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OSHA Slaps Cell Tower Firm With 'Willful' Citations, Adds To 'Severe Violator' List


September 29, 2014 at 10:37 PM
OSHA has hit a cell tower contractor with two “willful” and four “serious” safety violations following the deadly collapse of a tower that was being dismantled early this year in Kansas -- an incident that prompted OSHA also to add the employer to its controversial Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) -- demonstrating the agency's willingness to wield rigorous enforcement as a key part of its recent push to improve communication tower safety.

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