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An Update on the Proposed Changes to Rules About Working in Confined Spaces

Changes are on the horizon for any who work in and around confined spaces, such as tanks, storage bins and pipelines. OSHA already has held the requisite public hearings, as is the case when changes are proposed for standards and enactment is likely ...

Construction, OSHA  •  August 08, 2008

Why Does the General Contractor Bug Me About Safety?

Over the years, MEMIC’s construction industry safety specialists have inspected many jobs with numerous subcontractors on a single site. Now and again, some of the subs complain that the general contractor picks on them for "little safety things."

Construction, OSHA  •  August 06, 2008

Excavations Can Equal Graves

Here is a morbid anxiety that sometimes can kick in on a construction site: Fear of being buried alive.

Construction, OSHA  •  July 23, 2008

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