On Aug. 15-21, 2022, OSHA is holding its annual Safe + Sound Week. This nationwide event recognizes successful workplace health and safety programs and offers information and ideas to improve workplace safety. Although...
The Department of Labor (DOL) announced in June 2022 that it has published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), aimed at revising its standards for occupational exposure to lead. The proposed rule would lower the...
According to a May 2022 report from Dodge, total construction starts in April were 3% higher than in March, rising to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $945.8 billion. These modest gains offer a mixed bag, however, with...
Struck-by incidents—when an object or piece of equipment strikes a worker—are the #1 cause of nonfatal injuries and the #2 cause of fatalities in the construction industry, according to OSHA. To raise awareness about this...
