The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced meetings for its Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health and National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health where AGC members can submit comments and requests to speak. 

AGC of America is pleased to offer this one-day Fall Prevention in Construction safety training on May 8 & 9, based on OSHA standards and best practices to answer the need for quality training within the industry.

A new regulation could enable community activists, worker advocacy groups, personal injury attorneys, or union representatives to serve as third party employee representatives who join OSHA officials on walkaround inspections.

On February 15 and 27, respectively, AGC along with its partners on the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC) met with representatives from the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to further discuss the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) proposal to update its existing standards to better protect miners against occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) proposal to expand who can serve as the employee representative during the walkaround portion of enforcement inspections.

The 2024 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting’s plenary session highlighted efforts from across the construction industry to promote healthy mental well-being in the workforce.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has scheduled a meeting for the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health on February 22, which will feature remarks from Assistant Secretary for OSHA Doug Parker, updates on the construction industry from OSHA’s Directorate of Construction, and more.

The Department of Labor announces changes to the OSHA civil penalty amounts based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2024.

OSHA’s final rule expanding current injury and illness recordkeeping requirements went into effect on January 1.

The newly released Bureau of Labor Statistics annual report on occupational injuries for 2022 reveals a 7.7% increase from construction fatalities in 2021 and key considerations.

The Alliance for Naloxone Safety in the Workplace provides tools your organization can use to address opioid overdoses in the workplace.