gearing up for their annual crackdown to make sure your vehicles have reliable brakes in place. From...
View ArticleFleet and Workplace Drivers: Prioritize Safety Today
During the COVID-19 pandemic, fleet and workplace drivers have been recognized as heroes keeping America’s supply chain open. They’ve been impacted as federal regulations have been loosened relating to...
View ArticleRoadway Safety and COVID-19
Communities across the U.S. are facing uncertainties and grappling with how to address the needs of individuals while combating the historic COVID-19 pandemic. People are adapting rapidly, changing the...
View ArticleAssociate Spotlight- Thomas Hirchak Company
The Thomas Hirchak Company has a proven record of results by successfully marketing real and personal property through auctions and liquidation sales in the Northeastern United States since 1979....
View ArticleToolbox Talk w/Richard Wobby- Truck Safety
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View ArticleConstruction Employment Declines from June to July in 26 States and D.C. as...
California and New Mexico Have Worst One-Month Job Losses While New York Has Largest Increases; California and Vermont Post Worst Yearly Declines as Utah and South Dakota Have Largest Gains...
View ArticleSpeeding up OSHA’s response to COVID-19 whistleblower complaints: DOL OIG...
Washington — Facing a staffing shortage and an increased number of complaints related to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSHA must improve the efficiency of its Whistleblower Protection Program, an audit report...
View ArticleState & Local Government Contract Awards Down as Fiscal 2021 Begins
The 2021 fiscal year is off to a slow start as state and local governments awarded $6.7 billion in transportation contract awards in July, down from $11 billion in July 2019. The July average for...
View ArticleLegislative Update 8/31/2020
The 2020 special session of the Vermont state legislature opened up this Tuesday, August 24th. Similar to the end of the normal session committees and floor sessions are being held online via Zoom...
View ArticleToolbox Talk w/Richard Wobby- Lock Out Tag Out
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View Article2020 National Electrical Code requires cellular metal floor raceways to be...
As building ownership changes over time or as new technology emerges, the wiring or cabling required for use may also change. However, the cable distribution systems used to house the wiring or cabling...
View ArticleThe Truth About Industry Safety That Needs To Be Talked About
Pre COVID, companies may have felt secure in their safety programs, feeling like they’ve built a solid culture of safety, and even proudly detailed their lack of incidents as proof their safety was...
View ArticleTop 10 Construction Safety Tips Revisited
In the new normal of COVID-19 recovery, we are revisiting the Top 10 Construction Safety Tips to reflect 2020 safety best practices. We all thought the rollover of the new decade in January was going...
View ArticleLegislative Update September 8, 2020
The second week of the 2020 special session has concluded with state leaders operating at a much more focused pace than the week prior. As of Tuesday it was clear that leadership in the legislature had...
View ArticleCoronavirus Has Caused Significant Construction Project Delays And...
Sixty Percent of Firms Report Future Projects Have Been Canceled or Delayed, But 52 Percent of Firms Struggle to Find Craft Workers Amid Worker Fears of COVID and Unemployment Supplement The...
View ArticleJoin The National Safety Stand-Down To Prevent Falls in Construction
Fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death for construction employees, accounting for 320 of the 1,008 construction fatalities recorded in 2018 (BLS data). Those...
View ArticleWebEd: OSHA/AGC National Falls Stand-Down Kick-Off Event
September 14, 2020 – 3:00pm to 4:00pm Member Price: $0 Non-Member Price: $0 Description: Fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death for construction employees,...
View ArticleLegistlative Update 9/14/2020
The special session continued this week with a focus on priority bills and the budget. The budget has now worked its way out of committees and has been voted off the House floor and headed towards the...
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