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Construction Safety Regulations: Navigating Compliance and Ensuring Worker Safety
By Eric Gislason Compliance, Safety Culture
Worker health and safety are priorities in the construction industry because small oversights can have significant consequences. However, staying on top of safety-related regulatory compliance can be challenging without the right support for leaders, supervisors, and crew members. What legislation regulates safety on construction sites? And how can construction businesses ensure adherence? Learn more about…
Debunking a Common Myth: Can OSHA Cite You for Not Having an Arc Flash Label?
Compliance
As a safety professional, you’ve likely heard it in meetings or on the shop floor: “If OSHA sees that panel without an arc flash label, we’re getting a fine!” It’s a common belief that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) directly enforces the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) 70E standard, specifically the requirement for…
Fire Prevention Month: History and 10 Essential Tips for Industrial Workplace Safety
Current Events
October is Fire Prevention Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of fire safety. Its origins trace back to one of the most devastating fires in U.S. history, the Great Chicago Fire of October 8–10, 1871. That disaster destroyed over 3.3 square miles of the city, left 100,000 people homeless, and claimed…
From the Field: Limits of Standard Indemnity in Contractors Injury Cases
Safety Culture
By Brent Kettelkamp & James A. Junkin Subcontractor liability, both from an OSHA and lawsuit perspective, is concerning on construction sites as well as general industry. Contracts between project owners and contractors frequently incorporate indemnity and hold harmless agreements (IHHAs) as a means of distributing risk and determining responsibility for workplace injuries. While these clauses…
Get a Head Start on 2026: Register Now for NASP’s Live Safety Classes
Live Classes
If professional development is one of your goals for 2026, now’s the perfect time to secure your spot in one of NASP’s upcoming live training classes. These sessions offer more than just certification—they’re a chance to learn directly from expert instructors, build real-world skills, and connect with other safety professionals who share your commitment to…
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New PFAS Legislation
04.10.2024 ComplianceToday, the EPA has issued the first-ever national drinking water standard to protect us from harmful PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl…
Trenching Collapse Death
03.14.2024 ComplianceOn August 10th, 2023, two Pyles Plumbing and Utility Contractors Inc. employees were installing sewer-line piping when the trench’s side…
Ambiguous Rule Led to Electrocution
03.14.2024 ComplianceA recent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) decision shows that a worker’s electrocution was the result of an…
Injured Worker to Claim Benefits
03.14.2024 ComplianceOn June 20th, 2021, Molly Sullivan, an airline worker for United Airlines, parked in Garage 2 and entered the third-floor…
How to Improve Mental Health in the Workplace
02.29.2024 ComplianceMental health in the workplace is an important factor for employers to consider. Good mental health fosters a more productive…
Ammonia Release Prompts OSHA Inspection
02.12.2024 ComplianceResponding to a report of workers being exposed to anhydrous ammonia, federal investigators found a Madison ice cream plant lacked…
4 Steps to Improve Ethical Decision Making
02.12.2024 ComplianceAs safety professionals, ethical decision-making serves as a cornerstone for fostering a culture of safety, integrity, and responsibility. Our actions…
OSHA’s Collaboration with DOJ
02.12.2024 ComplianceThe Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it would be working more closely with OSHA on cases where criminal charges…
2024 OSHA Penalties
01.18.2024 ComplianceViolations of safety rules on jobsites are now more expensive as the Labor Department announced its annual cost-of-living adjustments to…
OSHA’s Expanded 300A Reporting Due Soon!
01.18.2024 ComplianceIt’s 2024, and with the new year comes the March 2 deadline for OSHA’s Form 300A injury and illness reporting.…
Update to 1910.156 Proposed
01.18.2024 ComplianceOSHA has published a proposal to update an existing standard and expand safety and health protections for emergency responders, including…
Cannabis Dust a Major Respiratory Hazard?
12.18.2023 ComplianceThe 2022 death of a Massachusetts cannabis worker has the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) concerned about…
