When the pandemic first struck in, many states enacted stay-at-home orders or forced construction businesses to shut down in a jarring, sudden stop. Many employees found themselves furloughed or laid ...
Construction continues to be one of the most dangerous professions in the United States. In a 2022 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), over 1,000 construction workers died from ...
Fall Protection continues to top OSHA’s list of the top 10 most frequently cited workplace standards, coming in at number one in 2023 for the 13th year in a row. OSHA 1926.501 addresses Fall ...
Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email Stating a “safety first” philosophy is easy enough for organizations, but it takes deeds to save lives, not just ...
OSHA has made several changes in the past year, and contractors who don’t review them risk falling behind before the semester even starts. One of the most important is the requirement that personal ...
In 2016, OSHA passed a final rule expanding the scope of the existing walking and working surface standard for general industry and adding a fall protection standard for general industry; ...