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| Harris appoints 8 members to ACCSH | | Washington – Acting Secretary of Labor Seth Harris on May 15 appointed two new members and reappointed six current members to the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health. | Read More  |
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| OSHA, NIOSH, CPWR re-launch fall prevention campaign | | Silver Spring, MD – A nationwide collaborative campaign to prevent falls in the construction industry was re-launched this past week on Workers Memorial Day (April 28). | | Read More |
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| OSHA launches initiative on temporary workers | | Washington – OSHA has launched an initiative to help ensure temporary workers are better protected. | | Read More |
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| Beryllium, SIP IV on agenda for upcoming ACCSH meeting | | Washington – The Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health is scheduled to meet May 23-24 in Washington. | | Read More |
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| Cranes and derricks standard amended to include underground demolition work | | Washington – Demolition and underground construction employers must follow the same requirements for crane and derrick use as those in other construction sectors, OSHA said in a final rule issued April 23. | | Read More |
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| 2 out of 5 highway contractors experienced work zone crash in past year: survey | Arlington, VA – Thirty-eight percent of highway contractors experienced motor vehicles crashing into their construction work zones in the past year, according to a survey from the Associated General Contractors of America.
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| OSHA issues ladder fall prevention booklet | | Washington – OSHA recently published a bilingual booklet to educate workers about safe ladder use. | | Read More |
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| NIOSH seeks help from contractors for silica study | | Washington – Construction contractors who work with fiber cement siding are being asked to participate in a NIOSH study that aims to determine the effectiveness of a low-cost silica control measure. | | Read More |
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| Sand association suggests ‘win-win’ silica compromise to OSHA, OMB | | Washington – The National Industrial Sand Association has suggested what it calls a “win-win solution” to allow OSHA to adopt a comprehensive crystalline silica standard while avoiding billions of dollars in projected new costs. | | Read More |
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| New toolbox talks address construction falls | | Portland, OR – Oregon Health & Science University recently released a series of toolbox talks on preventing construction falls. | | Read More |
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