OSHA Updates Steel Erection Standard to Improve Fall Protection

More construction workers are killed by falls than any by any other danger present on job sites in a given year, with 447 fatal victims in 2007 alone. As just over 37 percent of construction deaths are related to falls, it is clear that risk managers must keep this safety area first and foremost on their minds when putting together a worker protection policy.

OSHA Pub 3362 – Controlling Silica Exposures In Construction

Risk managers working in the construction, renovation or demolition industries are familiar with the hazards posed by dust with regards to the health of individual workers. While dust is of course known to cause dangerous working conditions due to its ability to reduce visibility on a work site, as well as its propensity to clog ventilation systems or tools and increase the chance of fire or malfunction, the injury threat it poses to the respiratory system of employees who are continually exposed to it is quite severe.