The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has implemented a “Weekend Work” initiative in which federal workplace safety and health inspections will occur randomly on weekends in Arapahoe, Douglas, Jefferson, El Paso, Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Larimer, and Weld counties in Colorado.
OSHA’s area offices in Denver and Englewood will continue these inspections into the fall of 2021. OSHA says at least six workers have suffered fatal falls, and nearly a dozen excavation collapses and trenching incidents have led to the deaths of three workers in Colorado over the last two years.
“Our Weekend Work initiative will identify and address construction-related hazards at worksites in 10 different counties along the Front Range on days when worksites often go unchecked,” said OSHA acting regional administrator Nancy Hauter in Denver. “This is a proactive effort to identify hazardous worksites and to ensure workers end their shifts safely.”
Learn more here about OSHA’s Trenching and Excavation standards.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
