OSHA’s Field Manuals – Download Free, Here!

Have you ever wondered how OSHA Compliance Officers do what they do on a site inspection? Take a look at these CPL’s to learn how.

OSHA publishes their field manuals, plus items called ‘CPL’s.’  CPL (short for ‘compliance’) documents are the actual guidelines that OSHA uses when performing inspections.  No, really.

Some of these are very long and involved, but if you want to know what OSHA will look for on your job, look here.  I have no posted all of them, but here is a sample.  To get the rest, go to http://www.osha.gov and do a search for “CPL.”

Click links below for documents:

Control of Hazard Energy CPL

Cranes and Derricks in Construction CPL

Emergency Plans and Fire Prevention Plan CPL

Enforcement Guidance for Personal Protective Equipment CPL

Enforcement of Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens

Field Operations Manual CPL

Inspection Procedures for Roadway and Highway Construciton Work Zones CPS

Lead – National Emphasis Program CPL

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities CPL

Operational Exposure to Isocyanates CPL

Respiratory Protection Inspection Procedures CPL

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Bluebeam Studio: The Most Powerful, Overlooked Feature in Revu

Check out this great collaboration tip Bluebeam tip from @caorlhagen.

Carol's Construction Technology Blog

While Bluebeam has 650,000+ users worldwide (as of August 2014) and growing, less than 10% of the customers use the free collaboration tool inside, Bluebeam Studio. Once you realize what it can do, you’ll be asking yourself, “Where have you been all my life?”, all over again. Use Studio to save time and improve productivity. Architects, Engineers, Specialty contractors, Material Suppliers and Owners love it.

Studio comes with every license of Revu (even the iPad Revu app) and is similar to GoToMeeting or Webex without audio controls, yet doesn’t require everyone you invite to attend simultaneously. Rarely are all construction teams available at the same time, especially when you need to meet with many people. Bluebeam understands that and has made an open ended cloud based collaboration site, with all the markup tools of Revu that the AEC Industry loves and the ability to have up to 500 people attend…

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Blogs I Read

How does the ConAppGuru keep up with the latest leadership, technology and safety news? By reading other great construction industry blogs like these. Thanks to @ericsafetyman for providing a list of links.

These are construction and non-construction related.  The Construction App Guru, for example, provides information on how to streamline construction operations through the use of mobile apps:
The BIMSider:<http://thebimsider.com/2014/12/20/weekly-roundup-21/> weekly collection of BIM related news for the construction industry..

Brent Darnell International:<https://bdiblog.wordpress.com/> source for Emotional Intelligence training and resources.

Carol’s Construction Technology Blog:<https://wordpress.com/read/blog/id/8325926/> A great resource for BlueBeam tips and news.

Construction Leading Edge: <http://www.constructionleadingedge.com/>  source for developing leadership skills and your business.

Extranet Evolution: <http://extranetevolution.com/>  weekly collection of IT related news for the construction industry.

The GreyBackPack:<http://thegreybackpack.com/> Gaming, Culture and Tech.
Construction App Guru – www.conappguru.wordpress.com – as mentioned above, this one is useful for streamlining construction operations through the use of mobile apps.

Zbrella:<http://zbrella.com/blog/> Technology consulting firm for Construction.

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