OSHA’s implementation of the new fall protection standards have left many contractors wondering if creating a new safety strategy that involves the purchasing of fall arrest or guardrail safety systems can negatively impact their business by being too costly.
Regarding this issue, Bill Moore of Legacy Contracting Solutions had this to say when interviewed by the Palm [...]

OSHA has just released a residential fall protection slide presentation video for the residential construction industry to help them comply with the requirements of their new fall protection standard. The presentation explains techniques that are currently being implemented by employers during various stages of construction such as the use of bracket scaffolds, anchors, safety net systems, safety [...]

OSHA has recently announced that they will be enforcing provisions to the Whistleblower Protection Program by making significant changes such as these:
Restructuring
With twenty five new investigators added, OSHA wants to do a better job of tracking and accountability regarding its activities and accomplishments by establishing a separate line item for their program starting in the [...]

From June 16 until September 15, 2011, there will be a phase-in period for OSHA’s new residential fall protection directive where they will not issue citations if the employer is compliant with the older directive (STD 03-00-001). However, if the employer doesn’t resolve the situation after receiving a “hazard alert letter” that suggests feasible methods [...]