OSHRC Takes Narrow Reading Of ‘Actual Start’ Test In Construction Appeal

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April 3, 2023 at 05:53 PM
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) has upheld OSHA’s citation against a roofing company over an employee’s failure to use fall protection while briefly assessing the positioning of a crane director, refusing to apply what it says is a narrow exception in the standard for activity before the “actual start of construction work.”