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HSA launches inspection campaign to address dangers of working at height

Plant & Civil Engineer

Ireland’s Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has launched a nationwide inspection campaign focused on the dangers associated with working at height on construction sites. In the ten-year period 2014 – 2023, there were 93 fatalities in the construction industry and falls from height accounted for 60% of these.

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OSHA’s construction safety advisory committee invites input on construction regulations

BD+C

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health May 7-8, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Regulations Codes and Standards' Work groups will meet May 7, and the full committee will meet May 8.

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Ontario Employers Face January 2014 Training Deadline

Safety Services Company

Ontario Employers Face January 2014 Training Deadline. This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. Hazard recognition. Right to be informed of hazards.

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Ontario Employers Face January 2014 Training Deadline

Safety Services Company

Ontario Employers Face January 2014 Training Deadline. This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. Hazard recognition. Right to be informed of hazards.

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September 2014 newsletter

FDR Safety

If there is an OSHA citation most likely to be overturned on appeal to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission it would be one issued under the General Duty clause. The General Duty clause is a catchall in the Occupational Safety and Health Act and it is frequently misunderstood, even by OSHA inspectors themselves.

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EPA move to assert oversight on small bodies of water among top U.S. regulatory battles for 2014

BD+C

The Environmental Protection Agency''s regulatory oversight on small bodies of water under the Clean Water Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Administrator''s stance on safety rules for combustible dust are among the top regulatory issues expected to be fought over in 2014.The Regulations Codes and Standards'

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Making headway: what to do about tower crane safety?

Practical Law Construction

With yet another tower crane collapse (this time on a retirement living project in Kent – thankfully no one was injured), we must ask ourselves “is the current crane safety regime in the UK adequate?” ” Sadly, crane-related incidents in the UK aren’t rare enough. This language is inherently vague.