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Alliance Renewed Between OSHA and CPWR

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor Aug 7, 2019 Construction

Updated: Aug 7, 2019

OSHA renewed its alliance with CPWR—The Center for Construction Research and Training—to provide guidance and training resources for construction safety. CPWR and the agency agreed to a new 5-year alliance to address hazards such as falls, silica exposure, trenching, and working in hot and cold weather, as well as foster outreach efforts that include elevator […]

ASSP and NIOSH’s Renewed Partnership Plans for New Construction, Fall Protection Research

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor May 31, 2019 Construction

Updated: May 31, 2019

The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) renewed their workplace safety promotion and research partnership May 22. The continuing relationship is expected to result in new research on fall protection measures for young, immigrant construction workers in the coming year, the ASSP said in a […]