Thursday, December 9th, 2010
A young worker was doing his job shoveling hot asphalt into a backhoe scoop. He slipped, fell and was buried in scalding asphalt by a dump truck. The young man was trapped and burned to death in 570 degree asphalt. A coworker was severely burned trying to rescue him. The penalty for a fall should not be death.
Life did not end by accident. Don’t let it end as one.
Saturday, September 19th, 2009
Seven states now have laws that require construction workers to complete the OSHA 10-hour construction safety course before they can work on certain construction projects. The states with an OSHA law in effect are Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New York, Missouri and effective January 1, 2010, Nevada. Of these states, only Nevada will require construction workers to complete the OSHA course before working on any construction. The other states only require OSHA training on publicly funded projects. The OSHA 10-hour construction safety course was developed by the federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) as a voluntary safety course to teach workers about the hazards of construction work and the regulations that apply to worksites. The OSHA 10-hour course can only be taught by instructors who are authorized by OSHA to conduct this training. Some large construction companies have their own authorized OSHA trainer on staff. There are also private safety consultants that conduct this training for a fee to companies or group.