Laws For Construction Safety In Utah
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This Act, which was enacted in 1969, sets out a range of safety requirements and regulations that must be followed by construction companies and workers to protect against accidents and injuries on construction sites.
The Public Employee Safety and Health Bureau (PESH), created in 1980, enforces Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety and health laws. PESH also enforces some New York state specific safety and health laws.
OSHA's construction standards require construction employers to have accident prevention programs that provide for frequent and regular inspection of the jobsites, materials, and equipment by competent persons designated by the employers. See 29 CFR 1926.20(b).
Federal OSHA Region 8 covers Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah. Note that Wyoming and Utah both have state-controlled OSHA programs that cover both private and state and local government workplaces.
Utah. Utah operates an OSHA-approved State Plan covering most private sector workers and all state and local government workers.
Key areas to focus on include fall protection and the safe operation of construction machinery. For example, OSHA requires that any work over six feet in height above ground must have fall protection measures such as guardrails, safety nets, or personal fall arrest systems in place.
The CDC's main role is to make sure nurses and other healthcare professionals know how diseases are spread and how to stop the spread. OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is the agency that provides regulations for employers to maintain safe working environments for employees.
The Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division (UOSH) is part of the Utah Labor Commission. There is one UOSH office that covers the entire state which is centrally located in Salt Lake City.
A lot of entry level safety jobs in construction want you to have your OSHA 30 and a first aid/CPR/AED cert. You can either take the OSHA online (look at ``ClickSafety'') or in person in some places. FA/CPR/AED is basically falling off a log easy. Both of those certs should be less than $600 out of pocket.
