OSHA has in place a new emphasis program that focuses on heat illness and injury in both indoor and outdoor settings. Temperatures this high are in the Danger Zone on OSHA’s Heat Index app. [...]
While only 6% of the U.S. workforce is employed in a construction-related position, 36% of heat-related deaths are found to be in the construction industry. As a result of their findings, OSHA [...]
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced a much anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) regarding mandatory [...]
Associated Builders and Contractors and its Alabama chapter today filed a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals in the 11th Circuit against the Occupational Safety and Health [...]
On November 5, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced its much anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) regarding the [...]
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), more than 40% of heat-related worker deaths occur in the construction industry. As with all incidents, heat illness is [...]
Why Does a Trench Collapse Occur? OSHA regulations governing the protection of employees working in trenches state that workers must be protected from trench collapse/cave-ins by an adequately [...]
As the Biden Administration proposes trillions of dollars in new spending, contractors can expect more OSHA inspectors in Wisconsin and around the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration published a set of Frequently Asked Questions on the effectiveness of N95 respirators against coronavirus exposure as [...]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have issued specific COVID-19 guidelines for construction regarding safe work [...]
