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CONSTRUCTION SAFETY eNews for - June 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. Construction Workplace Safety Around the Globe
  2. NYCOSH Report Highlights New York Workplace Fatalities
  3. OSHA Takes Steps to Eliminate Fraudulent Trainers, Strengthen Outreach Training Program
  4. Hearing Protectors 2009: Rating, Evaluation and the NRR
  5. Seven Steps You Can Take to Stop Workers' Compensation Fraud




1. Construction Workplace Safety Around the Globe

At Skanska USA, workplace safety is more than a motto or a mantra and more than a set of rules and regulations on the company intranet.
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2. NYCOSH Report Highlights New York Workplace Fatalities

While New York state and New York City experienced a decrease in the rate of workplace fatalities in 2007, the rate is still “unacceptably high,” the New York Committee for Occupational Health and Safety (NACOSH) said in its new report, “Dying for Work in New York.”
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3. OSHA Takes Steps to Eliminate Fraudulent Trainers, Strengthen Outreach Training Program

In an effort to crack down on fraudulent trainers, OSHA intends to strengthen the integrity of its 36-year-old Outreach Training Program by improving how trainers become authorized to teach and ensuring these trainers are in compliance with OSHA program guidelines.
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4. Hearing Protectors 2009: Rating, Evaluation and the NRR

Why has EPA decided to update the rule that governs noise reduction ratings and how will these changes impact hearing protection devices?
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5. Seven Steps You Can Take to Stop Workers' Compensation Fraud

Every successful business has a combination of formal and informal procedures and processes that give it the ability to serve its customers efficiently and cost effectively. Without those procedures, businesses close their doors.
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