The Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health is in need of 14 new members.
Episode 46
In this Safety Speak mini episode of the podcast, Editor Sydny Shepard discusses ISO/PAS 45005: General guidelines for safe working during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study on telecommuting and BLS data that shows workplace fatalities are at their highest since 2007.
The death of a California construction worker in June resulted in around $54,000 in fines for two construction companies.
Ontario, Canada has had a steady increase in construction worker deaths in the past six years.
Episode 44
In this mini episode of the podcast, Editor Sydny Shepard discusses a newly revised construction standard for multi-employer sites and the FDA's approval of a new at-home test for COVID-19 and the flu.
Episode 43
In this episode of the podcast, listen in as Editor Sydny Shepard discusses Cal/OSHA's new emergency regulations to protect against COVID-19 as well as the CDC and FDA's plan on how a Coronavirus vaccine could be distributed in the United States.
Assessing risk level and ensuring workers have proper PPE are key steps to maintaining construction worker safety during this time.
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A Washington state construction company was fined $92,000 after failing to enforce fall protection use among employees.
Construction workers are five times more likely than other professions to be hospitalized with COVID-19, says a study by the University of Texas at Austin.
A New Hampshire construction worker was injured on the job after being run over by a tractor.
New York City’s Local Law 196 helped set a significant drop in construction injuries into motion.
OSHA standards are primarily focused on worksite conditions, so such exposures should be identified and addressed before workers are exposed to them.
Episode 33
In this mini episode of the podcast, Editor Sydny Shepard reports the top 25 most dangerous jobs in America, the NFPA's new campaign for electrical safety and how OSHA has refined its COVID-19 recording requirements.
Despite declines in workplace injuries in recent years, the construction industry remains one of the most dangerous in America.
PPE has and will always be an absolute must for keeping workers in construction safe, but the pandemic is bringing new challenges to the industry every week.
Episode 31
Interested in the the future of safety? You are in luck. In this episode of the podcast, Editor Sydny Shepard sits down with CSU Academic Program Director Dan Corcoran to talk about safety education in today's world and how academic programs are leaning into a more specialized focus.
A Utah man died while working on a construction site on October 3.
Establishing a system of effective perimeter monitoring is essential to the success of construction projects.
The safety industry continues to see developments in innovation and technology despite no trade shows to show off new products in person.