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SAFETY / OSHA / WORKERS' COMPENSATION — 5/17/06

OSHA forms partnership on hospital parking deck project

OSHA, River City Construction, L.L.C., and the Missouri Consultation Program have formed a partnership designed to reduce fatalities and serious injuries and ensure worker safety at the Boone Hospital Parking Deck project. The four-level, 150,000 square foot parking deck will accommodate 476 cars. A total of 26 subcontractors will perform the work on the 16-month project.

Plans to achieve the goals of this partnership include establishing a system to collect and analyze injury and illness trends by all contractors performing work at the site; implementing a comprehensive jobsite inspection program; monitoring all toxins, carcinogens or hazardous substances; and ensuring that employees receive adequate safety and health training, especially Hispanic subcontractors with non-English speaking workers. The program will be evaluated annually and River City Construction and its subcontractors will remain subject to OSHA inspections in response to complaints, referrals or in the event of fatalities.

For additional information on this and related topics, consult CCH Employment Safety & Health Guide .

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