2023
Fire Prevention Awareness
From October 8th - October 14th is Fire Prevention Week! Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of October 9th in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, which began on October 8, 1871, and caused devastating damage....
Read More Fire Prevention AwarenessSuicide Prevention Week
[su_note note_color="#d9f7e3"]Watch Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Douglas Parker's regarding Suicide Prevention. [/su_note] Every year, during September - National Suicide Prevention Month - the construction industry dedicates a week (September 4-8th) to raising awareness about the...
Read More Suicide Prevention WeekSafe + Sound Week
Join businesses around the country in pledging your commitment to workplace safety and health. This year Safe + Sound Week will focus on mental health. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the rate of worker deaths and reported injuries...
Read More Safe + Sound WeekTrench & Excavation
[su_note note_color="#d9f7e3"]Read Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Douglas Parker's response to alarming rise in trenching fatalities. [/su_note] HIOSH and OSHA is focusing on reducing trenching and excavation hazards. Trench collapses, or cave-ins, pose the greatest risk...
Read More Trench & ExcavationSun Safety at Work
Every year, dozens of workers die and thousands more become ill while working in hot or humid conditions. OSHA's Heat Illness Prevention campaign educates employers and workers on heat hazards and provides resources to keep workers safe. Visit the OSHA...
Read More Sun Safety at WorkNational Safety Stand-Down
Fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death for construction employees, accounting for 378 of the 986 construction fatalities recorded in 2021 (BLS data). Those deaths were preventable. The National Safety Stand-Down raises fall hazard...
Read More National Safety Stand-Down23(g) Grant Agreement – March 10, 2023
OSHA 110 Form
Read More 23(g) Grant Agreement – March 10, 2023ADJUSTED HIOSH PENALTIES – January 15, 2023
HIOSH will apply the following new penalty system to penalties issued on and after January 15, 2023. Purpose.The penalty information included in this memorandum is intended to supplement the penalties and debt collection information found in Chapter 6 of the...
Read More ADJUSTED HIOSH PENALTIES – January 15, 2023