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

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 ...

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 ...

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has long been the regulatory backbone for workplace safety in the United States, setting and enforcing standards to protect employees from ...

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 ...

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 ...