Construction & Utilities

Democrats and Republicans have selected their respective leaders for the House Workforce Protections Subcommittee.

A coalition of unions and other safety advocacy groups has petitioned the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission to amend its procedural regulations and permit greater employee participation during hearings.

Beginning Feb. 1, employers required to keep and maintain an OSHA 300 injury and illness log must post their 300A summary sheet in the workplace.

Newly introduced legislation would mandate site-controlling employers to record all worker injuries and illnesses, regardless of who employs the worker.

Overexertion involving outside sources was the leading cause of disabling injuries in 2012, costing employers $15.1 billion in direct costs, according to a new report from the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety.

Temporary and contractor workers should be included in all efforts employers take to ensure the safety of workers, according to National Safety Council recommendations released Dec. 18.

The rate of fall injuries leading to days away from work increased in 2013, according to data released Dec. 16 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A weekend session of Congress resulted in passage of a $1.1 trillion budget agreement that will provide stable funding to OSHA and other federal safety agencies.

Washington – The House and Senate Appropriations committees’ omnibus budget agreement gives a slight funding boost to OSHA, but falls far short of the Obama administration’s request.

Washington – The rate of work-related injuries and illnesses in private industry declined in 2013, continuing a nearly unbroken downward trend spanning more than a decade, according to the latest estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.