Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, cited a Florida company with two counts of willful violations for exposing workers to electrical-shock hazards, […]
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Construction sites are valuable places. They employ highly skilled workers and require a wide range of expensive, specialized equipment. Therefore, it is critical to make these sites safe and secure. Below are several strategies that will help protect
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Scaffolding safety is a subject that must be taken very seriously. Both the equipment and training are essential aspects of protecting the workforce on a construction or maintenance job. The
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In the past year or so, people of all backgrounds have been impacted by the COVID-19 virus. Many who contracted the virus were sick for a few days or weeks,
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When installing exterior building projects, it’s exciting to see the final result. But instead of skipping ahead in your mind to what it will look like, remember to focus on
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Whether you are buying groceries, ordering shingles, or trying to purchase a new home, you may have experienced sticker shock in recent months. As you likely know, since the COVID-19
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When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced official approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on August 23, employers and employees around the nation began to reassess their stances. Although
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If you are facing material delays or discovering that the supplies you need are not available, you are not alone. From coast to coast, contractors are experiencing the materials crisis,
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June has arrived, summer is around the corner, and many western states will be facing hot weather for weeks and months to come. With this in mind, Cal/OSHA recently reminded
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Summer 2021 has been a scorcher across the country, and the Northwest has set seemingly unreal temperature records. These dangerous conditions led to the Department of Labor & Industries in
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