Arizona Construction Workers Less Safe During Bush Years, According to Published Report
A recent article discussed the condition of safety in the construction industry during the Bush years. The article explains that in its first two years, the Bush administration pulled 22 items off the agency’s regulatory agenda, its working list of proposed safety and health rules. According to this article, the government also cut proposals that would have increased safety throughout the construction industry. As a result, many construction accidents in Arizona occurred.
Among the programs that OSHA ended as a result of decisions made were plans that would have increased protection for workers on scaffolding, as well as a requirements that would have added protection for workers on residential construction projects. The agency also shelved a mandate to make construction companies participate in safety programs designed “to reduce the incidence of occupational deaths, injuries, and illnesses.”
In pulling the items, the government cited “resource constraints and other priorities.”
Construction accidents in Arizona can have a wide range of physical and financial
consequences. Injuries can range from contusions, broken bones and lacerations to severe disfigurement, traumatic brain injury (TBI), paralysis, and even death. It’s of the utmost importance that the government and legislature do everything in their power to enact regulations that helps ensure the safety of construction workers in Arizona and at construction sites all over the country.
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