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.
OSHA cites a Champaign, IL facility for $144,000 in proposed fines.
The first 7000-series train will be tested for months before the new cars carry passengers, according to the agency.
Time, money, safety, productivity, and even employee morale are on the line when implementing equipment-based solutions.
The height and cylindrical shape of tanker trucks can pose a real safety risk to workers who have to climb around on top of them.
What do you do about a problem that is never going away? I think you have to design around it.
It was designed to test harnesses, connecting and anchorage devices, lifeline systems, confined space equipment, and escape and rescue products according to global regulatory standards.
The employee fell about 125 feet in August while installing a microwave dish on a cellular tower in Louise, Miss.
The Long Island, N.Y.-based contractor is cited for alleged fall and scaffolding hazards.
Slip-resistant flooring in all railcars and better lighting inside the mezzanines of underground stations in the transit system of the nation’s capital are in the works.