Revisions finalized earlier this month to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Personal Protective Equipment in Construction rule explicitly require garments, head or eye protection gear, and other PPE to fit properly. These revisions align the construction standard with corresponding language in PPE standards for general industry and shipyards.
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This Routine Maintenance Can Be Done Quickly And Efficiently Without Creating Unsafe Conditions Or Contributing To Unplanned Downtime. By Dennis Blauser Concrete silos are used to store a variety of materials in aggregate, industrial, energy and agricultural industries. Concrete silo design offers numerous advantages over steel. Concrete silos provide better structural stability than steel or aluminum and better resistance to…
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A federal investigation into the death of a maintenance employee found that HM Southeast Cement and G & R Mineral Services could have prevented the incident by communicating and following safety rules designed to prevent the unexpected startup of machinery.
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Ed. note: Updated on Aug. 25 with Buzzi Unicem statement An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) determined that Buzzi Unicem USA could have prevented an employee from drowning after falling from a barge into the Mississippi River in February.
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