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Weather Delay and Weather Downtime Insurance for Construction
Mitigate your exposure to weather events with weather downtime insurance Leading insurance companies highlight the exposure of organizations across the construction industry and built environment, such as contractors, owners and operators, to the negative impacts...
6 Safety Steps for Contractors to Follow This Hurricane Season
By Danielle Ling, dling@alm.com This article was first published on PropertyCasualty360.com and is republished here with permission. All rights reserved. 6 Safety Steps for Contractors to Follow This Hurricane Season Secure all aspects of the job. Wind and rain can...
Severe Weather Preparation at Tower Cranes North America
New recommendations on preparing tower cranes for inclement weather The Tower Cranes North America (TCNA, www.khl-tcna.com) Conference & Reception takes place in Miami, Florida on June 18th and June 19th, 2018 at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay. Tower Cranes North...
Developing Weather-Related Emergency Action Plans for Construction
Trained individuals who can supervise and coordinate activities to ensure a safe and successful evacuation during weather events, such as dangerous thunderstorms and lightning strikes The United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
WeatherBuild’s Game-Changing Weather Decision Support Solutions
By Brett David Stewart - Posted on May 24, 2018, BuiltWorlds In most lines of work, changes in the weather don’t mean the difference between life or death, financial disaster or productivity. In construction, however, weather can dictate drastic shifts in success and...
Construction Safety Week 2018 — Weather & Lightning Safety Stronger
The power of safe choices -- both small and large for weather safety and lightning safety 2018 Construction Safety Week (www.constructionsafetyweek.com) was May 7th through May 11th this year. “Safety Week is a chance to show our industry and our communities the...
National Hurricane Preparedness Week for the Construction Industry
Resilience in the face of increasing vulnerability to weather events and safety risks WeatherBuild®, Decision Support Solutions for the Construction Industry and Built Environment®, is proud to be a Weather-Ready Nation (WRN, www.weather.gov/wrn/) Ambassador™, “…an...
National Safety Stand-Down Week: Construction Weather Safety
Leading cause of death -- fatalities caused by falls from elevation in construction! May 7th through May 11th, 2018 is National Safety Stand-Down Week, to help prevent safety incidents such as falls in construction. Sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health...
Protecting Contractors from Lightning Strikes on Transportation Sites
Near-term, practical solutions to problems faced by transportation operators and contractors such as lightning strikes The Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies publishes “Protecting Airport Personnel from Lightning Strikes” as a part of the...
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Occupational Safety and Health — Lightning Safety in Construction
Legal obligation to provide a workplace free of hazards such as lightning strikes Under the General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act), employers are required to provide employees with a place of employment that...
15 Point Lightning Emergency Action Plan Requirements Checklist
Written and Oral Lightning Emergency Action Plans In the fact sheet “Lightning Safety When Working Outdoors,” OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, www.osha.gov) and NOAA (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, www.noaa.gov) stress the...
29 CFR 1910.38 and 29 CFR 1926.35 Lightning Emergency Action Plans
29 CFR 1910.38 Emergency action plans Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHS), 29 CFR 1910.38 Emergency action plans OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, www.osha.gov), 1910 Occupational Safety and Health Standards, 1910.38 Emergency action...