OSHA Seeks Comments on Safety in Construction Sector

More than 30 workers in the construction industry died between 2000 and 2009 while using reinforcement methods to strengthen concrete, OSHA states. These workers face life-threatening hazards like impalement, collapsed walls, slips, trips and falls. Construction workers also face fatal injuries when struck by vehicles reversing or when caught between backing vehicles and an object, such as a loading dock. The agency found that about 360 workers died from these incidents from 2005 to 2010. In the latest Request for Information (RFI), OSHA is seeking comments on how to prevent injuries and deaths caused by these actions, and will use the remarks to learn more about what solutions exist to prevent loss and injury. Comments on this RFI must be submitted by June 27, 2012. Interested parties may submit comments at the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Comments may also be submitted by mail or facsimile. See the Federal Register notice for details.