Construction Accident Laws Indiana

" All Personal Injury Lawyers are Not Construction Accident Lawyers"

Your Indiana Construction Accident Lawyer is repeatedly required to point out that IOSHA and OSHA Construction Saferty standards are MINIMUM standards, and if a contractor does not meet them, the contractor is subject to fines from the Indiana Department of Labor. Just as a speed limit is minimum standard, often to prevent wrongful death or personal injury, the driver has to do more.

To prevent Indiana Construction accidents, following IOSHA regs is the minimum. The minimum is hardly the standard where life and eath are concerned. For example, under Subpart R, Iron workers do not have to be tied off while decking until 30 feet. if in a "controlled decking zone." Your Indiana construction accident lawyer has represented maimed and killed iron workers who were laying deck above and below the 30 foot minimum. Apparently gravity cannot read IOSHA regs.

Here are some fall prevention tips from OSHA

Fall Protection Tips

Identify all potential tripping and fall hazards before work starts.
Look for fall hazards such as unprotected floor openings/edges, shafts, skylights, stairwells, and roof openings/edges.
Inspect fall protection equipment for defects before use.
Select, wear, and use fall protection equipment appropriate for the task.
Secure and stabilize all ladders before climbing them.
Never stand on the top rung/step of a ladder.
Use handrails when you go up or down stairs.
Practice good housekeeping. Keep cords, welding leads and air hoses out of walkways or adjacent work areas.

For more complete information:

Occupational
Safety and Health
Administration

U.S. Department of Labor
www.osha.gov (800) 321-OSHA

Or for our Latino workers:

Consejos para Protección de Caídas

Antes de comenzar a trabajar, identifique los riesgos potenciales contra tropiezos y caídas.
Esté atento a los riesgos de caídas tales como inseguridades en pisos, cubiertas/orillas no protegidas, huecos, tragaluces, escaleras y aperturas en techos/orillas.
Antes de usar el equipo de protección contra caídas inspecciónelo e identifique los defectos.
Seleccione, póngase y use apropiadamente el equipo de protección contra caídas para la tárea asignada.
Asegure y estabilize todas las escaleras antes de subirlas.
Nunca se pare en el peldaño o escalón superior de una escalera.
Use las barandas cuando usted suba o baje una escalera.
Practique buena organización/ limpieza. Mantenga los cables, cables de soldadura y mangas de aire fuera de los pasillos o áreas de trabajo adyacentes.

For more complete information:

Occupational
Safety and Health
Administration

U.S. Department of Labor
www.osha.gov (800) 321-OSHA

Please remember that if you are in charge of safety at an Indiana Construction site, following OSHA regulations may well not be enough to prevent a serious construction accident. Anytime someone is working above ground more than 6 feet, fall protection should be provided, required and enforced. Although OSHA requires scaffolds to have rails at 10 feet, a mason landing on his head at 9 feet is just as dead.

BE SAFE. Gravity never sleeps.

If you or a loved one have been involved in a construction accident please call for a FREE CASE EVALUATION. Our Construction accident law firm represents injured Indiana Construction workers throughout Indiana, including Indianapolis, Greenwood, Fort Wayne, Terre Haute, South Bend and Evansville. Our clients include iron workers;masons; laborers; roofers; operators and road construction workers, both Union and non union. Your Injury is Personal to Your Indiana Construction Accident Lawyer.