Associated General Contractors of America announced it will offer the training in eight locations next year thanks to its $120,000 grant.
A construction superintendent at a Brooklyn site was monitoring more than legal limit of sites when one worker was killed and another injured.
The product's webbing can weaken, posing an unrecognized fall risk to users, according to the latest Rapex recalls report, which said one fatality associated with this product has been reported.
Posted on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the new video shows glass panels being added at the 80th floor of the new skyscraper and concrete pours on the 93rd floor.
The fall protection market in North America will accelerate thanks to strong enforcement and will reach $670.5 million in 2017, according to a new Frost & Sullivan report.
University Medial Center Brackenridge in Austin, Texas, is the first Level 1 trauma center to receive this recognition.
Acquiring VR-Tec "gives us greater global reach under a single, unified brand," said Shain Rae, chief executive officer at DEUS Rescue.
OSHA now has extended its temporary enforcement measures through Dec. 15.
Preventing slip, trip, and fall accidents is a risk management proposition.
General industry fall protection can be a real challenge.
Titled "Standard Guide For Commercial Entrance Matting In Reducing Slips, Trips And Falls," it addresses mats and runners in commercial facilities.
They agree to cooperate to address construction fall prevention and injury and illness prevention programs.
The agency's citations include 25 serious violations, two repeat violations, and $128,700 in proposed fines.
A lift with the workers aboard became stranded outside the 22nd floor of a hospital building. The gap between it and the building's wall was about 15 feet. A London Fire Brigade technical rescue team got them down.
Wind turbines and turbine blades are growing larger, as well. The new DOE report says about $14 billion of wind capacity was added in the United States in 2011.
The Conshohocken, Pa. plant of ArcelorMittal was cited for eight alleged violations involving hexavalent chromium and other hazards.
Confined space training for farms is essential.
A research report from Britain's OSHA points out loading and unloading operations cause many of the reported injuries at companies operating them.
Naval Research Laboratory scientists developed a siloxane-based coating for use on flight decks and walkways. The lab reports it is more durable and chemical resistant than traditional, epoxy-based coatings.
The required compliance deadline will now go into effect Sept. 15, 2012.