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CONSTRUCTION SAFETY eNews for -
June 18,
2008 |
Welcome to Occupational Hazards’ new
E-newsletter, Construction Safety
E-News. This newsletter is dedicated to furthering
safety and health in
the construction industry. Each newsletter will feature an
article
written by a construction safety expert – safety
professionals,
trainers, consultants. |
In This
Newsletter:
1. Tools for
Safety Leaders
2. Want Some
Fries with that Citation?
3. Two Employers
Cited for NYC Scaffold Collapse
4. Safety
2008: Safety Engineers Address Rising Hispanic Workplace
Injuries
5. Rescue Training:
Making Timely Rescue a Reality
6. Keep the
Gloves On!
1. Tools for Safety Leaders
Most of the good things that continually happen day in and day out
in the safety profession usually go unnoticed by our management and the
press, but you know that is OK!
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2. Want Some Fries with that
Citation?
Fall and cave-in hazards at Concord, N.H., worksite lead to more
than $120,000 in fines from OSHA for two Bay State contractors working
on a McDonald's restaurant construction site.
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3. Two Employers Cited for NYC Scaffold
Collapse
OSHA cited two New York City employers for alleged workplace safety
standard violations, including equipment failure, lack of fall
protection and lack of employee training, in connection with a fatal
Dec. 7, 2007, scaffold collapse.
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4. Safety 2008: Safety Engineers Address
Rising Hispanic Workplace Injuries
Dr. John Howard, director of the National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), and OSHA Administrator Edwin Foulke Jr.
addressed a meeting of the American Society of Safety Engineers’
(ASSE) Safety Professionals and the Latino Workforce (SPALW) group on
June 10 in Las Vegas on the growing number of Hispanic worker injuries.
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6. Keep the Gloves On!
The cost of hand injuries in just one sector of the construction
industry is six times what it would cost those employers to offer every
employee appropriate hand protection.
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Tune in to any or all of the Webcasts.
Visit booths at the virtual trade show where you can learn about new
safety and health products, subscribe to newsletters and download white
papers or literature.
Without burdensome travel costs, your whole management team, EHS group
or safety committee can view a Webcast or review product features at
company booths.
Visit Today! To register for this free event, visit www.occupationhazards.com/webexpo
Not only are HSE standards an obligation, they are a responsibility to
employees, customers and shareholders alike. By continually monitoring
practices and improving processes, companies can lower the costs of
production while saving lives. This conference will bring together
decision makers from Fortune 500 companies leading the way in successful
HSE processes.
Click here for more information:
www.jacobfleming.com/conferences/oil-gas/HSE-Oil-Gas-Energy
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