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OSHRC Mandates Fall Protections For Road Work But Leaves Methods Open


December 21, 2021 at 06:04 PM
A new decision by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) holds for apparently the first time that road construction companies must adopt fall-protection measures for employees working from the backs of moving vehicles, but the panel took no clear position on what abatement methods the employers must use.

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