The demo crew starts at 6 a.m. and by 7 a.m. the air is full of everything a Sawzall throws off a stucco wall. The laborer on the end of the scaffold is wearing the drugstore readers he bought in April. His prescription safety glasses, side shields and all, paid in full by his employer, are in the cup holder of a company truck parked at a property that finished in June. Back at the office, the safety director’s spreadsheet has a green cell next to his name, and the owner who approved the eyewear line in last year’s budget has never asked what the green cell means. It means the company bought a receipt. OSHA’s construction standard for eye and face protection, 29 CFR 1926.102, does not ask whether protection was purchased. It says the employer “shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection.” Paragraph…
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The Safety Glasses the Contractor Paid for Are Still in the Truck
The demo crew starts at 6 a.m. and by 7 a.m. the air is full of everything a Sawzall throws off a stucco wall. The laborer on the end of the scaffold is wearing the drugstore readers he bought in April. His prescription safety glasses, side shields and all, paid in full by his employer, are in the cup holder of a company truck parked at a property that finished in June. Back at the office, the safety director’s spreadsheet has a green cell next to his name, and the owner who approved the eyewear line in last year’s budget has never asked what the green cell means. It means the company bought a receipt. OSHA’s construction standard for eye and face protection, 29 CFR 1926.102, does not ask whether protection was purchased. It says the employer “shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection.” Paragraph…
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