During certain projects, electricians may find themselves working at height on a scaffold. Experienced electricians are well-versed in fall protection and scaffolding safety, but here are some tips ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today renewed its alliance with the Scaffold and Access Industry Association to provide information and training to protect the safety and ...

"OSHA standards for scaffold safety are designed to protect workers from falls, but this company has been cited almost a dozen times for ignoring them," said John Deifer, area director for OSHA's ...

OSHA's inspection found NER employees exposed to falls of up to 17 feet due to a lack of fall protection while power washing the side of a building and while dismantling scaffolding. Feb 09, 2011 OSHA ...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited a South Jersey construction company owner with a long history of workplace safety violations for exposing ...

OSHA cited Roma Construction after an inspection of the company's worksite in San Antonio found employees exposed to scaffolding hazards while applying stucco to the exterior of a home. Proposed ...

Three roofers were injured when they fell two stories because a spruce plank used as the platform could not support the workers’ weight and snapped. OSHA claims the plank was not graded for scaffold ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) wants to fine four contractors following the deaths of three workers at a West Campus construction site. The workers were killed in June 2009 ...

CHICAGOCHICAGO — A contractor has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration which says workers were exposed to fall and scaffolding hazards at a ...

An Altoona construction worker who died in February 2020 fell more than 20 feet from a scaffold on which a key safety bar had been incorrectly installed, according to the U.S. Occupational Health and ...