The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued guidance on how to comply with crane operator certification requirements until the new final rule becomes effective.OSHA
OSHA’s new silica standard has been in effect for the past year, and OSHA is increasing its silica inspections across the United States to keep employers compliant. Since September 2017,
On Wednesday, October 10, 2018, LF Driscoll’s Philadelphia Museum of Art project was officially certified a Star Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) project by OSHA. OSHA presented LF Driscoll Corporate Safety
OSHA announced that it has updated the National Emphasis Program (NEP) on preventing trenching and excavation collapses in response to a recent spike in trenching fatalities. The NEP will increase
On Wednesday, September 3, 2018, Benjamin Evans and Richard Ryan of the University of Pennsylvania, and Jim Harrity of OSHA, spoke at Eggs with OSHA. This was the final installment
This week’s GBCA Safety Toolbox Talk discusses Scaffold-Use Safety: While this Toolbox Talk provides tips for working on scaffolds safely, all employers must make sure that workers who work on scaffolds are
On Friday, August 10, 2018, members of Med-Tex Services, Inc., and GBCA’s Director of Education and Professional Development, Angela Hendrix, visited the PennFIRST site, a project for Penn Medicine, to
OSHA's silica standards require employers to limit worker exposures to respirable crystalline silica and take steps to protect workers.GBCA has a silica testing program that offers its members discounts on
This week’s GBCA Safety Toolbox Talk discusses Working With and Around Suspended Loads: To ensure safety around suspended loads, make sure that job site workers know OSHA’s standardized crane operation hand
Have a Safe + Sound Summer!As summer heats up, so are preparations for Safe + Sound Week, August 13-19. How will your organization participate? The Safe + Sound Campaign is
