In the news this past year, there was a rather obscure posting about OSHA citing a masonry contracting company in Austin, Texas. OSHA30 Hour Construction courses onsite training would have been able to dodge this disciplinary action by the Department of Labors Safety and Health wing, OSHA.
Arreola Masonry
The problem with Arreola Masonry and the cause of the citation, stemmed from serious and repeated violations for exposing workers to scaffolding hazards. The total number of safety citations, which were delivered to the owners of this concrete firm, stands at a whopping six. Three were considered very serious and three were related to the repetitive violations that could have cost a man or woman their very lives.
Hail the Green Shirts
The firm was reported as being cooperative and remorseful after the green-shirted OSHA inspectors doled out their punishments for exposing workers to fall hazards at the company's work site in Cedar Park. Proposed penalties total $46,200 and should be a firm penalty phase and hopefully with correct the faulty, inferior scaffolding, at the numerous work-sites.
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Bob Malhotra is the Co-Founder of onlineoshasafetytraining.com and many other sites and firms with the goal of safety training to the masses in mind at all times. As the author of this review and hundreds of others all positioned on the Internet for easy access, Bob demonstrates both his desire to cover all things safety-related and to showcase what he has learned with a lifetime of experience and knowledge. Bob has been in the safety-business for well over 20 years and understands both the importance of safety training as well as the Federal Requirements mandated by the Department of Labor and OSHA.
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