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Demolition Contractor Cited in Fatality

October 26, 2016

An Illinois-based demolition company has been found responsible for the April 2016 death of a 47- year-old construction worker, following a U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation.

New Chief at OSHA Construction Directorate has Industry Background

Pam Hunter McFarland

September 15, 2016

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As Dean McKenzie takes over as head of federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s construction directorate, he faces a long list of regulatory priorities.

Safety and Health

OSHA Delays Enforcing New Safety Reporting Requirements

Pam Hunter McFarland

July 29, 2016

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Provisions prohibiting post-incident drug testing that would have taken effect on Aug. 10 are pushed back to Nov. 1.

Laborer Killed in Fall From Scaffolding at University of Vermont

Johanna Knapschaefer

July 13, 2016

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A construction worker fell from the seventh story of scaffolding at a dormitory jobsite and died of injuries early on June 30, according to a University of Vermont spokesman.

Construction Accidents

OSHA, Firms Differ on Impact of Injury Reporting Rule

Employers call new safety regulation 'public shaming'

Pam Hunter McFarland

Debra K. Rubin

June 8, 2016

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As a new federal rule takes effect in August to require employers to post injury and illness records electronically, lawmakers and construction-sector advocates on opposite sides squared off at a May 25 congressional hearing on the mandate’s approach to improved workplace safety.

Hearing Focuses on Final Safety Recordkeeping Rule

Pam Hunter McFarland

May 31, 2016

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Employer groups and public health advocates clash over whether rule will advance worker safety

Jobsite Safety

Jobsite Fatalities Drive New Safety Regulations

Best practices are often not enough to prevent jobsite injuries

JT Long

May 4, 2016

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Out of the 4,251 worker fatalities in private industry in 2014, 874 of those, or 20.5%, were in construction.

Silica Rule Imposes New Limits

Industry groups file lawsuit, but labor unions like the rule

April 6, 2016

A final rule requiring employers to monitor and substantially reduce worker exposures to breathable crystalline silica—otherwise known as silica dust—will save more than 600 lives annually and protect the health of thousands of others, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and a number of labor unions that support the rule.

New Silica Dust Rule Will Save Lives, OSHA Says

Pam Hunter McFarland

March 24, 2016

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But employer groups say new limits are not achievable for most construction firms

Worker Death at Wilshire Grand Tower in L.A. Ruled a Suicide by Coroner

March 23, 2016

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The cause of death of an electrician who fell from the 53rd floor of the under- construction Wilshire Grand project in downtown Los Angeles has been ruled a suicide by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.