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Employers say the change would give union representatives access to nonunion jobsites and create safety liabilities.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics report indicates improvement in a key industry safety indicator, even as construction employment has continued to rise.

A worker was wearing safety gear when he fell, but a steel beam cut his lifeline. 

State report faults agency for not posting proper signage alerting motorists to construction site in median but “serious” violation carries no financial penalty in wake of I-695 work zone incident that killed six.

Triumph Construction failed to properly support a trench before a slab collapsed on two workers, OSHA officials say.

Thirty-eight Filipino workers allege they were trapped in Qatar and forced by contractors or subcontractors to work long hours on soccer event projects managed by the company.

New York State Bridge Authority and Office of Mental Health representatives gathered state lawmakers, local emergency response teams and community leaders for a suicide prevention summit last month to raise awareness, discuss better collaboration and review suicide prevention and emergency mental health response practices around the state’s vehicular and pedestrian bridges, parks and other public spaces.

The panel returned a “no true bill” verdict regarding the Oct. 12, 2019 incident.

Construction of a portion of Fermilab's $978-million PIP-II project has been paused for months.

The Washington State Dept. of Labor & Industries assessed penalties totaling $16,800 for SAK Builders in relation to a fatal construction site accident in March.