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A revised version of Subpart M could increase the maximum height at which workers can forego fall protection
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Youíll need a written plan, proper training, and the right equipment to comply with OSHA safety rules
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The delay gives roofers another shot at getting the agency to reconsider its personal fall-arrest requirements.
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Either guardrails or safety harness systems can be used to proect workers from falls
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OSHA moves to limit alternative fall protection; Senate votes to repeal much-criticized tax provision; Californians snap up smog-eating tile roofs; more
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When to call a lawyer
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New pressure-treated lumber promises less corrosion; OSHA decides employers must pay for safety gear; more
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U.S.-Canada lumber deal; FEMA guidelines; OSHA ruse; lead threat; more
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Practicing Safety
By Bridget Mintz Testa. How do builders address the question of safety for Hispanic workers on the jobsite? Robb Pigg, vice president of operations at Shea Homes, in Walnut Creek, Calif., concurs: "The trades come and go.
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Danger Zone
By Bridget Mintz Testa. Wilbur Cancino began his fateful four-day walk from Mexico to McKinney, Texas, near Dallas on a hot Monday morning in June 2001. In the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) investigation that followed, Cancino's death was determined to be his own fault for not...