To conduct a stand-down, construction companies will stop work to provide a focused toolbox talk on a topic such as ladder safety, fall protection equipment or scaffolds safety. The meeting can ...

Fully one third of all construction deaths are from falls ... a written Safety Manual with a chapter in it titled Fall Protection Safety Policy, with the following statement: “We, the employer ...

Esquina Reyes, operating as Corner Construction Corp ... greater than six feet without proper fall protection and for the unsafe use of ladders. “OSHA often finds contractors violating the ...

Oregon OSHA fined a Newberg contractor $135,407 for repeated safety violations, including failing to protect workers from ...

OSHA mandates that employers provide some means of fall protection to general industry workers performing tasks at risk of falling over 4 feet to the next lower level or over 6 feet for construction ...

A suburban contractor is facing his fifth fine from OSHA in two years due to alleged safety violations. The Department of ...

Federal inspectors have cited and proposed $266,000 in fines to a construction contractor in Zion for allegedly exposing employees to fall hazards, a repeat occurrence with the company. Inspectors ...

Oregon OSHA has fined a company $135,407 for repeatedly violating requirements to protect its employees from work-related ...

An Illinois contractor was fined $266,175 and cited with endangering workers by exposing them to fall hazards, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Tuesday.

A two-day training conference in central Oregon will offer training opportunities for workers in the residential, commercial, ...

OSHA cites Corner Construction Corp. for repeated fall protection violations, proposing $266,175 in penalties.

Falls can cause serious injury or even death if precautions aren't in place, so it's important that you understand the hazards, requirements, and procedures to ensure your safety while working around ...