Simply put, risk assessment prioritizes the safety hazards in a workplace according to their severity and likelihood of occurrence.
If you want to see what a company can accomplish with a laser focus on safety, you need to look no further than National Steel City, a leading steel construction and erection company.
A new construction industry report raises significant questions about the economic impact of OSHA’s proposed silica standard for construction, saying it will cost the industry about 10 times what the agency estimated.
If there is any doubt OSHA is serious about recordkeeping enforcement, take a look at violations just announced against an oil and gas services company.
When assessing the safety risks of a work task, the devil is in the details, and who knows the details better than the employees who perform the task.
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OSHA is again promising that a final rule is forthcoming on confined space in construction, and a top agency official said that the standard generally aligns with those for general industry.
OSHA’s report on its most frequently issued categories of violations in 2014 is a good reminder that protecting workers against falls is one of the most important safety measures an employer can take.
Forklifts are an everyday piece of equipment at many worksites, which sometimes can lead to workers taking them for granted and getting sloppy with basic safety precautions. The results of that carelessness can, however, be life-altering.
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