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Construction Safety
Construction Company Owner, Project Manager Convicted of Manslaughter
Both men convicted of involuntary manslaughter after worker dies from cave-in at homebuilding site in 2012
Business Services
FREE Download: Use and Re-use of Formwork: Safety Risks and Reliability Assessment
Researchers from Oregon State University, mapped the life cycle of vertical concrete formwork on three construction sites, and identified and evaluated the typical site environmental and operations impacts on formwork during its use and re-use.
Construction Safety
Report: NY Construction Sites Poorly Regulated, OSHA Shares Blame
New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health study says OSHA does not have enough inspectors to monitor all NYC worksites and average penalties for violations and accidents is far too little
In New York, construction work accounts for less than 4% of employment but 20% of the state's occupational fatalities.
Scaffolding
Safway Group Offers Free Scaffold Safety Training
Safway Group Holding LLC
Limited time, no-cost offer available through May 31st
Lighting, Alarms
Buyers Products LED Strobe & Strip Lights
Buyers Products Co.
Buyers' Products adds LED strobe lights, marker/strobe lights and 5-function strip lights to LED truck and trailer lighting options
Buyers LED Lights 55524ee2580c0
Construction Safety
Report: Young Hispanic Immigrant Construction Workers Face Greatest Safety Challenges
Construction firms with fewer than 20 employees historically are most likely to hire young, uneducated immigrants and are unlikely to employ occupational safety systems that might prevent on-the-job injuries and deaths
Young, Hispanic workers hired by small construction companies are at the highest risk of safety and health-related challenges in the United States, according to a joint ASSE and NIOSH report.
Construction Safety
OSHA Rule to Protect Workers from Beryllium Exposure Plagued by Delays
Current beryllium exposure limits sit at 2.0 micrograms per cubic meter but could be reduced to 0.5 or even 0.1 micrograms per cubic meter
Construction Safety
Texas Supreme Court Overturns Jury Verdict on Genie Lift Death
A 6-3 ruling said the Genie AWP-40S aerial lift in not unreasonably dangerous after a man was killed when two workers tried to move the lift while it was 40 feet in the air
Apps
ForConstructionPros App of the Week: SafetySnaps
Mobile app allows users to take a photo of a safety or health issue, comment on the photo, record pertinent information and share it with key stakeholders all on a mobile device
Use SafetySnaps mobile app to take a photo, add a description, select a priority and record the location of a health or safety issue on a jobsite.
Construction Safety
NYC Officials Demand Better Construction Safety
City Council will hold an oversight hearing seeking answers following a worker’s fatal elevator-shaft fall last week
Construction Safety
Capital Safety Acquires Dropped Object Prevention Manufacturer
3M Fall Protection Business (formerly Capital Safety)
Acquisition of Python Safety allows fall prevention company broaden its range of safety solutions
Construction Safety
Contractor Appeals OSHA Fine, Judge Upholds and Increases Fine
Crane operator reported cable needed to be replaced but supervisors chose not to fix the issue before the cable broke on the jobsite
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