Painting Contractor College Pros was fined $7200.00 and agreed to perform 65,000 worth of work in Cambridge for failure to notify customers about lead hazards on 41 jobs. The violations were in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

A painting contractor was electrocuted yesterday when his ladder hit a power line at a residential home in Hingham, Massachusetts. According to an article from www.boston.com the man had 8000 volts go through him causing cardiac arrest. Thankfully witnesses with the assistance of of dispatchers were able to perform CPR until paramedics arrived. The painter was then shocked back to life and sent to the hospital. This incident was also reported on the news.

A contractor from Cape Cod recently posted that he has not seen OSHA enforcing Fall Protection compliance. In our conversation he said he and other contractors are frustrated that they follow the rules but they see so many not doing the same. 

EPA recently fined several landlords and businesses for not complying with lead based paint notification rules. The landlord fines were for failure to disclose the lead based paint histories in their properties. Under the Residential Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 landlords are required to provide tenants with the Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home pamphlet.        

Fall Protection violations and OSHA fines totalling $154,440.00 were recently reported for a Pennsylvania contractor. An article released today says it was the result of a random drive by inspection. The OSHA enforcement officer driving by noticed unsafe scaffolding triggering a visit.

Fall Protection Training and Education For Contractors and Trades; Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island                 

OSHA Fall Protection enforcement is well underway throughout Massachusetts, New England and the country. In the past few weeks we have been receiving daily announcements from OSHA about fines for fall protection violations.

On 7/19/2012 we are holding a Mass RRP training at Safety Trainers Inc 59 Auburn St Auburn, Massachusetts. The training provider is Safety Trainers Inc. I will be your instructor for the day. The class qualifies for 8 CEU credits for Mass CSL's. Register and reserve your seat.

The 2011 Massachusetts Underground Taskforce Report was recently released. This report is chock full of information regarding the Underground Taskforce's enforcement in Massachusetts. I suspect very few contractors are aware of this report or the fact that Massachusetts has a "Underground Taskforce". The goal of the taskforce is to level the playing field for Massachusetts businesses who play by the rules. Governor Deval Patrick created the taskforce by executive order. This proves that Massachusetts is one of the most regulated states in the country.