b"Page 6 OSHA News ReleaseU.S. Department of LaborAugust 23, 2022 Illinois contractor racks up additional $303K in federal fines for repeatedly exposing construction workers to deadly fall hazardsDid You Know?Emerald Inc. owes OSHA $390K in fines forThe construction industry has one of the highesttroubling 8-year history of endangering workers rates of suicides among all occupationsfour times higher than in the general population. Sep- NORTH BARRINGTON, ILA Roselletember 5-9 is Construction Suicide Preventioncontractor with a long history of federal workplace Week, when events will be held nationwide to raisesafety violations who currently owes more than awareness about the unique challenges faced by$390,000 in penalties, added an additional $303,105 construction workers, and what we can do to helpin proposed fines for once again exposing workers to safeguard their mental health, and lives. Registerpotential deadly fall hazards at a North Barrington your participation online, sign up for a free Sept. 8job site. webinar, and visit OSHA's Preventing SuicideInspectors with the U.S. Department of Laborswebpage for more resources.Occupational Safety and Health Administrationobserved the safety violations on Feb. 15, 2022, and cited Emerald Inc. for three repeat violations, two willful violations and one serious safety violation. OSHA determined the company exposed workers to deadly fall hazards as they worked at heights of up to 13 feet above the ground without adequate fall protection and a lack of guardrails on ramps. The From OSHA Newsletter 8-31-2022company also failed to train workers on the proper(continued on Page22) 6"