New OSHA regulations in 2025 are reshaping construction safety, emphasizing proactive prevention, documentation and mental ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Directorate of Construction Director Scott Ketcham gave a review of the agency’s focus on the construction industry at the American Bar ...

On January 13, 2025, OSHA’s final rule took effect regarding the standard for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the construction industry. (See U.S. Dept. of Labor Release No. 24-2453-NAT, ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced a final rule that revises the personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for the construction industry. Under the revised ...

On January 3, 2025, Andy Biggs (R - AR - 5) introduced a new, if exceedingly brief, piece of legislation that would result in the abolition of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

On December 11, OSHA announced it has finalized a revision to the personal protective equipment standard for construction. The final rule explicitly requires the equipment to properly fit any ...

R&R Construction Services Inc.—a general contractor based in Palatine, Illinois—has been cited for serious safety violations, exposing employees to potentially fatal fall hazards. OSHA has found the ...

FRAMINGHAM — A federal agency has fined a local roofing company more than $300,000 for repeated fall safety violations. Brothers Construction Services, also known as Brothers Construction & Roofing ...