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CONSTRUCTION SAFETY eNews for -
March
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. |
In This
Newsletter:
1. Fall Protection:
Failure is Not an Option
2. Fall Hazard
at Mass. Worksite Leads to $70,000 in OSHA Fines
3. Eighth Circuit
Overrules Review Commission in OSHA/Summit Multi-Employer Case
4. Create a
Safer Work Environment by Bridging the Language and Culture Gap
5. New
Standard Project to Protect Workers in Wind Generation Construction
Operations
6. OSHA
Cites Bloomer, Wis., Excavator for Safety Violations During Trenching
Job
1. Fall Protection: Failure is Not an Option
Despite special emphasis programs from OSHA and increasingly
sophisticated fall protection equipment, falls from heights remain a
serious occupational safety challenge. In 2006, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) reported that fatal work injuries involving falls
increased 5 percent after a sharp decrease in 2005. The 809 fatal falls
in 2006 represent the third highest total since 1992, when the fatality
census began. Fatal falls from roofs increased from 160 fatalities in
2005 to 184 in 2006, a rise of 15 percent.
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2. Fall Hazard at Mass. Worksite Leads to
$70,000 in OSHA Fines
OSHA has cited Shawnlee Construction Inc. for an alleged willful
violation of fall protection safety standards and proposed a $70,000
fine against the Plainville, Mass., wood framing contractor. The
citation and proposed penalty follow an OSHA inspection at a building
under construction in Chelsea, Mass.
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3. Eighth Circuit Overrules Review Commission
in OSHA/Summit Multi-Employer Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, in a 2-1 decision,
ruled that in the case of Solis v. Summit Contractors Inc., OSHA
regulation 29 C.F.R. Sec. 1910.12(a) “is unambiguous in that it does
not preclude OSHA from issuing citations to employers for violations
when their own employees are not exposed to any hazards related to the
violations.” Therefore, according to the ruling, the Occupational
Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) “abused its discretion in
determining that the controlling employer citation policy conflicted
with the regulation.”
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6. OSHA Cites Bloomer, Wis., Excavator for
Safety Violations During Trenching Job
In September 2008, OSHA opened an inspection at the excavation
jobsite in Weston after an agency inspector observed employees exposed
to cave-in hazards while working in an 8-foot-deep, unprotected trench.
As a result of the inspection, OSHA issued six instance-by-instance
willful citations to the company for failing to protect employees from
cave-in hazards, and five instance-by-instance willful citations for
failing to set the spoil pile material excavated from the trench 2 feet
or more from the edge of the excavation.
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Bios - Pop Quiz Challenge
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 Bios International Challenge
Welcome to the Bios International
Challenge! Bios International is a specialty
manufacturer of precision flow calibration equipment. Bios is accredited
to approximately 0.06% by NVLAP (NIST) to ISO 17025, ANSI Z-540 and
NIST 150.
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a. Primary standard
b. Secondary standard
c. None in the above
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b. Defender 520
c. Definer 220
d. All in the above
Take the quiz today!
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 Understanding NFPA 70E and the Arc Flash Hazard
Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009
Time: 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT
Sponsored by: Westex, Inc.
Presenter: Scott M. Margolin, International Technical
Director, Westex
During this webinar, attendees will learn about the four primary
subjects essential to understanding, and protecting against, the arc
flash hazard in an industrial workplace. Causes and consequences of
arc flash are examined, with emphasis on historical data, real
accidents, body burn injury and non-flame resistant vs flame resistant
clothing.
Register Today!
 The Courage to Actively Care
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Time: 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT
Sponsored by: Coastal
Featuring: Dr. Scott Geller, Ph.D., Alumni
Distinguished Professor, Virginia Tech, Senior Partner, Safety
Performance Solutions
During this webinar, Dr. Geller will discuss Interpersonal
Intervention
and Courage, How Can Courage Be Encouraged, and
Culture and The Courage
To Actively Care. He will examine excuses and barriers given
for the
lack of large-scale application of effective interpersonal
interventions. Three dimensions of human dynamics related to
leadership
will be explained: Competence, Commitment, and Courage.
Register Now!
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The Most Powerful Thing... Deck Safety Awareness for
Purse Seiners
A safety awareness video designed to help crew members be more aware of
safety hazards on board purse seining vessels.
Faces
of Black Lung
Each year, approximately 1,000 miners in the U.S. die from coal workers'
pneumoconiosis, or 'black lung disease,' a preventable illness caused
by exposure to coal mine dust.
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Gas Flow
Measurement
EHS Today Editor Sandy Smith speaks to Scott Calvert, vice
president of Bios International Corp., to learn why
primary standards and specific accreditations are so important in
primary gas flow measurement. Bios International is a world leader in
gas flow measurement and provides products and services for
professionals in the fields of occupational health and safety,
environmental protection, industrial process control and more.
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