OH_CONTRUCTION SAFETY_ A Penton Media Property February 2012 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/ehstoday/v/331 THIS WEEK'S NEWS --1. Efforts to Reduce Injuries and Fatalities in Residential Construction Extended by OSHA OSHA has added another 6 months to its temporary enforcement measures in residential construction. The temporary enforcement measures, now extended through Sept. 15, include priority, free, on-site compliance assistance; penalty reductions; extended abatement dates; measures to assure consistency; and increased outreach. To view the full article go to: http://ehstoday.com/construction/news/residential-construction-osha-enforcement-0215/ --2. Is OMB-Caused Delay in OSHA's Silica Rules Resulting in Deaths, Cases of Silicosis? A proposal submitted to the White House Office of Management and Budget by OSHA to update the standard that protects workers from exposure to crystalline silica dust has languished there for a year, even though the review should have taken 45 days. To view the full article go to: http://ehstoday.com/standards/osha/omb-delay-silica-osha-0215/ --3. Deadly Building Collapse in Cleveland Kills Two Workers Two men working as part of a crew demolishing a building on Brookpark Road in Cleveland, Ohio, died Jan. 24 when the building collapsed on top of them around 4:30 pm. The two men -- Vincente Collazo of Cleveland, age 49, and a 60-year-old Youngstown man -- had been on the job one day. To view the full article go to: http://ehstoday.com/construction/news/building-collapse-kills-two-0125/ --4. Worker Survives 80-Foot Fall: OSHA Cites Employer for Hazards Luck was with a worker on Sept. 28, 2011, when he fell 80 feet to a lower level from the top of a 118-foot-high scaffold and survived. 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