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“Contractor advocates say businesses could be ‘destroyed’ if the U.S. Senate passes the Build Back Better bill approved by the House in its current form, a future serious safety violation could carry a monetary penalty of up to $70,000—more than five times as much as the current limit, and higher after future adjustments for inflation. […]

“Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501)has been OSHA’s most frequently cited standard for the past 11 fiscal years, and the other standards that make up the agency’s “Top 10” list have largely remained unchanged.” https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com

“This new feature tells managers which workers to monitor closely on hot days, and when and how to alter an individual’s schedule or workload…”Nicole Moyen, Vice President of Kenzen’s Research and Development

Read The frequency of falls by Richard Trewyn on NRCA’s Professional Roofing Periodical.

Employer stresses the importance sanitation and social distancing.

Despite 2020 layoffs, construction’s labor woes persist -read on Construction Dive Construction Loses 61K Jobs in February as Unemployment Rate Hits 9.6% -read on Engineer News-Record

“it is important to wear a face covering and remain physically distant from co-workers and customers even if you have been vaccinated because it is not known at this time how vaccination affects transmissibility.”

Contractors’ vaccine incentives must comply with laws

Joe Bousquin writes for Construction Dive about the current statistics on workers willing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Read here