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Fall death, injury or OSHA fine, then contractors do training

Posted by Mark Paskell on Sun, Jan 03, 2016 @ 04:30 AM

Here's how it goes...someone falls and gets killed, someone gets injured, or OSHA audits a job site and cites/fines the contractor. Then after the unsafe act, the contractor has incentive to get on board with OSHA safety, compliance and training. Next the concern for other workers getting hurt, threat of large fines for not protecting and training them, lawsuits and increase workmans compensation rates compels the contractor to adopt safety protocol.  

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Tags: osha fines, fall death, fall protection, training

Will the next contractor fall death be on your residential job site?

Posted by Mark Paskell on Mon, May 25, 2015 @ 10:07 AM

OSHA says deaths from falls are the number one cause of deaths on contractors' job sites.

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Tags: fall protection

Mass Contractors face increased scrutiny from OSHA Emphasis Programs

Posted by Mark Paskell on Sun, May 03, 2015 @ 09:50 PM

With spring here and a busy building season underway contractors and builders will see a lot of scrutiny from OSHA. Region 1, New England is currently under two significant Local Emphasis Programs. 

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Tags: osha enforcement region 1, fall protection

Another storm is brewing in Massachusetts...OSHA Enforcement

Posted by Mark Paskell on Thu, Mar 05, 2015 @ 08:25 PM

The recent February storms and cold spell in Massachusetts has caused thousands of storm damage insurance claims. Once the snow and ice give way to spring and the claims are settled, contractors will start the renovations to repair these homes. Much of the work will involve working up on roofs and sides of homes where contractors will use various forms of ladders and staging.

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Tags: fall protection

Does this contractor worker need Fall protection? OSHA might think so

Posted by Mark Paskell on Wed, Jan 14, 2015 @ 04:17 PM

Here we go again, a framing contractor with no fall protection exposed to an imminent danger condition.
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Tags: fall protection

Time to get on board with OSHA Fall Protection Training or Face Fines

Posted by Mark Paskell on Mon, Nov 10, 2014 @ 01:34 PM

Have you noticed that OSHA enforcement, citations and fines for fall protection is on steroids? One search on the OSHA Data and Statistics web page and you will see hundreds of contracting companies audited this year. 

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Tags: fall protection, training, fines

Get ready for continued scrutiny from OSHA on fall protection

Posted by Mark Paskell on Mon, Oct 20, 2014 @ 10:32 PM

Last week while helping a client with his OSHA fine for fall protection violations an OSHA representative told me heavy scrutiny will continue on the residential construction industry. I learned that the Local Emphasis Program in Region 1 on Fall Protection will continue. I talk about this in our fall protection trainings hoping to alert contractors that they need to use fall protection when working at heights 6 feet or more above a lower level.

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Tags: fall protection

OSHA nailing contractors who ignore worker fall protection safety

Posted by Mark Paskell on Sun, Oct 05, 2014 @ 08:53 AM

The chances of contractors getting cited and fined by OSHA for fall protection violations are increasing significantly. In recent fall protection classes in Mass and CT,  the men are telling me they rarely see other contractors wearing harnesses or using guard rails while up on roofs, framing new houses or on upper elevations. OSHA is receiving hundreds of complaints and referrals from employees, sub-contractors, competitor contractors, unions, and even people just passing by! In a recent JLC article the author shows how OSHA logs enforcement activity of site visits on the OSHA website. 

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Tags: fall protection

Mass contractor photographed by another not using fall protection

Posted by Mark Paskell on Thu, Jul 10, 2014 @ 08:55 AM

This contractor working on a Main St in West Harwich, Ma was photographed by another contractor riding by. The contractor was in one of our fall protection trainings and he tells me that he is seeing activity like this all over Cape Cod.

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Fall Protection video from OSHA for residential construction

Posted by Mark Paskell on Tue, Jun 10, 2014 @ 09:44 AM

Following is a video for residential contractors regarding the requirements to follow fall protection rules in the OSHA standards. OSHA is very active trying to get the residential contractors on board to follow fall protection rules and most are not doing it. In fact, many contractors are ignoring the rules even though they are well aware that fall protection must be followed. OSHA's educational outreach is the carrot approach and appears to be failing. 

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Tags: fall protection