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SAIA Canada Council provides update
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Currently reviewing more than 100 documents to determine current applicability/suitability for the Canadian market
Resources for Construction Safety Week
Event coincides with annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction 
OSHA publishes 2024 workplace injury and illness data
Data from more than 732,000 forms available to access
OSHA to host hearing on heat injury and illness prevention
Public hearing to cover OSHA’s proposed rule to protect workers from hazardous heat exposure
ANSI approves new scaffold plank standard
ANSI/SAIA A11.6-2025 provides methods for testing and rating scaffold planks and decks
Safe + Sound highlights importance of worker involvement
OSHA offers five-step guide for firms to recognize and award safety achievements
Scaffolding violations drop on annual OSHA list
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OSHA reveals its top 10 safety violations for fiscal 2024
Council looks to update MEWP best practices docs
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The SAIA MEWP Council is working on updating and publishing new industry best practices documents for the mobile elevated work platform sector
OSHA investigating fall from scaffold fatality
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One worker killed, another seriously injured, after falling 9 stories from scaffolding on Chicago jobsite
Update: SAIA Canadian Council
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New gaps analysis tool in development will address specific requirements for scaffold and access equipment across Canada’s provinces
A92.9 and A92.10 standards to undergo changes
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MCWP and MCTP fleet owners and operators to face updates on recently revised and finalized standards
What to expect from the suspended scaffold industry’s new training program
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A new suspended scaffold training program will replace the current, decades-old version
National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls is this week
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In 2022, nearly 1 in 5 workplace deaths happened in construction, with 38% of those due to falls
Scaffold design by regulation
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Pop quiz: Does your scaffolding industry knowledge go beyond OSHA regulations?
ANSI A11 Update
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The A11 Committee provides an update on a number of recent changes and four standards currently in development
OSHA’s plan to reduce warehouse hazards
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Program will focus on safety inspections to identify hazards within warehouses, distribution centers, local delivery
OSHA proposes rule to clarify PPE standard
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OSHA looking to revise the personal protective equipment standard in construction 
Dept. of Labor to require expanded submission of injury, illness data
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High-hazard industries such as construction to be affected by final rule
OSHA to host construction safety meeting next month
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Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health will meet Aug. 9-10 online, in D.C.
OSHA emphasizes program to prevent workplace falls
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13% of 2021’s fatal workplace injuries were associated with falls from elevations
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