Category Archives: Safety

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    U.S. Department of Labor to hold construction safety meeting

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    U.S. Department of Labor to hold construction safety meeting
    03
    Jul

    Committee members represent a wide range of contributors who provide input into construction standards. Stakeholders on the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) will meet this month to discuss amendments and clarification to current construction standards. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the meeting will take place on July 17 and  July 18 […]

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    Safety, Technology, Technology, Technology

    Optimized and safer mine haulage assured with Reverse Assist

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    Optimized and safer mine haulage assured with Reverse Assist
    01
    Jul

    TUCSON, AZ – Hexagon’s Mining division recently announced the introduction of HxGN MineOperate Reverse Assist, a high-precision positioning application that guides truck operators with the optimum reversing path. Reverse Assist completes the division’s Operator Assist product suite. Inaccurate reversing maneuvers and costly collisions are perennial hazards for drivers backing into a loading position, a process […]

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    Legislative News, Legislative News, Legislative News, Safety, Safety, Safety

    Seeking input on OSHA’s silica exposure rule

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    Seeking input on OSHA’s silica exposure rule
    01
    Jul

    The CDRA worked to modify OSHA’s employee silica exposure regulation before it officially came out more than a year ago. The rule affected many sectors of the construction industry, including concrete recyclers. We were successful in removing almost all the onerous sections of the rule. The paramount part of the rule is Table 1, which […]

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    Legislative News, Legislative News, Legislative News, Safety, Safety, Safety, Technology

    Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … OSHA?

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    Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … OSHA?
    01
    Jul

    Source: Safety Law Matters / Husch Blackwell / Posted in ENFORCEMENT UPDATES, OSHA An internal DOL memorandum last year to OSHA regional administrators confirms that OSHA can deploy unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), otherwise referred to as drones, equipped with cameras to assist with its enforcement and regulatory functions. What do employers need to know? How […]

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    Legislative News, Legislative News, Legislative News, Safety, Safety, Safety

    When OSHA shows up: Practical guidance regarding walk-around rights

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    On the front lines with Fisher Phillips  by Travis Vance and Pamela Williams The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) provides that, if an OSHA compliance safety and health officer (CSHO) shows up to conduct an inspection and presents his credentials to you as the employer, you have a right to guide […]

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