After Texas Wildfires, Rebuilding
Posted:
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
Category:
OSHA and Safety
At last after two weeks of wanton wildfires and failed firebreaks, desperate residents are finally hearing a break in the wall of bad news—and it’s a big one. The firefighters are reporting that biggest blaze so far (the one in Basrop, about 30 miles southeast of Austin), is 50 percent contained.
It’s fantastic news for everyone, especially for those who are pining to go home after days of being confined to hotel rooms or temporary housing, to check on the status of their properties. Already, recovery teams have been deployed to the affected areas and some families have even been let back inside their neighbourhoods. Time for recovery for these families.
For many of them that means rebuilding their homes and contacting a building contractor. For the contractor that means assembling a crew that has training in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10 and OSHA 30, two courses that teach workers how to identify, mitigate, and avoid or prevent hazards in the workplace.
OSHA 10 is intended for the entry level worker and is designed to teach the worker to recognize, reduce, and prevent hazards in the workplace. OSHA 30, on the other hand, is a comprehensive safety program designed for safety directors, foremen, and field supervisors; it covers all OSHA compliance issues.
