OSHA, VT Industry Team Up To Promote Safety

Elevator World

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com OSHA, VT INDUSTRY TEAM UP TO PROMOTE SAFETY The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has entered into an alliance with key vertical-transportation (VT) industry stakeholders in an initiative to promote workplace health and safety and protect workers, officials announced on September 11. In the two-year project, OSHA and its VT industry partners will provide information, guidance and training resources to help reduce and prevent employee exposure to the “Focus Four” hazards — falls, caught-in or between, struck-by and electrocution — and other recognized safety and health hazards workers face during the construction, modernization, maintenance and repair of elevators and other VT equipment. Industry participants are the International Union of Elevator Constructors, the National Elevator Industry, Inc., the National Association of Elevator Contractors, the Elevator Contractors of America, the Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund and the National Elevator Industry Educational Program. Image credit: OSHA To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes│Google Play | SoundCloud│Stitcher │TuneIn