Tag: osha
OSHA’s New Standard for Confined Spaces in Construction
by Jason Rogers The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published standards governing Confined Spaces in Construction (29 C.F.R. 1926, Subpart AA) (“Confined Spaces Standards”), to provide added protections to employees performing work in confined spaces. Specifically, spaces (a) large enough for a worker to enter with (b) limited or restricted means of entry […]
OSHA Standards Impermissibly Applied to Construction: Employers are Held Invalid
by Kristen R. Ragosta The United States Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Review Commission has ruled that the secretary of labor impermissibly applied certain OSHA standards to construction employers. On September 28, 2018, the commission vacated an OSHA citation issued to Kiewit for allegedly violating the “quick-drenching” standard in 29 C.F.R. s 1926.50(g). The commission held […]
ASM, OSHA, & MDOS Promote Workplace Safety
Boston – The Associated Subcontractors of Massachusetts, Inc. (ASM), the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety (MDOS), renewed an alliance to promote workplace safety and health and educate workers on construction hazards. The renewal signing took place at Eastern Insurance in Natick, following one […]
WIC Profile: Alicia Toney
Editor’s Note: In honor of Women’s History Month, WIC Week and International Women’s Day, HP will be featuring a woman in construction on our site every business day throughout the month of March. Learn more at www.high-profile.com/wicweek. Here is today’s WIC profile! After several years working as a quality control engineer for a local defense contractor, […]
Safety Fine Proceeds Donated to Colby-Sawyer College
Concord, NH – North Branch Construction’s dedication to jobsite safety includes the implementation of the North Branch Construction Safety Fine Program on all of its projects. This program was developed in 2005 with the intent to increase hazard recognition, reduce risk of injury, and create an overall safer working environment for all personnel working on […]
KBE Awarded Fifth Safety Training Partnership from OSHA
Farmington, CT – A sterling safety reputation has earned KBE Building Corporation two new Safety Training Partnerships with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hartford Area Office and federal OSHA. These represent the fourth and fifth partnerships that OSHA has recognized KBE with since the first partnership in 2014. KBE’s two newest partnerships are underway on the […]
NDA Meets with OSHA Director
Washington, D.C. – The National Demolition Association (NDA) visited the Department of Labor on June 28, to meet with Dean McKenzie, director of construction at Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The meeting was a next step in NDA’s increased activity and visibility with government affairs. OSHA expressed enthusiasm about working with the association, which […]
Bridgewater CM Takes Part in Safety Week
Boston- – Callahan Construction Managers (Callahan), a Bridgewater-based full-service construction management firm, commemorated OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down Week through a series of specialized on-site trainings focused on fall protection. Callahan hosted the presentations and demonstrations at a number of project sites in the Greater Boston region in partnership with Atlantic Equipment and FallTech, who are […]
Gaston Participates In OSHA 2017 Ntl Safety Stand-Down
Norwood, MA – Gaston Electrical Co., Inc. (Gaston) recently took part in the 2017 National Safety Stand-Down. The week-long construction safety event, which ran from May 8-12, is organized by OSHA – The United States Department of Labor and partners including the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). […]
KBE , OSHA Build a Culture of Safety
Farmington, CT – A sterling safety record has given KBE Building Corporation the opportunity to enter into two new strategic partnerships with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hartford Area Office. “Clearly, we are honored to have been chosen by OSHA for these partnerships,” says KBE CEO and principal owner, Mike Kolakowski. The two […]
