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June 14,2012

Business groups have asked the U.S. Department of Labor to reconsider a proposed hiring quota aimed at federal contractors...

June 05,2012

Baltimore officials want to block a $1.8 billion urban renewal project until more neighborhood residents and minority contractors are hired and...

June 05,2012

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun a campaign to warn outdoor workers about the dangers of heat exposure.

June 05,2012

More than 150 industry professionals and other attendees will participate in the Associated General Contractors of America’s (AGC’s) safety and...

May 31,2012

The natural gas industry and some allies are working to block a federal green building rule that was expected to be a national model for carbon-...

May 25,2012

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited SP&K Construction with 11 safety violations, for which it could face more than $77,000...

May 25,2012

A new study suggests that random safety inspections by regulators help reduce injury claims without hurting profits.

May 17,2012

Heavy snowfall, construction defects, and design problems contributed to the collapse of the Stadium Southland roof in New Zealand in September...

May 17,2012

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently launched an educational campaign to prevent deadly falls in the construction...

May 10,2012

An organization of several industry groups urged Congress to leave many contracting decisions to the discretion of individual agencies by avoiding...

May 10,2012

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed a new regulation, Injury and Illness Prevention Program, or I2P2, which would...

May 03,2012

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has reduced the number of violations from four to two against four firms it cited earlier this...

May 03,2012

New York City officials announced strict new licensing and testing requirements for all crane operators in New York City to raise safety standards...

April 26,2012

Too few bolts connecting horizontal steel support beams with vertical steel columns was the cause of January’s construction accident at Horseshoe...

April 26,2012

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration takes far too long to adopt new safety regulations compared to other agencies’ development of...

April 19,2012

Philadelphia's $2 billion plan to manage its storm water with green methods including porous pavement, green roofs, and more trees, was officially...

April 13,2012

Following a worker’s death, the collapse of a century-old, two-story warehouse under demolition as part of Columbia University’s expansion is...

April 13,2012

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit sharply curtailed the period of time that companies can be cited for Occupational Safety and Health...

April 05,2012

On March 15, the most significant changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) since it became law in 1991 went into effect.

March 30,2012

The Chicago City Council’s Zoning Committee approved a zoning change that will allow up to 50% of work space in low-intensity business districts...