No Extension for Residential Fall Protection
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Fed’s PPE Regulations Adopted Here
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Fall Protection Basics
The recent National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction included training demonstrations nationwide, including many in California. These private events are intended to educate construction workers about the serious issue of fall protection. Here’s what one safety professional told construction employees at two events in the Bay Area during stand-down week. Menlo Park’s Rudolph and …
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Howard Reinstated, Some NIOSH Cuts Reversed
Dr. John Howard, the longtime director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), has been reinstated to his position after receiving a termination notice earlier this year. …
New Push on Fall Protection Shove
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California Divers Applaud Coming Title 8 Changes
Under a proposal by the Cal/OSHA Standards Board, the term “technical diving” will be eliminated, but procedures under that concept, which divers in California say are crucial to safety, will be preserved. Fed-OSHA has approved the changes. Thus ends a regulatory saga that began more than 10 years ago when the Board moved to adopt …
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Cal/OSHA’s PPE ‘Horcher’
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has moved quickly to adopt a Fed-OSHA final rule created during the last days of the previous administration. The rule is simple: It requires that personal protective equipment (PPE) is of safe design and construction and properly fits each employee. It is being adopted as a “Horcher” rule, meaning it is …
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Emergency Petition on Residential Fall Protection
Representatives of the residential construction industry hope to meet with newly minted Fed-OSHA officials to try to coax them to rescind the six-foot fall protection rule for this segment. But it could take time. In the meantime, Housing Contractors of California, California Framing Contractors Association, and Residential Contractors Association have petitioned the Cal/OSHA Standards Board …
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