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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...
Read moreLegal obligation to provide a workplace free of hazards such as lightning strikes
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...