Construction & Utilities

Montgomery, AL — A new law in Alabama is intended to enhance roadway work zone safety. The Alabama Work Zone Safety Act (S.B. 341) establishes...

New York — A group of 11 large companies is teaming up to provide employers with research and tools to support their workers before,...

Silver Spring, MD — Workers at construction companies with 10 or fewer employees accounted for 42.4% of the industry’s deaths in 2022, according to...

Lowell, MA — Researchers from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell are asking painters and allied trades workers who’ve been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...

Phoenix — The Industrial Commission of Arizona has unanimously approved a set of recommendations on protecting workers from heat-related illness and injury. The guidance, which...

Sacramento, CA — All public utilities in California and their independent contractors or subcontractors must have an AED on worksites with electrical lines, under...

Washington — OSHA has issued a revised National Emphasis Program on outdoor and indoor heat-related hazards. The previous NEP, published in 2022, expired April 8...

Ithaca, NY — A new mental health initiative for construction workers is aimed at shifting a traditionally macho industry culture and assuring employees that...

Watertown, SD — A balanced diet can boost workers’ energy, concentration and emotional stability while helping them meet the physical demands of the job,...

Cleveland — Worker safety needs to be a priority on construction sites where portable generators are used, the Portable Generators Manufacturers’ Association says. In a...