Electrical Wire Recalled by Cerro Wire due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: THHN Electrical Wire Units: About 1,000 Manufacturer: Cerro Wire Inc., of Crothersville, Ind. Hazard: While the actual electrical wire has "14 gauge" printed on it, the packaging incorrectly labels the electrical wire as 12 gauge. If used as a 12 gauge wire, it can overload, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: None ...
Brigade Hickory Handle Sledge Hammers Recalled by White Cap Construction Supply Due to Risk of Injury
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Hickory handle sledge hammers Units: About 15,000 Importer: White Cap Construction Supply Inc., of Costa Mesa, Calif. Hazard: The head of the sledge hammer can loosen and detach, posing a risk of impact injury to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Description: This recall involves Brigade sledge hammers with a hickory wood handle. There are 11 ...
Worker Fatalities Fall 17% on Decline in Construction Deaths
By Inyoung Hwang Bloomberg News Aug 19, 2010 U.S. workplace deaths fell 17 percent in 2009 to a record low on a decline in construction fatalities, as unemployment surged to the highest level in a quarter century. There were 4,340 deaths across all industries, compared with 5,214 a year earlier. Fatalities among private construction firms dropped 16 percent in 2009, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said today in a statement. Workplace injuries have been falling for more than a decade, according to the National Council of Compensation Insurance. Workers’ compensation insurers that are facing lower sales and rising medical costs may benefit from a decline ...
OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety Course Now Mandatory in Seven States
ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven states now have laws on the books that require construction workers to complete the OSHA 10-hour construction safety training course before they can work on certain construction projects. The states with an OSHA law already in effect are Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New York, and most recently, Missouri. The state of Nevada OSHA training law becomes effective January 1st, 2010. Most of the state laws restrict the required training to workers on publicly funded construction sites, such as public roads and bridge construction projects and public school buildings. However, the state of Nevada, whose law takes effect January 1st of 2010, ...
Worker Killed by Boom Truck
Worker Is Killed on Throgs Neck Bridge[caption id="attachment_212" align="alignright" width="480" caption="Workers gathered around a white sheet covering the body of a contract worker who was killed on the Throgs Neck Bridge Tuesday morning. Robert Stolarik for The New York Times "][/caption] New York Times By Sewell Chan AND Christine Hauser August 25, 2009, 10:51 am An electrical worker died on Tuesday morning after being struck by the boom of a truck on the Throgs Neck Bridge, which connects the Bronx and Queens, according to the city’s Fire Department. The police said the worker, William Barnes, 48, of Port Washington, N.Y., was working for Tri-State ...
1 Worker Killed in NYC Scaffold Collapse
1 Worker Killed in NYC Scaffold Collapse August 19, 2009 by The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A construction worker fell five stories to his death when part of a scaffold collapsed in Brooklyn, police said. The worker had been resurfacing bricks on an apartment building's facade in the Park Slope section when the accident occurred at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Police identified the victim as 42-year-old Henyrk Siebor, an employee of Nova Restoration, Inc., of Brooklyn. Siebor was moving from one scaffold to another one occupied by two other workers when the second scaffold collapsed, Buildings Department spokeswoman Carly Sullivan said. Siebor fell and the ...
SMART Client Expanding With Military Projects
One of SMART Safety Group's clients, Straub Construction, was featured on the front page of the San Diego Business Journal. SMART Safety Group provides Straub with objective third-party safety auditing on many of Straub's military projects. The benefits of third-party auditing include: Enhanced record-keeping Greater compliance A second set of eyes Please read the article below... [caption id="attachment_169" align="alignright" width="142" caption="August 10-16, 2009"][/caption] Builder Expanding With Military Projects By BRAD GRAVES - 8/10/2009 San Diego Business Journal It’s news that seems to have come out of another decade: A construction company adds middle managers to better handle a growing volume of work. But it’s happening today in ...