In an effort to streamline safety management, many companies are requiring contractor pre-qualification through third parties. Potential contractors must submit their safety programs and policies to the third party for a thorough review.
Safety Resources not only develops safety programs, we can assist in the submission and review of your company's safety programs to these pre-qualification specialists. We actively use ISNetworld and PICS.
Two-day OSHA 10-Hour Shipyard Employment course offered in King George, Virginia on April 19th and 20th.
LOCATION: King George, VA
START DATE: Tuesday, APRIL 19, 2016
END DATE: Wednesday, APRIL 20, 2016
TIME: 9 am to 3 pm, daily
COST: $250/person
NOTES: OSHA 10-Hour Maritime #7615 is a 5-year certification. Recertification required.
According to OSHA.gov, the rule changes:
Reduce the permissible exposure limit for crystalline silica to 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air, averaged over an eight-hour shift.
Require employers to use engineering controls (such as water or ventilation) and work practices to limit worker exposure; provide respiratory protection when controls are not able to limit exposures to the permissible level; limit access to high exposure areas; train workers; and provide medical exams to highly exposed workers.
Provide greater certainty and ease of compliance to construction employers - including many small employers - by including a table of specified controls they can follow to be in compliance, without having to monitor exposures.
Staggered compliance dates to ensure employers have sufficient time to meet the requirements, e.g., extra time for the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) industry to install new engineering controls and for all general industry employers to offer medical surveillance to employees exposed between the PEL and 50 micrograms per cubic meter and the action level of 25 micrograms per cubic meter.
June 23, 2017 - Construction Enforcement Date
June 23, 2018 - General Industry/Maritime Enforcement Date