Infographic: Struck-By Hazards
Struck-by incidents are a leading cause of death and nonfatal injuries in construction. Here’s what you need to know about preventing struck-by hazards.
Category: Construction
ASSP Releases New Construction Worker Training Standard
The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) released a new industry consensus standard for construction and demolition worker environment, health, and safety training, the ASSP announced February 18. “Safety, Health and Environmental Training for Construction and Demolition Operations” (American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/ASSP A10.2-2025) establishes training best practices to help organizations in the United States […]
Smelly Mel’s and Sewer Rat Plumbing Face $530K Cal/OSHA Fine
Smelly Mel’s Plumbing and Sewer Rat Plumbing face a total of $529,640 in state fines for violating safety regulations that resulted in serious injuries to a construction worker during a trench collapse in San Mateo, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) announced February 10. Cal/OSHA cited the two employers after finding a total […]
EPA Issues $50K Fine for NPDES Construction Permit Violations
In a news release, the EPA recently announced it fined The Cliff Corp. and Grupo Caribe, LLC, a total of $50,000 for violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) relating to their ongoing construction project for an 86-villa development in the Borinquen Ward of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. “The companies failed to comply with a water […]
Back to Basics: Contractor and Temporary Worker Safety
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine contractor and temporary worker safety. Many workplaces are staffed by workers with different employers—a host company, contractors, and staffing agencies. If you own or operate a facility, you have complete responsibility for […]
OSHA Enforcement Roundup Q4 2024
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continues to carry out inspections and issue citations to employers that expose workers to hazardous conditions. We’ve summarized some of the key enforcement cases from the past few months for a look at where OSHA is focusing its efforts. Roofing contractor faces $328K in fines A Newark construction […]
Infographic: Working On or Near Water
There are many risks to consider when working on a job near water. Here’s what you need to know about worker safety around water.
Newark Roofer Facing $328K OSHA Fine for Fall Hazards
RRC Home Improvement Inc., a Newark, New Jersey, roofer, is facing $328,545 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines for exposing employees to falls from elevations at three North Jersey worksites, the agency announced December 10. OSHA cited RRC Home Improvement with four willful and seven serious violations following the three inspections. Since 2017, OSHA […]
OSHA Releases Final Rule for PPE in Construction
The U.S. Department of Labor announced on December 11 that its Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) finalized a revision to the personal protective equipment (PPE) rule for construction. The rule requires that PPE must properly fit any construction worker who needs it to improve protections from hazardous conditions. You can read the final rule […]
Florida Contractors Face Six-Figure OSHA Fines in Trenching Violations
Two Florida contractors face six-figure Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines for willfully exposing workers at sites in Jacksonville and Daytona Beach to trench and excavation collapses and cave-ins, the agency announced December 5. Masci General Contractor is facing $216,633 in proposed penalties after agency inspectors witnessed workers installing a sewer line in a […]