OSHA was created in 1970 and signed into law by Republican President Richard Nixon at a time when Congress finally decided ...

Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor published its listing of annual increases for 2025. Included in this list are higher penalties for ...

Starting Monday, OSHA will require construction employers to provide ... gloves, goggles, safety vests and harnesses. To comply with the rule, experts say contractors should read up on the ...

Construction output estimates are monthly estimates of the amount of output chargeable to customers for building and civil engineering work done in the relevant period, excluding Value Added Tax (VAT) ...

The U.S. Department of Labor announced adjusted OSHA penalties for 2025, raising fines for safety violations to account for inflation. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced adjusted ...

BCSP partners with India’s CIDC to promote global safety standards and workforce development in the construction industry, enhancing safety practices and professional certification pathways.

Frank Wampol, vice president of safety and health at the BL Harbert International construction company, based in Birmingham, Alabama, is working on providing mental health first-aid training for ...

OSHA penalties for ... adjustment act enacted in 2015 Construction fatalities hit a high in 2023 and falls accounted for 39.2% of worker deaths The U.S. Department of Labor stamped a final ruling to ...

“The change aligns the construction industry standard with the standard already in place for general industry,” OSHA says. The agency adds, “The matter has been a longstanding industry ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Jan. 13 announced that ... adding that any ongoing risk of COVID-19 faced by health care workers would be better addressed in an OSHA rulemaking ...

Construction employers have long ... how ill-fitting gear is a barrier to both safety and gender equality in the industry. The fact that OSHA addressed these concerns in the final rule is seen ...