From Glenn:<\/p>\n
Happy Holiday\u2019s Roundtable folks,<\/p>\n
Our next CSREM Roundtable Alliance safety professional development meeting is\u00a0Tuesday,\u00a0December 11th\u00a0at 10:00. This month we have two speakers as follows:<\/p>\n
Joe Green, Compliance Assistance Specialist from the Andover Area Office will discuss why\u00a0OSHA updated its\u00a0National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Trenching and Excavation<\/a>\u00a0and how the Agency is supporting\u00a0compliance assistance and inspection programs that address trenching and excavation operations. OSHA has documented the continuing incidence of trench\/excavation collapses and accompanying loss of life and\u00a0has determined that trenching and excavating worksites continue to warrant an increased enforcement presence nationally. Trenching and excavation work exposes workers to extremely dangerous hazards.\u00a0 According to data, there were\u00a0130 fatalities recorded in trenching and excavation operations between 2011 and 2016.<\/u>\u00a0 The private construction industry accounted for 80%, or 104, of those fatalities.\u00a0\u00a0An alarming 49% of those construction fatalities occurred between 2015 and 2016<\/u>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Daniel Kilburn, Engineering Supervisor, Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure, Office of Public Safety and Inspections, Tewksbury, MA\u00a0(617) 877-0737<\/a>\u00a0will present on MA Hoisting Regulations as a subject and more specifically to recent hoisting regulation changes since his last Roundtable presentation.\u00a0 As most of you remember Dan and Rob Anderson Chief of Inspections – Building & Engineering co-presented at the June, 13, 2017\u00a0 Roundtable meeting sponsored and hosted by Consigli. They provided an eloquent explanation through the Ninth Edition of the State Building Codes, Construction Supervisor Licensing and Other Exams, Trenching regulations, Recreational Tramway Safety and MA Hoisting Licenses. Robs presentation is posted to our CSREM website. Question: do you still need to have a valid driver\u2019s license to apply for a MA Hydraulic License? In my opinion, all of us who have fork trucks in our warehouse facility and Lull\u2019s on our jobsites need to hear Dan speech on the difference of MA operator training requirements.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The December meeting is being sponsored and hosted by Drew Peckham, Unified Construction Group LLC, Woburn, MA. Meeting\u00a0is being held at\u00a0Double Tree Hotel (formally Wyndham\/Chelsea),\u00a0201 Everett Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150<\/a>. If ya get lost, call\u00a0Nancy Hughes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As always, please RSVP to Nancy of OHS Training & Consulting, Inc. at\u00a0nancy.ohstc@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0by this Friday December 7th for an accurate head count for seating arrangements and luncheon order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From Glenn: Happy Holiday\u2019s Roundtable folks, Our next CSREM Roundtable Alliance safety professional development meeting is\u00a0Tuesday,\u00a0December 11th\u00a0at 10:00. This month we have two speakers as follows: Joe Green, Compliance Assistance Specialist from the Andover Area Office will discuss why\u00a0OSHA updated its\u00a0National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Trenching and Excavation\u00a0and how the Agency is supporting\u00a0compliance assistance and…<\/p>\n