According to recent testimony by U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) workplace inspections will increase in the future. In 2017 and 2018, OSHA workplace inspections...
Thousands of annual job-related injuries and hundreds of fatalities can be attributed to electrical hazards. Although the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has regulations in place to prevent these types of...
If the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has its way, construction contractors and subcontractors working for the Department of Defense (DOD) may be subject to more safety performance scrutiny. In February, the GAO...
In November 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its final rule on "Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Operator Qualifications" (29 CFR 1926.1427(f)(6)). In sum, the new rule requires...
With construction workers three times more likely to be involved in an on-the-job injury or fatality than most other industries, electrical contractors should appreciate the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s...
In August 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its "electronic reporting rule," which mandated that all OSHA-covered work sites with 250 or more employees, as well as work sites with 20 or...
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in a recent news release , falls are the leading cause of worker fatalities in the construction industry. With that in mind, the agency is now making...
According to a memo that Bloomberg uncovered using the Freedom of Information Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is considering taking to the air with camera-equipped drones as a way to gather more...
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) keeps workers and job sites safe from hazardous conditions. However, choosing improperly fitting or the wrong form of PPE can have dire consequences. Fortunately, the Occupational Safety...
Despite the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) not having an Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, it has remained aggressive in enforcement and will likely continue that way in...
Lighting and illumination decisions affect everyone in the workplace. Frequently, these choices are made without proper information, which can lead or contribute to job hazards. However, the Occupational Safety and Health...
On Oct. 30, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) renewed its Electrical Transmission and Distribution (ET&D) Partnership with industry stakeholders for another five years. The partnership is a formal...
More than 130 organizations, led by non-profit Public Citizen , recently petitioned the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to establish a heat-protection standard for U.S. workers. The petition requests that...
Multi-employer work sites are a fact of life in the construction industry. They are complex landscapes for liability and compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations. Determining who is...
Each year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) promotes a "Safe + Sound Week" to encourage businesses, employees and organizations to increase their awareness of workplace safety and health. This year's...
As the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continues to push for employers to report workplace injuries and illnesses through the new online portal , it has issued a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)...
The threat of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspection may seem inevitable. In reality, the potential is pretty low. Each year, state and federal agencies conduct only about 100,000 job site...
On May 30, a crane being operated by an employee of a contracting company hired by a Florida electric utility to install new utility poles on streets in Lauderhill (a community west of Ft. Lauderdale) tipped over. The crane's...
When safety is second nature for electrical contractors, they are stronger and better construction team members. However, making safety a core company value takes more than good management; it takes leaders. If your crew...
Outside line work is necessary for routine maintenance, storm restoration and establishing service. As a result, linemen are exposed to the risks associated with electrical hazards as well as those created by Mother Nature....
