The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs announced that it is reviewing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s final rule on “Personal Protective Equipment in Construction.” SWACCA submitted joint comments with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades supporting the proposed rule on Sept. 15, 2023.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration formally released its proposed rule on “Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings” that was published on the Department of Labor’s website on July 2.

The U.S. Department of Labor has released a proposed rule with the goal of protecting millions of workers from the significant health risks of extreme heat. If finalized, the rule would help protect approximately 36 million workers in indoor and outdoor work settings and substantially reduce heat injuries, illnesses and deaths in the workplace.

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 Consumer Product Safety Commission has proposed a rule that would effectively ban current portable generators on store shelves. The Portable Generator Manufacturers’ Association is fighting back – but can’t do it alone.

The American Wood Council submitted a grant proposal to the Environmental Protection Agency aimed at increased transparency in the U.S. wood product industry by further developing Environmental Product Declarations and Product Category Rules for the industry.

According to the results of a new survey of ABC contractor-members and chapters published Feb. 27, the U.S. Department of Labor’s controversial, over-180,000-word proposed rule overhauling regulations related to government-registered apprenticeship programs will discourage apprentices, contractors and ABC chapter apprenticeship program providers from participating in the government-registered apprenticeship system.

The ACI Foundation is administering a request for proposal on behalf of ACI’s Innovation Task Group 93-12 — Code Requirements for Construction of Additively Constructed Walls (ITG-12).

The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to enhance the National Apprenticeship System by modernizing regulations for registered apprenticeships.

House Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced the Workers Protecting Our Wage Earners’ Rights Act.