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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a historic new standard, addressing the use of cranes and derricks in construction and replacing a decades old standard. The significant number of fatalities ass ( more... )

The OSHA Outreach Training Program is requiring authorized outreach trainers to limit their training to a maximum of 7.5 hours per day. Therefore all 10-hour courses must be conducted over a minimum of 2 days and 30-hour courses a minimum of 4 days. Thi ( more... )

November 2012 -the OSHA Crane Rule from 2010 will also apply to demo and underground construction. ( more... )

Safex, an environmental health & safety consulting firm based in central Ohio, has been contracted to provide full time on-site safety/loss control during construction of a hydropower facility in Smithland, KY. This project is currently in progress with c ( more... )

The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) will celebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week ( more... )