OSHA Information
OSHA Citation News
Due to OSHA’s increase in citations and penalties, we have resurrected citation news. This publication is designed to give the construction industry a true picture of actual citations and penalties that construction contractors in the state of Iowa have received from Iowa OSHA. These actual citations demonstrate how much more aggressive IOSHA enforcement has become for the construction industry. It is serious business to ensure that your job sites are in compliance with OSHA. CLICK HERE to view examples of previous OSHA citations.
OSHA Inspection Guidelines
When that stranger shows up at your job trailer and says s/he is from OSHA does your jobsite superintendent know what to do? Is your policy to tell the inspector to get lost, come back another day, wait patiently or have at it? MBI’s advice is to act in a courteous professional matter towards the inspector and consider this as serious business. By using the following guidelines the process will go more efficiently and with less heartburn. The jobsite superintendent will not have the time to look this up online so these guidelines need to be reviewed ahead of time. Contact MBI with questions about the guidelines or during the inspection. CLICK HERE to view general OSHA inspection guidelines.
OSHA's Multi-Employer Citation Policy
OSHA is using its authority under this Policy to write more citations per inspection to more employers on site. This Policy gives directions to Inspectors on how to identify not only the employer whose workers are exposed to a hazard covered by the Regs but also to employers who created, have control over or are responsible to correct the citable situation. For instance the excavation contractor could be cited for digging a 10’trench with vertical walls even though it has no employees in the trench. The GC will also be cited because it did not “control” the site and failed to recognize this as a hazard. Finally, the employer whose workers are in the trench will be cited. To read the entire policy, CLICK HERE. If you would like to read about additional guidelines and information about how to avoide Multi-Employer Citations, please CLICK HERE.
