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Understanding de minimis violations
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Published on: May 16, 2025
David glabe on a few of the lesser-known facts about the regulations and scaffold safetty standards
Resources for Construction Safety Week
Published on: May 07, 2025
Event coincides with annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction 
OSHA publishes 2024 workplace injury and illness data
Published on: May 06, 2025
Data from more than 732,000 forms available to access
OSHA to host hearing on heat injury and illness prevention
Published on: May 06, 2025
Public hearing to cover OSHA’s proposed rule to protect workers from hazardous heat exposure
ANSI approves new scaffold plank standard
Published on: May 06, 2025
ANSI/SAIA A11.6-2025 provides methods for testing and rating scaffold planks and decks
Safe + Sound highlights importance of worker involvement
Published on: December 12, 2024
OSHA offers five-step guide for firms to recognize and award safety achievements
Amy Johnson: 1976-2024
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Published on: September 19, 2024
SA is sad to report the passing of Skyline Scaffold CEO and SAIA Exeuctive Committee Member Amy Johnson
Scaffolding violations drop on annual OSHA list
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Published on: September 19, 2024
OSHA reveals its top 10 safety violations for fiscal 2024
Is OSHA ‘organized’?
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Published on: September 16, 2024
David Glabe breaks down OSHA regulations and standards terminology and references
Is your scaffold load path safe?
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Published on: July 29, 2024
David Glabe talks about the importance of load paths in scaffold design and engineering
Working at height: When can I fall?
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Published on: May 07, 2024
David Glabe addresses why falls from heights within construction consistently remain a primary cause of injuries in the industry
Fall protection webinar: Vertical lifelines and anchorage connectors
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Published on: April 10, 2024
The SAIA’s Fall Protection Council will cover proper PFPE inspection and fit
A92.9 and A92.10 standards to undergo changes
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Published on: April 05, 2024
MCWP and MCTP fleet owners and operators to face updates on recently revised and finalized standards
National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls is this week
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Published on: March 18, 2024
In 2022, nearly 1 in 5 workplace deaths happened in construction, with 38% of those due to falls
Thousands of construction workers ‘falsely’ certified by safety school
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Published on: March 06, 2024
DA’s office alleges a company gave safety certificates without training, leading to the death of one worker
US contractor fined US$1m for ‘ongoing disregard for safety laws’
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Published on: February 13, 2024
New Jersey firm cited for failure to provide fall protection
US construction company fined after heat illness kills worker
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Published on: February 08, 2024
An Alabama, US, contractor was cited for the heat illness death that claimed a 33-year-old worker.
Column: Protecting workers from falling objects
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Published on: January 23, 2024
David Glabe provides ‘fun facts’ about falling object protection
OSHA switches from traditional hard hats to safety helmets
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Published on: December 14, 2023
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is replacing the traditional hard hats used by its employees with safety helmets.
Scaffolding: Is it a plank? Or a platform?
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Published on: August 15, 2023
Is a scaffold without a platform a scaffold? Is a scaffold without planks still a scaffold? Industry veteran David Glabe weighs in
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