ABC Initiates Safe and Healthy Construction Pledge

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Associated Builders and Contractors recently launched the Safe and Healthy Construction Pledge, an industry-wide call to action to redouble construction jobsite safety commitments under new protocols due to the coronavirus outbreak. Open to all U.S. contractors and industry associations, the pledge calls for prevention, preparedness and response plans to prevent injuries and disease and safeguard total human health. “The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the critical need for leadership commitment to construction worker safety and health by every contractor in America,” said Greg Sizemore, ABC’s vice president of health, safety, environment and workforce development. “While ABC members are already evaluating and … Read more

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Holt Construction Collaborate to Build Temporary Hospital

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Together with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bergen County and FEMA, Holt Construction completed a temporary hospital in just two weeks at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus, New Jersey. The two fully equipped tents, the first of its kind for Army Corps temporary facility construction standards, will serve as a treatment facility for acute, non-COVID-related patients due to the influx of COVID-positive patients in the main building. The temporary hospital will serve an additional 100 patients total and is located in a large parking lot adjacent to BNBMC’s main building with a covered walkway linking the two … Read more

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OSHA Issues Guidance for Respiratory Protection during COVID-19 N95 Shortage

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued interim enforcement guidance to help combat supply shortages of disposable N95 filtering face piece respirators. The action marks the department’s latest step to ensure the availability of respirators and follows President Trump’s Memorandum on Making General Use Respirators Available. Due to the impact on workplace conditions caused by limited supplies of N95 FFRs, employers should reassess their engineering controls, work practices and administrative controls to identify any changes they can make to decrease the need for N95 respirators. If respiratory protection must be used, employers may consider use … Read more

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CPWR Hosts Webinar: Tools for Defending against Top Four Killers of Construction Workers

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Several hazards put construction workers in danger daily. In this webinar hosted by Occupational Health & Safety, CPWR staff will discuss “The Focus Four,” or the four hazards, according to OSHA, that cause the most fatalities among construction workers: falls, electrocutions, struck-by and caught-in/between. The webinar is at 2 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 26, and will start with an overview by Bruce Lippy, director of nanomaterials research, of the scope of these four hazards. CPWR has been a major participant with OSHA and NIOSH in the Stop Construction Falls campaign for years and is offering new materials for … Read more

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Construction Advisory Committee Workgroups to Meet, Discuss Industry Hazards

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The U.S. Department of Labor will hold a teleconference meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health Workgroups on Thursday, March 5. The Education, Training and Outreach workgroup will meet from 10 a.m. to noon EST to discuss trench safety and fall prevention. The Emerging and Current Issues workgroup will meet from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST to discuss opioids and suicides in construction. WHAT:          Teleconference Meeting of Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health Workgroups WHEN:          Thursday, March 5 Education, Training and Outreach workgroup: 10 a.m. to noon EST Emerging and Current Issues workgroup: 1-3 p.m. … Read more

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