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OSHA COMPLIANCE
that threat doesn’t always deter installers "o b| 0;_oo;v u;lo7;Ѵ;uv |o _bu; v0v _o -uঞmķ bm1Ѵ7bm] _-u7 _-|vķ _b]_Ŋbvb0bѴb|
from ignoring safety rules: Lindus recalls a m7;uv|-m7 |_;bu v-=;| o0Ѵb]-ঞomvĺ b;m vests, proper shoes, safety glasses, and
22-year-old installer who “thought it would |_; 1uu;m| Ѵ-0ou v_ou|-]; bm 1omv|u1ঞomķ ]Ѵo;vĺ ;u |u1h lv| _-; - Cuv|Ŋ-b7
be cool” to post a video on Facebook of crew that’s easier said than done. kit, and at least one crew member must be
members sliding down a roof into a snowbank. $m7u-Ѵ-m7Ľv uooCm] 7bbvbomĽv v;v v0v 1;uঞC;7 bm ! -m7 Cuv|Ŋ-b7 |u-bmbm]ĺ
!;lo7;Ѵ;uv o[;m 1-ѴѴ om " ;r;u|v ;1Ѵvb;Ѵķ -m7 vঞrѴ-|;v 1om|u-1|-ѴѴ "bѴ;u bmbm]Ľv $oঞmo l;;|v lom|_Ѵ b|_
=ou -vvbv|-m1;ĺ bm7v omv|u1ঞom 0ubm]v bm that subcontractors bear any liability for _bv vr;ubvouv |o ]o o;u |_; Ѵ-|;v| "
outside instructors to train its crews about r;uvom-Ѵ bmfu ou ruor;u| 7-l-];ĺ |_;u rules and to make sure that subs are receiving
Ѵ-77;u -m7 v1-@oѴ7bm] v;|rvĺ $m7u-Ѵ-m7 -7;t-|; v-=;| |u-bmbm] -m7 bm=oul-ঞomĺ
has sent some employees to Northwest
)bv1omvbm $;1_mb1-Ѵ oѴѴ;]; =ou " Ŋ
1;uঞC1-ঞom 1ouv;vĺ SOME PROJECTS POSE GREATER HAZARDS
ѴѴ ;lrѴo;;v o= -u7m;uņ o vvo1b-|;v -v| ;-uķ -u7m;uņ o 1olrѴ;|;7 lou; |_-m
bm _bѴ-7;Ѵr_b- u;1;b; ƐƏ _ouv o= " ƐƏƏ u;vb7;mঞ-Ѵ ruof;1|v |_-| ];m;u-|;7 fv|
|u-bmbm]ķ -m7 vol; ];| ƒƏ _ouvĺ $_; o;u ŪѶ lbѴѴbom bm u;;m;ĺ $_; 1olr-m
1olr-m -Ѵvo v;v Ѵb1h"-=;|ķ _b1_ also does commercial work, and Cavalieri
ruob7;v omѴbm; 1ouv;vĺ ;ou]; --Ѵb;ubķ 0;Ѵb;;v |_-| lb ]b;v _bv 1olr-m - Ѵ;] r
-u7m;uņ oĽv 7bu;1|ou o= 1oll;u1b-Ѵ on jobsite safety.
1omv|u1ঞomķ -1hmoѴ;7];v |_; 1_-ѴѴ;m];v ;u|-bm u;vb7;mঞ-Ѵ ruof;1|vķ _o;;uķ
|_-| 1olrѴb-m1; ru;v;m|vĺ m7 v0v o[;m u;tbu; - _b]_;u Ѵ;;Ѵ o= -;mঞomĺ --Ѵb;ub
7omĽ| _-; vL1b;m| m7;uv|-m7bm] o= " says it’s not uncommon to see subs on
uѴ;vĺ m v1_ 1-v;vķ -u7m;uņ o v|-v bm lѴঞ=-lbѴ fo0v r-vvbm] 0bѴ7bm] l-|;ub-Ѵv
compliance by having at least one trained 0;|;;m Yoouv |_-| ;1;;7 |_; vbŊ=oo|
supervisor on the jobsite. |_u;v_oѴ7 " _-v ;v|-0Ѵbv_;7 -v - =-ѴѴ
"bѴ;u bmbm] 0ubm]v bmv|u1|ouv bm|o b|v _--u7 |_-| u;tbu;v |;|_;ubm] ou ]-u7u-bѴvĺ
oL1;v |o 1om71| -[;uŊouh 1ouv;v =ou ol;C u;1;m|Ѵ 1olrѴ;|;7 - ƔƏŊmb|
ƒƏŊ_ou " 1;uঞC1-ঞomĺ m |or o= |_-|ķ u;lo7;Ѵbm] ruof;1| om - lbѴb|-u bmv|-ѴѴ-ঞomĺ
b| v;m7v vr;ubvouv |o m7uol;7- 1-7;l &r |o C; 1u;v ouhbm] vb7; 0 vb7;ķ ľ-m7
o= omv|u1ঞom $u-7;v bm ; +ouh b| each had its own work habits,” laments
for 32-hour site-safety classes that include -uঞmĺ [;u - =; 7-vķ ol;C v_|
;b]_| _ouv om =-ѴѴ ruo|;1ঞomķ ;b]_| _ouv om 7om 1omv|u1ঞom 0;1-v; v-=;| l;-vu;v
site-safety management, and four hours on weren’t being implemented properly, and
handling workplace drug and alcohol issues. brought in a new onsite supervisor “to get
(bu]bmb-Ŋ0-v;7 ol;C v|ol everyone on board with our way.”
!;lo7;Ѵbm] =-ouv bmŊC;Ѵ7 |u-bmbm]ķ +om] =-lbѴb;v b|_ vl-ѴѴ 1_bѴ7u;m
where it can observe and correct unsafe The Department of Labor has become more occupied the houses, so there were “unique
_-0b|vĺ (b1|ou -uঞmķ _;-7 o= 1oll;u1b-Ѵ stringent about requiring crews to learn and 1_-ѴѴ;m];vķĿ v-v -uঞmĹ ;ubl;|;uv ;u;
or;u-ঞomvķ v-v |_-| ol;CĽv mv|-ѴѴ-ঞom 1olrѴ b|_ " u;]Ѵ-ঞomvĺ ;m=ou1;7 b|_ 1-ঞom |-r; -m7 1om;vķ -m7
";ub1;v 7bbvbom ;m=ou1;v - ;uoŊ|oѴ;u-m1; vr;1b-Ѵ -u;-v ;u; 1ou7om;7 o@ vo |_; hb7v
roѴb1Ĺ ľ = o 7o mo| 1olrѴ -[;u 0;bm] remodelers admit that keeping subs in could safely play. Crew members at each site
properly educated, you will be sent home 1olrѴb-m1; b|_ " 1-m 0; - 7-bѴ 0-Ѵ;ĺ constantly picked up trash and swept the
=ou |_; 7-ķ b|_o| r-ķĿ -uঞm ;rѴ-bmvĺ bm7v v-v |_-| r-bm] v0v 0;;u _;Ѵrv area with magnets for nails.
ľ+oĽu; ;Ѵ1ol; |o 1ol; 0-1h |_; =oѴѴobm] keep them in line because they are less While they might normally gripe about
7-ķ 0| ; _-; - |_u;;Ŋv|ubh; uѴ;ķ Œ-[;u ruom; |o vhbu| v-=;| uѴ;v |o v-; ঞl; -m7 ]o ;um l;m| u;]Ѵ-ঞomvķ |_; u;lo7;Ѵ;uv
which] they are permanently dismissed.” lom;ĺ ; mo|;vķ |ooķ |_-| blruo;l;m|v bm bm|;u b;;7 _-7 mo ruo0Ѵ;l b|_ " ĺ
equipment, such as retractable roof ropes, ľ$_; u;-Ѵb| bv |_-| " bv |_;u; |o _;Ѵr
make it somewhat easier to get subs to you and to keep people safe,” says Cavalieri.
WORKING WITH SUBS ru-1ঞ1; v-=;| om |_; fo0vb|;ĺ ľ$_; ঞl; -m7 1ov| bmoѴ;7 bm 0;bm]
)_;m " 1b|;v fo0vb|; boѴ-ঞomvķ |_; -1_ o= ol;CĽv 1u;v lv| _-; b|v om compliant pale beside the cost of dealing
];m;u-Ѵ 1om|u-1|ou bv o[;m |_; m-l;7 r-u|ĺ r;uvom-Ѵ =-ѴѴ ruo|;1ঞom ;tbrl;m|ķ v-v with the fallout of noncompliance.” PRO
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