Thank you to the South Florida AGC for passing this news on: “EXPECT TO SEE INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE ON MIAMI-DADE JOBSITES ENFORCING SOCIAL DISTANCING MANDATES. The South Florida AGC along with members of the Joint Construction Industry Coalition were invited to take part in a conference call with Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez. Mayor GimenezRead more about Expect Miami-Dade Police On Construction Jobsites[…]
Confirming our previous news blast, please see the attached copy of an email a client received this morning.
We have added a section to our safety reports entitled “COVID-19”. It was derived from several documents we have seen in the effort for making jobsites safe from the virus. The questions are attached. This virus may be with us all for a while, so this section can help us all stay safer. Please contactRead more about Safety Reports – COVID-19[…]
Hello all, If interested, the attached are some plans and programs that have come my way. As usual, none are for construction sites, but it may be a good base to start from before this situation gets worse. Cleaning Schedule Plan A Plan B
If you have not noticed, many N95 filtering facepiece respirators have an expiration date. N95 filtering facepiece respirators past their expiration date may be used, as long as they are models that have been tested by CDC/ NIOSH researchers and are listed on CDC’s topic page. The CDC/NIOSH believes the following products, despite being past theirRead more about N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators[…]
Anyone who has been in a grocery store the last 3 weeks knows that a number of common household items are out of stock. While we can’t find a recipe for making your own toilet paper, we did find several recipes for making your own hand sanitizer. The most widely spread one uses vodka. Unfortunately,Read more about Making Your Own Hand Sanitizer[…]
The correct World Health Organization website is www.WHO.int . It has some great information, including how to correctly make your own hand sanitizer. The most popular recipe using vodka is useless because of the low alcohol content and makes a foul tasting cocktail. The previous email tried to explain the OSHA stance on the criteria of recordingRead more about Coronavirus, OSHA, and You (Correction)[…]
As you can see after visiting your local Publix or Winn-Dixie this past weekend, the Coronavirus or Covid-19 panic is real. People are not always making rational decisions and seem to be expecting the next few weeks (or longer) as a season of The Walking Dead. We are all being bombarded with information and recommendationsRead more about Coronavirus, OSHA, and You[…]
Yesterday, OSHA published “Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19” to help companies respond in the event of coronavirus in the workplace. It is attached to this posting. It contains information on safe work. In addition to the guideline announcement, OSHA also stated that they are actively reviewing and responding to any complaints regarding workplace protectionRead more about COVID-19[…]
Now that OSHA has a National Emphasis Program on Respirable Crystalline Silica, it is possible we will see much more activity in enforcement. With that in mind, we will be forwarding the next several toolbox talks on RCS and the tools/activities impacted. Today is the first installment (English and Spanish). I have also attached anRead more about Respirable Crystalline Silica Toolbox Talk #1[…]
