ACCEPTING THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR JOBSITE SAFETY

The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) believes that enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Act needs to be changed to hold workers as well as employers responsible for jobsite safety. Regulation and enforcement has been directed at employers, but volumes of documentation point to the conclusion that workers' actions are a contributing factor in up to 90% of jobsite accidents. Contractors face the monumental task of educating and motivating the next generation of workers to work safely, a job which could be more easily accomplished if workers knew that they also could be penalized for their own safety violations. Management can further reduce jobsite accidents only if it can control their basic causes, including the work environment and workers' practices.

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  Associated General Contractors of America

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• Authors:
  • Czaplewski, G
• Publication Date: 1988-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 22
• Serial:
  • Constructor
  • Volume: 70
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Associated General Contractors of America
  • ISSN: 0162-6191

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction industry; Construction safety; Occupational safety; Penalties; Personnel management
• Uncontrolled Terms: Enforcement; Violations
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00477477
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1988 12:00AM