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Ventilation

Are You Guilty of Any of the Following? OSHA recently released a list of the most frequent construction violations they cited between October 2010 and September 2011. For the first time in many years, fall protection has taken the lead as the most frequently cited standard, replacing scaffolding. But scaffolding comes in a close second. [...]

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Confined Spaces Can Be Toxic, Explosive . . . and Deadly

by David V. Dow on October 20, 2011

“Bad Air” Leads to Big Problems. There are many reasons why workers must enter confined spaces — to make a tie-in, install new equipment, make an inspection or repair, clean the space, etc. And because, by their very nature, such spaces are “confined,” you must take extreme care to ensure that the atmosphere inside is [...]

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FALL 2011 Safety Training Classes Now Available! Safety training for your construction workers and supervisors is an absolutely essential part of a well-run, efficient work site. Lives, quite literally, depend on it. And as you’ve probably heard, TrenchSafety’s classes are in a class by themselves. More than 12,000 people have attended TrenchSafety’s training programs since [...]

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