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CONSTRUCTION SAFETY eNews for -
December
2008 |
Welcome to EHS Today’ 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. Construction
Safety: Out With the Old…
2. Robots
Designed to Save Lives of Construction Workers
3. Rhode Island
Contractor Faces $216,000 in OSHA Fines for Cave-In Hazards
4. OSHA Citations
and Proposed Penalties: How to Beat the Rap
5. OSHA
Issues Final Rule Clarifying Employers’ Duty to Provide PPE
6. Rhode Island
Contractor Faces $216,000 in OSHA Fines for Cave-In Hazards
7. National
Demolition Association Hosting Landmark Construction and Demolition
Recycling Symposium in 2009
2. Robots Designed to Save Lives of
Construction Workers
The Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) of the College of
Engineering at Virginia Tech won the grand prize at the 2008
International Capstone Design Fair with a trio of robots designed to
take the place of construction workers tasked with dangerous jobs such
as inspecting high-rises or underwater bridge piers.
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5. OSHA Issues Final Rule Clarifying
Employers’ Duty to Provide PPE
OSHA’s final rule on Clarification of Employers’ Duty to Provide
Personal Protective Equipment and Train Each Employee was published in
the Dec. 12 Federal Register. The rule revises OSHA standards to clarify
that employers must provide PPE and hazards training for each employee
covered by the standards.
>> More
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e) None of the above
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a) Reducing the use of hazardous chemicals and materials on site
b) Recycling
c) Burning waste to reduce disposal costs
d) Using energy-efficient or alternative fuel vehicles
e) Water and natural resource conservation
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