Although temperatures may be cooling as fall takes hold in much of the country, there are still regions and job sites where workers continue to face heat-related safety risks. From 1992 through 2017, ...

Construction companies have a duty to protect employees by providing a safe work environment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required for the job. However, despite various PPE options, many ...

Is of safe design and construction for the work to be performed; and Is selected to ensure that it properly fits each affected employee. While this revision does not introduce a new requirement, it ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify the personal protective equipment standard for the construction industry. The current standard ...

The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has finalized a revision to the personal protective equipment standard for construction. The final rule ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The US Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has finalized a revision to the personal protective equipment standard for construction.

Largely, the standards most applicable for fall protection in the U.S. have had minimal performance changes over the past 5 years. The most current is the new ANSI/ASSP Z359.14-2021 document that ...