OSHA reports that in 2010, 751 construction workers died on the worksite, 35% of those deaths resulted from falls. Twenty five States have OSHA approved State plans in place, to protect workers with standards and enforcement policies. As a result, investing in your own fall gear has never been a better idea. The Werner H242005 Blue ...
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Werner Blue Armor 1000 Retrieval Harness With Tongue Buckle Legs H242005
October 5, 2012
Posted by Tool Up on October 5, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/werner-blue-armor-1000-retrieval-harness-tongue-buckle-legs-h242005/
OSHA Top Ten Highest Company Fines Countdown
July 20, 2012
The following incidents were enforced with large fines as the result of a failure to adhere to safety practices on the worksite and the companies complete non compliance in many workers safety statutes outlined by OSHA to be followed in order to save lives. Many times the result was not just a very large fine ...
Posted by Tool Up on July 20, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/osha-top-ten-oshas-highest-company-fines-part-1/
OSHA Top Ten Companies Fined: Part 2
July 18, 2012
OSHA’s Top Ten Highest Fined Companies Countdown 4, 5, and 6 The actual company names have been omitted. 4. Company D – $949,800 Sumner, TX at a Manufacturer 7 willful citations – failure to provide fall protection, adequate machine guarding, failure to provide proper eye protection, & failure to establish & maintain an audiometric testing program. 26 ...
Posted by Tool Up on July 18, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/osha-top-ten-companies-fined-part-2/
OSHA Top Ten Most Fined Companies Part 3
July 17, 2012
Osha’s top Ten Companies Fined: Part 3 Companies 7 – 10 Note: the actual names of the company have been changed. 7. Company G – $729,000 Geneseo, IL, and Annawan, IL at a Grain elevator 17 willful citations- 8 instances of directing workers to enter workspaces where grain built up on the sides could fall and ...
Posted by Tool Up on July 17, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/osha-top-ten-fined-companies/
Top Eight Most Cited Violations By OSHA
June 22, 2012
These are the top 8 Federal OSHA violations for small companies in construction, this data spanned 16,473 small businesses . A whopping total of 50,630 citation were given out by OSHA representatives in the 2010 fiscal year. Employers paid more than $46 million total, which averaged out to be approximately $900 a citation. OSHA’s Top Eight ...
Posted by Tool Up on June 22, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/top-ten-fined-small-construction-companies-osha/
Guardian 65′ 3 X 16” MK Galvanized Cable With Swivel Top And High Strength Hook 10918
June 4, 2012
Guardian is practically famous for its high quality ingenious designs for personal construction safety devices. There is good reason for the angel wings that are printed on each Guardian product package, according to OSHA there is a tremendous amount of physical accidents in the construction industry every year, in fact the number one accident reported ...
Posted by Tool Up on June 4, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/guardian-65-3-16-mk-galvanized-cable-swivel-top-high-strength-hook-10918/
Guardian FMFSA-6 – Aluminum Folding Multi-Function Scaffolding 61020
May 31, 2012
Scaffolding is defined as a temporary structure used to support people and material in the construction or repair while a building structure is being constructed. Scaffolding is not a modern invention, and has been used by man in building great structures for thousands of years. Scaffolds are found depicted in the Berlin Foundry Cup, a picture ...
Posted by Tool Up on May 31, 2012
http://www.toolup.com/blog/guardian-fmfsa-6-aluminum-folding-multi-function-scaffolding-61020/
