Jobsite Safety

OSHA Pushes Crane Operator Enforcement to 2018

November 21, 2017

OSHA is delaying its deadline for employers to ensure that crane operators are certified by one year until November 10, 2018.

VIDEO: Understanding Jobsite Silica Enforcement

November 21, 2017

OSHA’s new crystalline silica standard, which went into effect on September 23, has raised many questions for framers. 

Simple Data Can Help Optimize Jobsite Safety

September 26, 2017
In the past, the most common way to measure the safety performance of a business was to look at “lagging” indicators. The number of incidents and injuries would be metrics tasked with painting a comprehensive picture of the EHS performance of an organization, even if they entirely were based on historic data. Lagging indicators are easy to measure, but typically offer insight into the outcome of a process only after an incident has taken place. That means they’re rather tricky to influence.
 

NYC Construction Worker Plummets 28 Floors to His Death

September 26, 2017

Authorities are saying that a 43-year old concrete worker who plummeted 28 stories to his death on Sept. 21 probably fell through a hole in the floor at the Manhattan high rise.

No Excuses: A Framing Safety Director’s Take on OSHA Standards

September 26, 2017

Change can be difficult, but managers and workers must realize that, when changes in safety requirements occur, it’s always in the best interest of the worker. All injuries in the work place are preventable; there is no excuse for a worker to sustain an injury in modern construction.

Installation Information at Your Fingertips

For decades, SBCA Jobsite Packages have helped component manufacturers (CMs) provide handling and installation guidance to their customers with every order. These pre-assembled packages of instruction documents, attached to truss deliveries in a zippered plastic bag, are now available in a digital format.

Construction Loads On Floor Truss Assemblies

Question: 

How much OSB can be stacked on a floor deck without damaging the trusses?

Take 5 Minutes to Prevent Heat Illness

August 3, 2016

As we approach the “dog days of summer,” preventing heat illnesses on the jobsite is an increasingly important training topic to cover with your employees. 

Strategies for Developing an Accident-Free Work Culture

July 13, 2016

If organizations want to win, they need to have efforts parallel to those of the military - to accomplish their missions while minimizing employee injuries.

New York Contractor Fined $249,000 for Fall Protection Fails

July 13, 2016

Chief Administrative Law Judge Covette Rooney recently upheld citations and penalties for Flintlock Construction Service, finding the company had knowledge of safety hazards at a 23-story hotel project in Manhattan, New York.