"The London 2012 Games construction project has shown that building projects on time and within budget does not mean compromising on the health and safety of your workers," the agency says.
Four serious violations relate to the fatality, including failing to provide leg protection and enforcing the use of eye protection and trees being felled in a manner that created a hazard for workers.
An inspection conducted by OSHA's Providence Area Office found that the skylight opening lacked a guardrail or equivalent means to prevent workers from stepping on or through the skylight.
"Illness and injury rates for public sector workers also continue to be alarmingly high at 5.7 cases for every 100 workers, which is more than 60 percent higher than the private sector rate," the Labor secretary noted.
Prepared by manufacturers in the ISEA Fall Protection Group, the use and selection guide describes the process of developing a corporate fall protection program and explains the components of fall protection systems.
More than 60,000 trade visitors toured the exhibit halls at the Dusseldorf fair grounds during the Oct. 18-21 trade fair. Exhibit square footage also is up 12 percent for the National Safety Council's Congress & Expo two weeks from now.
An employee who was operating a locomotive sustained a fatal head injury when he struck a conveyor on the tunnel boring machine.
The signing will take place Oct. 14 at the site of the Lansing Board of Water & Light’s $182 million REO Town Plant Electric-Steam Generation Facility.
OSHA's inspections were initiated under a regional emphasis program aimed at preventing injuries and deaths caused by falls. Proposed penalties total $164,120.
OSHA issued seven serious safety and health violations following the April death of a worker who was ejected from an aerial lift after it was struck by a falling tree.
Unprotected trenches are among the deadliest construction hazards, as shown by more than 200 fatalities and hundreds of serious injuries since 2003, according to the agency.
A preliminary total of 107 workers were killed in Missouri in 2010, down from the 142 fatalities reported in 2009.
Oct. 31 is the deadline to apply for a Safety and Health Investment projects grant from the Washington state Department of Labor & Industries.
Historic Reading Railroad Terminal is the site of the National Safety Congress & Expo’s long-awaited return to Philadelphia.
Taking the next step in the process of enacting a national work health and safety regulatory scheme, Safe Work Australia opened the comment periods Sept. 26 for draft codes on fall protection, first aid, chemical safety, and more.
Most high-voltage deaths in Washington do not involve power line workers, but rather people whose jobs place them near power lines, such as construction workers, roofers, tree trimmers, agriculture workers, truck drivers, or mobile equipment operators.
The report highlighted that the number of occupational diseases went up from 124 in 2010 to 361 in 2011, primarily due to the increased reporting of noise-induced deafness cases.
It says injury prevention is possible if contractors take steps such as using full sequential trigger nail guns, establishing nail gun work procedures, and providing workers with personal protective equipment.
OSHA cited the contractors for safety hazards after a worker received burns from an electrical shock during the installation of a new landfill gas processing and compression facility at the U.S. Marine Corps Logistic Base in Albany, Ga.
Two public hearings are set for Sept. 30 and Oct. 7 on its proposed rule that would include the construction industry in its scope.