Tag: OSHA
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Protecting OSHA protects workers. Slashing its budget is a dangerous mistake.
Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Cam Mackey is president and CEO of the Arlington, Virginia-based International Safety Equipment Association. Opinions are the author’s own. Every American worker deserves to return home safe at the end of the day. And every American family…
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9 of the biggest OSHA fines of Q4 2024
Listen to the article 13 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. In 2024’s final quarter, some of the largest OSHA citations issued to construction firms stemmed from two of the most well-identified hazards: falls and trench cave-ins. The agency has national emphasis programs for those standards, as they…
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Bill to abolish OSHA has ‘zero chance’ of becoming law, attorney says
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. New legislation designed to do away with OSHA at a federal level will not move forward, an employment attorney told Construction Dive. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., last month proposed the Nullify Occupational Safety and Health Administration Act,…
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Arizona Congressman Sponsors Bill To Abolish OSHA
On January 3, 2025, Andy Biggs (R – AR – 5) introduced a new, if exceedingly brief, piece of legislation that would result in the abolition of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Its formation was the result of the Occupation Safety and Health Act, signed into being by former Republican President Richard Nixon on…
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OSHA Construction Standards | Storee Construction
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was created to ensure that all working environments are safe for employees. Once OSHA Construction Standards were established, workplace deaths, injuries, and illnesses were dramatically reduced. The administration continues to work with states to identify safety hazards and health risks, then finds ways to eliminate those to safeguard…
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OSHA Construction Standards | Storee Construction
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was created to ensure that all working environments are safe for employees. Once OSHA Construction Standards were established, workplace deaths, injuries, and illnesses were dramatically reduced. The administration continues to work with states to identify safety hazards and health risks, then finds ways to eliminate those to safeguard…
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OSHA Construction Standards | Storee Construction
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was created to ensure that all working environments are safe for employees. Once OSHA Construction Standards were established, workplace deaths, injuries, and illnesses were dramatically reduced. The administration continues to work with states to identify safety hazards and health risks, then finds ways to eliminate those to safeguard…