Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards
The annual “OSHA Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standard” for 2017 was not a surprise. For the sixth year running, fall protection is the most sited serious violation in all of the United States. What will it take for the construction industry to prevent deaths, prevent embarrassing violations and save money? The following is a […]
2018 Safety Training Requirements
There is an important new NYC law administered by the Department of Buildings that may affect your construction business. As of March 1st, NYC DOB requires that all workers and supervisors are to be minimally OSHA 10hr trained on NYC construction projects that require a site safety plan (including a construction superintendent). Beginning March 1, […]
NYC Vital Signs- Fatal Injuries among NYC Construction Workers
According to NYC Vital Signs report on construction fatalities, between 2007 to 2014, a lack of training was the top serious violation issued by OSHA. The lack of fall protects was determined to be the highest contributing factor in the majority of the deaths of NYC construction workers. Administration of training and providing fall protection can all […]
Women in Construction: Nuggets from Audience Talk-Back Following ASSE 2018 Conference Presentation.
Women in Construction: Case Studies in Health, Safety, and Workplace Culture was presented by Crystal Turner-Moffatt MS, ASP, and Reagan Branch, MPH, CIH, CSP on Monday, June 4th, 2018 at 1pm at the Henry B Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio, TX during the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Safety 2018 Professional Development Conference & Exposition. This […]
Is your workplace compliant with upcoming OSHA 300 log posting requirement?
By Reagan Branch, MPH, CIH, CSP, Owner of Pyramid Safety & Health Solutions Inc.; reagan@pyramidsoln.com Many employers may be unaware of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and in particular their annual requirement to post OSHA 300A logs beginning February 1st until April 30th each year. Employers must record all work-related injuries that are beyond first aid […]
