Worker Safety in the Construction Industry : The Crane and Derrick Standard.
Examines incidence of fatal and nonfatal on-the-job injuries in the private sector. Analyzes causes of fatalities in construction industry, and involvement of cranes in those deaths. Addresses status of proposed rule to update OSHA crane and derrick safety standard that has remained virtually unchan...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2009.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Examines incidence of fatal and nonfatal on-the-job injuries in the private sector. Analyzes causes of fatalities in construction industry, and involvement of cranes in those deaths. Addresses status of proposed rule to update OSHA crane and derrick safety standard that has remained virtually unchanged since 1971; and provides overview of jurisdictions that have safety regulations for cranes that are more stringent than existing Federal standard. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |