Content Tagged: "OSHA"

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) signed an agreement with the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (CCO) and the NCCCO Foundation to protect workers who operate cranes better.

In 2022’s year-end wrap-up, we wrote about the then-recent midterm elections and how they would bode for the 118th session of Congress.

John Deere, Moline, Ill., is committed to matching donations, up to a total of $100,000, made to the Construction Angels nonprofit organization from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, 2023.

As cold weather arrives, what to do and not do to keep safe involve a number of potential factors and scenarios. Job sites, homes, businesses, vehicles and more all may have a cold weather-related challenge to confront.

Employers should offer workers training that includes how to recognize the environmental and workplace conditions that can lead to cold stress.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that on average there are more than 200 workplace fires per day, with an average of more than 5,000 people injured by workplace fires annually. Those are startling statistics — ones no rental operator nor their employees want to be part of.  

A new rule will require certain employers in designated high-hazard industries to electronically submit injury and illness information — that they are already required to keep — to OSHA. 

The Coalition for Workplace Safety has submitted a letter — which the American Rental Association has signed along with 73 other organizations — requesting an extension to the comment period on OSHA's notice of proposed rulemaking to the “Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process.” 

The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded through its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) approximately $12.7 million in grants to 100 nonprofit organizations across the nation to support education and training to help workers and employers recognize serious workplace hazards, employ injury prevention, and understand workers’ rights and employers’ responsibilities under federal law.

The American Rental Association (ARA) is set to expand its ARA Certified course lineup with the launch of ARA Certified Forklift Training in January 2024. 

DICA, Urbandale, Iowa, and Hydro Mobile, Quebec, Canada, a manufacturer of mast climbing work platforms, have collaborated to design and manufacture specialty SafetyTech® support pads for use with all of Hydro Mobile M, P, F, and S-Series units. 

United Rentals, Stamford, Conn., is outlining the benefits of preventive fleet maintenance and equipment inspections.

In July, a good portion of California and Nevada was covered in a heat dome. On Sunday, July 16, records were broken, with Death Valley, Calif., setting a new daily record of 128 degrees and Las Vegas shattering its record with 116 degrees. 

Hello, American Rental Association (ARA) Region Four members. I am Pat Reynolds, owner of Journey Productions in Lawton, Okla., and I also serve as ARA of Oklahoma president. 

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupatonal Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will join businesses nationwide to recognize the successes of workplace safety and health programs during Safe + Sound Week, Aug. 7-13, 2023.

The U.S. Department of Labor issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify the personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for the construction industry. 

Electrical safety is a crucial element in rental, whether it be with equipment or events. Things that may be taken for granted could lead to unforeseen consequences unless properly safeguarded. 

Lightning strikes can severely injure or kill workers whose jobs involve working outdoors, but it is often overlooked as an occupational hazard. 

The U.S. Department of Labor is urging small business owners and representatives from local government entities to join the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other government agencies for a series of upcoming discussions on the potential impacts of a workplace heat standard on small businesses.

Lack of or poor-quality sleep, long work hours, stress and sleep disorders are just a few reasons a person may suffer from fatigue. In the workplace, driver fatigue is a major safety risk that can lead to injury of the driver and others.  

The U.S. Department of Labor will provide a funding opportunity for more than $12.7 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants.

Most of us grew up with the same everyday red gas can in the garage that was used to fill up the lawn mower. So, when we see this at the work site, we don’t even bat an eye. The problem? Those cans are not rated for commercial use and could get you fined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).   

Hello, American Rental Association (ARA) Region Four members. I hope all is going well at your operations. I would like to focus on a very important topic that I don’t think we focus on enough: mental health. Mental Health Awareness Month, which is in May, is an annual observance dedicated to raising awareness around mental health challenges.

The American Rental Association's Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) Operator Training program is open to rental customers.