The past few years have seen organizations across all industries experience the rapid evolution of workplace safety practices. This evolution has caused organizations to focus more on workplace safety ...

OSHA, upon issuing a Request for Information to initiate the fourth phase of its Standards Improvement Project (SIP) to improve and streamline existing construction standards, welcomes construction ...

As 2026 gets underway, a construction injury lawyer argues that government benchmarks represent the bare minimum, not the ...

On December 12, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule updating its personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for construction workers. The new rule ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) maintains a list of the top 10 most frequently cited standards following inspections of worksites by federal OSHA inspectors. The main purpose ...

OSHA has finalized changes to its PPE standard for the construction industry, requiring all PPE properly fit workers who need it. The updated rule addresses long-standing concerns about ill-fitting ...

This course for private sector personnel covers OSHA‘s policies, procedures and standards as well as construction safety and health principles. Topics include scope and application of the OSHA ...

On September 18, 2025, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA Standards Board) voted to adopt revisions to regulations on construction safety orders for confined ...

OSHA Administrator David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, appointed Jim Maddux as the new director of the agency’s Directorate of Construction. His appointment is effective Monday, Dec. 20. Most recently, Maddux ...

Massive heat waves have hit large swaths of the U.S. this summer, breaking records for high temperatures across the country. And it’s about to get worse. About 21% of U.S. residents live in areas ...

According to the Center for Construction Research and Training, construction workers have a 75% chance of experiencing a serious injury over the span of a 45-year career, and their likelihood of being ...

This course for private sector personnel covers OSHA‘s policies, procedures and standards as well as construction safety and health principles. Topics include scope and application of the OSHA ...