by Barry Maxwell, MS | Mar 7, 2017 |
Why do we need yet another special “awareness” month, especially for something as simple as a ladder? The CDC reports that approximately 20% of general industry worker fall injuries and 81% of construction worker fall injuries treated in US emergency departments...
by Barry Maxwell, MS | Apr 14, 2015 |
The have been several fatal construction scaffolding incidents reported recently in the news. Unfortunately, this is far too common. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) reports an average of 55 fatalities occur from...
by Barry Maxwell, MS | Feb 17, 2015 |
Every year OSHA publishes the Top 10 most cited violations. And every year those citations are almost identical. As usual, the 2014 list didn’t change much from 2013. In fact, the same 10 standards made up the top 10 in 2013, with the order being only slightly...
by Barry Maxwell, MS | Jan 14, 2015 |
In 2010, OSHA promulgated the 1926.1400 Subpart CC Crane and Derricks standard to update the regulations for cranes used in construction. The regulation made important changes in the requirements for operators and riggers and signal persons. The most controversial...
by Barry Maxwell, MS | Feb 18, 2014 |
OSHA’s Top 10 cited violations are almost identical year after year. As usual, the 2013 list didn’t change much from 2012. In fact, the same 10 standards made up the top 10 in 2012, with the order being only slightly different. In fact, the top 4 were exactly...
