Infographic: Overhead Crane Safety Tips
Cranes are very large and dangerous machines, so there are many safety considerations when using them. Here’s what you need to know about overhead crane safety and fall protection.
Category: Contractor Safety
Trapped in the Tank: A Wake-Up Call for Contractor Safety
Several years ago, a hazardous materials manager with the Chicago Fire Department received an urgent call from a chemical manufacturing facility. Contractors had been working on decommissioned chemical processing tanks when something went horribly wrong. One of the contractors had become trapped inside a tank. When emergency responders arrived, they asked for the worker’s name […]
Worker Safety: Preventing Falls Can Save Lives
Fall hazards are common in almost every facility or on every job site. Unfortunately, struggling to meet minimum OSHA fall protection requirements is also common. Fall protection violations have been the leading cause of citation from OSHA since 2010, with violations regarding ladders, scaffolds, and fall protection training requirements also ranking in the top 10 […]
EHS On Tap E248: The Challenges Involved in Contractor Training
On episode 248 of EHS On Tap, Chad Frost, Director of QHSE and Audit Services at Avetta, talks about how companies can improve contractor training.
EHSDA Shorts: Do Current Reporting Metrics Provide the Necessary Context?
In this installment of EHSDA Shorts, Scott DeBow, CSP, ARM, Director of Health, Safety, and Environmental at Avetta, explains how to look at reporting metrics to ensure contractor safety.
Infographic: Rooftop Snow Removal Safety
Removing snow or ice from rooftops and other building structures is vitally important to prevent roof collapses, but it can be extremely dangerous for workers. Here’s what you need to know about how to plan ahead for safe snow removal from roofs.
Back to Basics: Contractor and Temporary Worker Safety
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine contractor and temporary worker safety. Many workplaces are staffed by workers with different employers—a host company, contractors, and staffing agencies. If you own or operate a facility, you have complete responsibility for […]
OSHA Enforcement Roundup Q4 2024
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continues to carry out inspections and issue citations to employers that expose workers to hazardous conditions. We’ve summarized some of the key enforcement cases from the past few months for a look at where OSHA is focusing its efforts. Roofing contractor faces $328K in fines A Newark construction […]
Florida Contractors Face Six-Figure OSHA Fines in Trenching Violations
Two Florida contractors face six-figure Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines for willfully exposing workers at sites in Jacksonville and Daytona Beach to trench and excavation collapses and cave-ins, the agency announced December 5. Masci General Contractor is facing $216,633 in proposed penalties after agency inspectors witnessed workers installing a sewer line in a […]
EHS On Tap E231: Construction Safety Trends for 2025
On episode 231 of EHS On Tap, David Tibbetts, Chief Safety Officer at Highwire, talks about construction safety trends for 2025.