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Category Archives: Scaffolding
OSHA urges employers to plan, equip and train workers to prevent fall hazards OSHA has cited Bridgeport roofing contractor JC Silva Remodeling Services LLC for fall hazards at three worksites in Fairfield County, including one where a worker died February … Continue reading
As football and band seasons start to ramp up, don’t forget about the dangers of using scissor lifts for filming and/or viewing the activities on the field. During the Fall 2010 college football season, a student, who was also an … Continue reading
US Labor Department’s OSHA fines Clifton, NJ, stucco contractor more than $108,000 for exposing workers to fall hazards DD Stucco and Renovation LLC has been hit with six safety — including two willful — violations related to fall hazards at … Continue reading
OSHA issues ‘call to action’ to New Jersey construction companies to prevent worker falls. A worker falls through a roof into a vat of acid in Clifton, N.J.; A worker falls from the roof on a residential construction site in … Continue reading
Residential contractor Quality Stone Veneer in Refton, PA gets more than $154,000 in fines over scaffolding hazards. Federal OSHA has cited Refton-based Quality Stone Veneer Inc. with eight safety violations, including one willful, for scaffolding hazards found during stone installation … Continue reading
Last month OSHA issued a hazard alert about the dangers of using scissor lifts to film events and functions. Scissor lifts are portable, hydraulic-powered lifts that are commonly used by colleges and high schools to film athletic and band activities. Last October, … Continue reading
US Department of Labor’s OSHA proposes $235,500 in fines to Wilmington, Mass., contractor for fall and scaffold hazards at Boston’s Rowes Wharf The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued willful and serious citations to NER … Continue reading
BRAINTREE, Mass. - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Misdea Enterprises LLC, a Weymouth, Mass., masonry contractor, for alleged willful and serious violations of safety standards after an employee fell 30 feet while climbing a … Continue reading
TSP Co., Inc. of Lexington Kentucky receives $420,000 in fines for safety violations discovered by Kentucky OSHA from a construction site inspection that occurred in October of 2009 at 100 Trojan Way in Vine Grove Kentucky. The employer received nine … Continue reading
OSHA has cited International Masonry Inc. in Columbus Ohio with proposed penalties totaling $140,800 for alleged serious and willful violations of federal workplace safety standards after investigating the death of a worker. International Masonry Inc. has been cited with three … Continue reading
