Entries from 2016-03-01 to 1 month

FMCSA proposes minimum training requirements for certain CMV drivers

Scaffolding Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing required training standards for entry-level drivers seeking a commercial driver’s license to operate large trucks and buses. FMCSA published a notice of …

How to erect and dismantle formworks in ringlock scaffolding system

When consecutively setting formwork frames on different floors, supporting standing tubes shall be set on one shaft line. For the dismantlement of scaffolding system, it shall abide by the principles of erecting first dismantling second or…

Actavo Events has supplied event infrastructure to the World Gymnastics

Scaffolding 22 January 2016: Actavo Events has supplied event infrastructure to the World Gymnastics Championship. The company, which supports Glasgow Sport, won Glasgow Life’s tender in 2014 to design and install structures at the event. …

Neither of these metrics is particularly meaningful or insightful

Scaffolding. Neither of these metrics is particularly meaningful or insightful, as they fail to indicate severity, nor are they risk-based. They provide incident rates based on the treatment the injury received, but they do not generally r…

FMCSA reduces testing rate of controlled substances

Ringlock scaffolding Washington – For 2016, the federal government is cutting in half the number of random drug tests commercial motor carriers are required to conduct.The minimum annual percentage rate for random alcohol testing will hold…

80 percent of larger employers use financial incentives

Ringlock scaffolding More than 80 percent of larger employers use financial incentives to promote health, the release states. “Though participants in our study didn’t experience significant weight loss, that doesn’t mean that all incentive…

OSHA creates webpage on restroom sanitation obligations

Ringlock scaffolding. A link to a on restroom access for transgender workers is included on the page. Readily accessible and sanity restroom facilities are necessary to ensure workers do not suffer ill health effects, OSHA states. Washingt…

Agency separates its enforcement into serious violation

Scaffolding coupler. Barab explained that the agency separates its enforcement into serious violations, other-than-serious violations and a “quick fix” category in which employers can respond fast to minimize or sometimes eliminate the fin…

Guarding against falls

One of the biggest hazards of working on scaffolding coupler is falls. OSHA’s trigger height for mandated fall protection is 10 feet above a lower level, but Palmer stressed that employers should provide fall protection for workers at any …