DMAC Construction LLC willfully exposed workers to falls up to 25 feet, according to OSHA.
Of the 9.3 million projected new service-sector jobs by 2024, 3.8 million will be added to the health care and social assistance major sector, which will overtake the state and local government major sector and the professional and business services major sector to become the largest overall.
The alliance will focus on the safe operation, use, and maintenance of equipment such as cranes, chippers, digger derricks, and aerial lifts.
Deborah A.P. Hersman, NSC's president and CEO, said 14 participating companies "share how they have placed safety at the heart of every project. Their experiences can help other employers establish safe contract relationships that run the gamut, from delivering mail to major construction projects."
Subpart AA of 29 CFR 1926 will help to prevent construction workers from being hurt or killed by eliminating and isolating hazards in confined spaces at construction sites.
OSHA cited the employers for willful exposure.
Ted Hebert LLC faces willful and serious violations.
An amendment to a budget deal that has been signed into law will allow OSHA to increase its fines annually.
Forty-six percent of inspected sites fell short, according to the British agency.
OSHA has issued $407,400 in proposed fines along with eight egregious willful and four serious violations to Design Plastering Inc. and Design Plastering West LLC of Phoenix, Ariz.
Eight-story building in Manhattan partially collapses killing one and trapping another.
A+A 2015, the 30th safety trade fair in the series, kicked off Oct. 27 in the sprawling fairgrounds of Düsseldorf, Germany, with more than 1,800 exhibitors eagerly awaiting the crowds.
A partnership between Black & Veatch Construction Inc. and OSHA will protect workers for the Oregon Clean Energy Center in Oregon, Ohio.
A Washington state family of three died when a 110-foot concrete section fell onto their car in April 2015.
The change from 10 to 6 feet would be effective Jan. 1, 2017. Also, slide guards could no longer be used as a primary fall protection system as of Oct. 1, 2017.
CBS Pilings Solutions was cited for three serious safety violations.
Harco Construction and Sky Materials Corp. were cited for willful safety violations. Proposed fines totaled $280,000.
The biggest U.S. safety trade show of the year returns to the West Coast next October, taking place in the shadow of Disneyland at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Joe Arrants fell approximately 60 feet to the dock below; Kiewit/General/Manson, a joint venture, was cited for five serious safety violations with penalties totaling $14,400.
High Structural Erectors were cited after a worker was hospitalized.