Jobsite Safety

OSHA Updates Criteria for Placement in Severe Violator Enforcement Program

The program focuses on employers who willfully or repeatedly violate federal health and safety laws.

OSHA Proposes Changes to Injury and Illness Reporting Recordkeeping Regulations

NAHB Advocates for COVID-19 Safety Stand Down, Shares Steps for Participants

2021 ProSales 100 Speaker Bill Hayward Shares COVID-19 Jobsite Recommendations

Construction Industry Safety Coalition Provides Updates to COVID-19 Safety Guidance

ABC: Safety Best Practices Make Construction Companies Over 800% Safer

International Code Council Launches Resources for COVID-19 Work Challenges

#Buildersareessential Is Our Job No. 1, As Coronavirus Rates–And Their Toll–Crest To Local Peaks In Weeks Ahead

Builders’ COVID-19 Dilemma: Construction Continuity Versus The Health Risks On Job Sites

Hype Versus Reality: Here’s How Housing’s Leaders Can Trigger Calm As Crisis Unfolds

What Businesses Need to Know About Coronavirus

Ohio Roofing Company Fined for Repeatedly Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards

OSHA Cites Oldcastle APG South for Exposing Employees to Silica Hazards

OSHA Fines Georgia Countertop Manufacturer

Porter-Cable Table Saw Recalled Due to Fire Hazards

OSHA Cites Building Materials Distributor for Struck-By Hazards

Construction Workplace Deaths and Fatality Rates Down in 2017

OSHA Cites Florida Contractor After Worker Burned at a Sawmill

Brushless Jig Saw, Self-Leveling Floor Underlayment Feature in Builder’s Product Roundup

OSHA Cites Florida Window and Door Manufacturer for Employee Finger Amputation

Test Looks at the Benefits of Wearables for Construction Safety

Builder’s Oct. 5 Product Roundup Includes Modular LEDs for Jobsite Lighting

Comfortable Work Wear That Will Keep You Cooler in the Sun

Advocacy Groups Petition OSHA to Mandate Heat Protections

Seven Safety Tips to Protect Contractors From Extreme Heat

Chip and Joanna Gaines Reach Settlement in Lead Paint Case Worth $200K

New Product: 3M WorkTunes Connect Headphones

Featured Products from Builder: Drill Doctor 750X Features Longer Chuck Jaws, Jaw Guides

New Tool Lanyards and Lanyard Accessories by Milwaukee Tool

Jobsite Accidents Are Down, But They Sure Aren’t Out

Product Review: Timberland Pro Gridworks Waterproof Boot

Is it Safer to Build a House Than Supply the Materials?

Hot Products for the Cool Fall Months

OSHA Pushes Back Start of New Provisions in its Injury Reporting Rule

Safe and Sound

Steal This Idea: Thank Your Staff for Safety

Insurer Campaigns to Curb Dealers’ Distracted Driving

NLBMDA Launches Online Forklift Training Course

Big Changes Are Coming Your Way: Are You Ready?

25 Trade Associations Say ‘No’ to OSHA’s Silica Rule

Industry Initiative To Stop Jobsite Falls

OSHA Slaps BMC With $41,000 Fine, Seven Citations

OSHA Cites Lowe’s for Workplace Safety Hazards

OSHA Announces Workplace-Fatality Directive

OSHA Sets 3-Month Phase-In Before Enforcing Fall Protection Rules

EPA To Examine Health Concerns Over Two Spray Foam Chemicals

OSHA Withdraws Injury Proposal, Noise Clarification, Seeks Input

OSHA Pulls Back Injury-Reporting Proposal

OSHA Withdrawals Controversial Noise Control Interpretation

NLBMDA Urges House Panel To Review Lead-Paint Rule, OSHA Agenda

New OSHA Directive Gets Mixed Reviews

OSHA Revamps Residential Roofing Safety Rules

OSHA Retreats

OSHA Fines AL Sawmill $439K for Health, Safety Violations

Q&A With John Jervis of the American Window and Door Institute

LBM Crime Looms Large in Texas

OSHA To Write New Rules on Combustible Dust

OSHA Warns Firms Over Safety Rates

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