OSHA requires construction companies to provide fall arrest in the following: Employees working six (6) feet or more above lower levels must be protected by conventional fall protection methods listed in 1926.501(b)(13) ( i.e., guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems ) or alternative fall protection measures allowed by other provisions of 29 CFR 1926.501(b) for particular types of work. An example of an alternative fall protection [...]
Protecting your employees is an essential part of your responsibility as an employer. It is just good business and requires commitment and diligence at the top levels of the company.
OSHA inspectors found that Lowe's had willfully disregarded its responsibilities to comply with OSHA regulations by continuously failing to correctly classify worker injuries or illnesses and not correctly recording the number of days a worker was away from work due to injury or illness.
This week OSHA proposed to fine a company that makes bakery products for failing to train it's employees on how to protect themselves from injury.
