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Keep construction sites safe during winter: NYC has tips

New York — Remove all snow, ice and other debris from construction jobsites to help reduce slip and trip hazards.

Offshore alert: Use safety devices with temporary test equipment

Washington — The death of an offshore worker conducting a pressure test on a well surface casing has prompted the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to issue a safety alert.

California adopts emergency temporary standard on silica exposure

Adopted on Dec. 14, the ETS is set to go into effect Dec. 29.

House committee resolution latest move in fight over ‘joint employer’ definition

Washington — The House Education and the Workforce Committee has approved a resolution intended to repeal the National Labor Relations Board’s recently revised joint employer rule.
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Safety leadership for residential construction: Free training from CPWR

Silver Spring, MD — A new training program from CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training is aimed at helping residential construction supervisors improve their communication and leadership skills.

‘Be willing to listen’: Experts discuss suicide prevention in construction

Itasca, IL — Smaller construction companies may have an advantage when it comes to helping workers find counseling and mental health services amid the industry’s ongoing suicide crisis.

NLRB delays effective date for revised ‘joint employer’ rule

Washington — The National Labor Relations Board has pushed to Feb. 26 the effective date of its revised “joint employer” rule, saying the move will “facilitate resolution of legal challenges.”

Coupling devices for excavator buckets: NIOSH publishes fact sheet

Washington — A new fact sheet from NIOSH is aimed at workers who use quick coupling devices to change excavator buckets and other attachments.
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CPWR publishes tip sheets on preventing roofer falls

Silver Spring, MD — Two new resources from CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training are intended to help prevent falls among roofing workers.

Lawmakers seek to repeal final rule on NLRB’s definition of ‘joint employer’

Washington — A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers have introduced a joint Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal the National Labor Relations Board’s recently revised joint employer rule.

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