Their analysis, published in MMWR, also indicated Hispanics, self-employed workers, and workers in smaller establishments had disproportionately higher ladder fall injury rates.
The Dallas and Chicago OSHA offices have formed an alliance with the Philippine consulate general in Chicago.
The rule includes significant PPE changes, such as mandating fall harnesses for workers in aerial lifts and requiring that employers provide and pay for FR apparel.
The apps address ladder safety, heat stress, safe lifting, noise monitoring, and first aid.
Standards should be the basis for any employer's fall protection and rescue program.
Speaking this month during the presentation of a construction industry safety award, Commissioner for Labour Donald Tong Hong cited fatalities late last year and three deaths this year in lifting operations.
The agency and the institute renewed for five years their alliance that is committed to addressing workers' safety in the waterproofing, sealant and restoration industry.
OSHA has issued fines to Smiley Plaster Co. in Georgia and placed it in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
Workers, safety managers, and management are asked to pause to discuss topics including ladder safety, scaffolding safety, and roofing work safety.
Thomas Fariello, acting commissioner of the city's Buildings Department, said all three 2013 fatalities resulted from lack of adequate fall protection.
OSHA has cited Coastal Building Systems with repeat fall hazards totaling over $50,000 in proposed fines.
The agency is a co-sponsor of the Downstate Illinois Occupational Safety and Health Day.
"The fatality rate in this industry is extremely high – and tower workers have a risk of fatal injury perhaps 25 to 30 times higher than the risk for the average American worker. This is clearly unacceptable," he said in a video shown at the NATE annual conference.
Bravo's Construction Services of Woodburn, Ore., has been cited by the state program for the seventh time since February 2013.
The agency collaborates with the National Association of Tower Erectors on a safety initiative.
The agency's new standard will initially be voluntary and apply to construction activity only, but it is expected to become mandatory by summer 2014 and will later be expanded to all sectors.
OSHA has cited Cooper Tank and Welding Corp for several alleged violations in connection with the death.
A unanimous panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a summary judgment for Conopco, Inc., which owns the Missouri plant where plainfiff Ricky Spaulding was hurt.
The alliance will focus on sharing information about OSHA's emphasis programs, health laws, and standards.
A farm and feed supplier received 13 safety violations after a worker was fatally injured in a fall.