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June 11, 2018
By Corey Dickert, Construction Executive Last winter, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released new data showing that employer-reported injury and illness rates declined to 2.9...
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June 08, 2018
By Mitch Cohen, Construction Executive The resurgence remains strong with ConstructConnect predicting a 12.4 percent increase in 2018 commercial building starts. However, despite the introduction...
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June 06, 2018
By David Klass, Travis Vance, Fisher Phillips From fisherphillips.com Administrative Law Judges are increasingly exercising their discretion to waive mandatory settlement conferences for Occupational Safety...
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June 05, 2018
By David Klass and Travis Vance, Fisher Phillips from FisherPhillips.com As mass shootings have continued with regular frequency in the United States, our country remains...
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May 31, 2018
Congratulations to all of our 2018 Award Winners Safe Day helps bring safety awareness to the forefront of the construction industry, and we congratulate all... »
May 29, 2018
By John J. Heft, Construction Executive Contamination caused under intended and accidental purposes poses a variety of public health and environmental risks to the surrounding... »
May 14, 2018
By Rachel Burris, Communications Manager, NCCER, from NCCER blog With Construction Safety Week, an industry-wide education and awareness event, upon us, it’s a good time... »
April 24, 2018
By Anne R. Yuengert, Bradley Like every other employment lawyer in America, I have been giving a good bit of thought to #MeToo and what... »
April 20, 2018
By Scott Owyen, Construction Executive EVERYTHING IS CHANGING FOR CONTRACTORS ANSI (United States) and CSA (Canada) standards have, for almost four decades, provided best practices... »
March 29, 2018
By Ken Pittman, Construction Executive Managing jobsites can be challenging enough, but once interior work begins and crews are out of sight, busy construction supervisors... »
March 14, 2018
from Turner Insurance & Bonding According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, professional drivers and others behind the wheel of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV)... »
March 12, 2018
from Turner Insurance & Bonding Twenty eight states and the District of Columbia have legislation legalizing the use of medical marijuana with certain guidelines and... »
March 07, 2018
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced today that it will start enforcement of the final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium in general,... »
March 07, 2018
By Jackie Robb, Construction Executive Developers know to do their due diligence on the environmental implications of a site before commissioning a new building, they... »
March 06, 2018
By John Wasilchuk & Matthew Pateidl, Construction Executive A majority of contractors purchase environmental liability coverage to satisfy a contractual obligation. Unfortunately, they often don’t... »
February 28, 2018
from Bongarde The effects of shock can be quite significant but there are ways to reduce the effect of shock on the person. However, it... »
February 20, 2018
President Donald J. Trump’s fiscal year 2019 budget request for OSHA supports his continued efforts to assure safe and healthful jobs for the American people.... »
February 14, 2018
On September 23, 2017, the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforced a new standard to protect construction workers from the... »
January 31, 2018
By Lauren Masser, Construction Executive In the middle of a hectic morning, a contractor learns there is a serious leak in a solar panel installation.... »
January 30, 2018
The No. 1 priority for aerial equipment manufacturers is to provide safe, productive aerial work platforms for customers working on aerial worksites. »
January 29, 2018
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January 25, 2018
To reduce the risk of cold-induced injuries, layer your clothing, wear a hat and seek shelter at the first sign of hazardous working conditions. »
January 23, 2018
from Bongarde What's at Stake One size does not fit all when it comes to work equipment. Whenever a worker must modify or adjust themselves... »
January 22, 2018
If your company is required to report to OSHA, it now has to be done electronically. OSHAlogs makes that process much easier. OSHAlogs is a... »
January 15, 2018
OSHA has officially raised it civil penalties for safety and health violations issued in 2018. The Department of Labor says that the 2 percent increase... »
December 27, 2017
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of 2016 Fatal Occupational Injuries reports there were 5,190 workplace fatalities in 2016, a 7-percent increase from 2015. The... »
December 12, 2017
Additional insured coverage is a common method of risk transfer used in construction projects »
December 04, 2017
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently issued a final rule that expands the DOT's current drug testing panel to include some semi-synthetic opioids: Hydrocodon... »
November 20, 2017
Although on-site safety has improved tremendously over the years, the construction industry needs to continuously review and incorporate innovative technology and best practices to ensure occupational health and safety is strengthened. »
October 05, 2017
By Chris Lennon, from Construction Executive During the pre-hiring stage, employers and HR managers need to reach all forms of top talent. Whether or not... »