Master Builders of Iowa

This form must be posted every year, and it is required to be posted for three-months (February 1 to April 30).

A contractor that employs more than 10 would be required to fill out the OSHA recordkeeping logs. The contractor’s office staff is also included in the total amount of company employees.

The answer depends on the size of the excavation hole. If the excavation is over six feet in depth and 30 inches or more in width, walkways or bridges with standard guardrails must be provided when employees or equipment are required or permitted to cross over an excavation. 
 
OSHA considers crossing narrow trenches (30 inches or less in width) without a walkway with guardrails to be de minimis condition.
 

Many construction workers have the perception that you are only required to wear a hard hat when you have overhead hazards. This is correct, but it is definitely not the entire story. The criteria for wearing a hard hat includes; the possible danger of injury from impact, falling objects, flying objects, or from electrical shock or burns.

This question comes up fairly often. OSHA classifies a scissor lift as scaffolding and therefore does require fall protection at ten feet and over.  The guardrail around the work platform covers the requirement for fall protection unless it can be removed and if removed, it does require additional fall protection to be in place.   

According to OSHA, first aid supplies need to be easily accessible when required, so the simple answer is yes they are required on jobsites. 

Additional items to watch for in regards to first aid kits are as follows: the contents of the first aid kit shall be placed in a weatherproof container with individual sealed packages for each type of item.

This is a question that comes with a lot of confusion.  The reason for the confusion is a lot of contractors perceive this requirement as being general, when there are actually specific requirements. 

The employer has the responsibility to designate the people that are going to be the competent persons for specific operations.&

A: You have a couple of options on getting your guy trained quickly. 

• Option one is to see if we have any 10 hour classes in your area.   
• Option two is to hire either Phil or myself to come to your location and train the guy at a cost.  This is a good solution if you have ten or more employees wanting to get trained.   

The answer that OSHA provides is NO.  Contractors other than roofers are required to use the warning line 15 feet back from the edge.

In order for a space to be a confined space it needs to meet these three criteria:

1.  Is large enough and so configured that an employee can enter bodily and perform work.