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CONSTRUCTION SAFETY eNews for -January
2009
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.
Beaverton, Ore.-based Skanska USA Building Inc. recently awarded top
honors to several of its 40 largest subcontractors in a competition
aimed at helping eliminate construction-related falls.
>> More
In the Jan. 9 Federal Register, OSHA published final changes to its
Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) that, among other enhancements,
allow participation by companies with mobile workforces.
>> More
OSHA has completed inspections prompted by a fatal Aug. 14, 2008,
accident at the former Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Mass. Employees
were dismantling the 3,000-ton overhead Goliath gantry crane when one of
its legs fell to the ground, crushing an employee and injuring three
others.
>> More
A revised OSHA Field Operations Manual now provides OSHA compliance
officers with a single source of updated information and guidance to
more effectively protect employees from occupational injuries,
illnesses, and fatalities.
>> More
OSHA cited Peach State Roofing for an alleged workplace safety
violation at a Sicklerville worksite. Headquartered in Rock Hill, S.C.,
the company had two employees working on the site; OSHA initiated its
inspection on July 16, 2008
>> More
On Jan. 6, the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and
Health (MassCOSH) and its national association, the National Council on
Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH), released a platform
outlining seven priorities for federal action in 2009 to protect worker
health and safety.
>> More
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a. A handheld phone
In this Podcast, EHS Today Publisher and Editorial Director Steve
Minter interviews Brian Mayer, author of Blue-Green Coalitions:
Fighting for Safe Workplaces and Healthy Communities, about these
powerful labor-environmental coalitions and their prospects in an Obama
administration. Phil Moser from Advanced Driving Training Services
discusses how safer and greener driving goes hand-in-hand. Plus,
Associate Editor Laura Walter shares some tips to celebrate the
holidays safely. OR
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