The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Jeffrey D. Shoaf, released a statement in response to the release of a new proposed federal heat safety rule by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently investigated NOR-D LLC after the contractor had a worker pass away from injuries suffered while working on a warehouse in Macon, Georgia, according to Robert Yaniz Jr. of Occupational Health & Safety.

A contractor in New Jersey will pay $13,500 in OSHA fines after one of its workers fell to their death on a job site, according to Guy Burdick of EHS Daily Advisor.

Werner kicks off 2024 Safety Stand-Down with more than 500 trainings planned nationwide in support of the OSHA Safety Stand-Down initiative. Supporting safety leaders, the training events will help raise awareness about fall hazards to help keeps pros safe on the work site.

The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released 2023 injury and illness data collected under the agency’s new Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses regulations published in July 2023.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health on April 24 to address the following agenda items: OSHA’s Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Rulemaking, OSHA’s Infectious Disease Rulemaking and a public comment period.

A drywall contractor in Florida received a $75,000 fine and 14 safety violations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a worker died on a job site in July, according to Kate Hinsche from The Real Deal.

Violations of safety rules on job sites are now more expensive, as the Labor Department announced its annual cost-of-living adjustments to OSHA civil penalties for 2024.