Firstline Safety Management

We “walk” the job with your site superintendent, project manager or foreman and advise of corrective measures that should be taken to comply with governing standards.

Photographs are taken of any safety issues and are sent with a written report explaining the situation to the company’s management. The purpose of these inspections is to find the issue and allow for corrective measured before an incident occurs or OSHA visits the jobsite.

Happy Thanksgiving from the staff of Firstline Safety 🦃

Today, OSHA announced a new Emergency Temporary Standard on Vaccination and Testing. Here are four things you need to know:

• Employers with at least 100 employees will be required to adopt a mandatory vaccination policy unless they adopt a policy requiring unvaccinated workers to undergo weekly testing and wear a face covering at work.

• Covered employers must provide paid time for workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine and ensure workers have paid sick leave to recover from any side effects that prevent them from working.

• Employers must comply with most provisions by 30 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register, and comply with the testing requirement by 60 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register.

• Businesses that don’t comply may face significant OSHA fines.

After the extreme heat of summer US Department of Labor has announced new enhanced & expanded measures to protect workers from the hazards of the external heat.

US Department of Labor announces enhanced, expanded measures to protect workers from hazards of extreme heat, indoors and out | Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA National News Release U.S. Department of Labor September 20, 2021 US Department of Labor announces enhanced, expanded measures to protect workers from hazards of extreme heat, indoors and out Part of an interagency Biden-Harris administration effort to protect workers, communities WASHINGTON .....

For the month of September, we are going to spotlighting two of our training courses that are very similar but for different states, the first being the VDOT Beginner & Intermediate Work Zone Safety Training/VA Flagger Course.

The Virginia Flagger Course is an introduction to the basic principles of temporary work zone traffic control, this one-to-two-hour training course is designed to instruct the participant in the underlying principles of temporary traffic control as set forth in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Students will be required to complete a written examination and will receive a certificate of completion.

The Virginia Basic Traffic Control Technician Training is an introduction to principles of temporary traffic work zone traffic control. The Virginia Basic Traffic Control Technician is a one-day (8 hours) course that introduces temporary traffic control safety in Virginia work zones for those who are exposed to public vehicular traffic. It teaches concepts, techniques and practices in the installation and maintenance of traffic control devices, specific to the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The Virginia Intermediate Traffic Control Supervisor Training is designed to train those employees who will be actively involved in designing or supervising temporary traffic control in Virginia work zones. The Virginia Intermediate Traffic Control Supervisor training is a two-day (16 hours) course in which students are taught concepts, techniques and practices in the installation and maintenance of traffic control devices, specific to the Commonwealth of Virginia, legal aspects of temporary traffic control, installation and removal procedures, flagging procedures, and other considerations such as pedestrians, nighttime work, and urban areas.

For more information or to schedule a class contact our safety trainers:
Terri Eaton: [email protected]
Savanah Falls: [email protected]