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Tag Archives: fall protection
Willful and Serious Violations Found OSHA has cited Longwood-based Collis Roofing, Inc. with three willful and one serious safety violation for exposing workers to fall and other hazards while they were performing roofing work at three residential sites in Jacksonville, … Continue reading
Lieze Associates, doing business as Eagle Recycling of New Jersey, was cited by OSHA with one repeat and three serious safety violations after a worker’s fingers were amputated in December 2012 at the company’s North Bergen recycling transfer station. OSHA’s … Continue reading
No Severe Injuries – $112,500 in Proposed Penalties OSHA has cited C & H Die Casting Inc. with 24 alleged serious violations at its aluminum die cast manufacturing facility in Troy, Texas. The safety and health inspections were conducted under … Continue reading
Three willful violations found, over $72,000 in proposed penalties OSHA has cited Palm Coast-based GP Roofing & Construction LLC with three willful safety violations for exposing workers to fall and other hazards while they were conducting roofing work at a … Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Continental Terminals Inc., based in Jersey City, New Jersey, with 18 alleged safety and health violations at the company’s warehouse in Kearney. OSHA initiated an inspection upon receiving … Continue reading
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
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
According to the new OSHA webpage in 2010, there were 264 fall fatalities (255 falls to lower level) out of 774 total fatalities in construction. These deaths are preventable. Falls can be prevented and lives can be saved through three … Continue reading
Is Fall protection Required While Working from a Portable Stepladder? Scenario: You are the safety director for a construction company. You have a worker who must perform a job from a 12 foot stepladder. He needs to spend quite a … Continue reading
Does it matter how far from a rooftop edge your employees are working when on a flat roof? Does it matter if you are working 6 feet from the edge verses 50 feet? Are the hazards the same? … Continue reading
