The difference between worksite risk and reliability lies in rigorous inspection, clear accountability, and the shift toward digital safety tracking.

Berglund Construction was fined over $85,000 by OSHA for violations that endangered two workers on a Milwaukee County Courthouse scaffolding. The violations included improperly secured lifelines and ...

OSHA's scaffold access rules prohibit climbing crossbraces; employers must provide alternative safe access methods. Specific requirements exist for ladders, stairways, ramps, and integrated access ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After a scaffolding collapse took the lives of three construction workers in early January, there’s a new focus on safety at ...

Every year around fall, OSHA announces its top 10 most cited standards for the fiscal year. Fiscal Year 2022’s (FY22) standards were once again announced at the National Safety Council (NSC) Safety ...

OSHA has levied $128,000 in proposed penalties against J&R Landmark Construction Corp. for alleged repeated failures to properly erect scaffold equipment and follow safety standards at a Houston ...

According to the Center for Construction Research and Training, construction workers have a 75% chance of experiencing a serious injury over the span of a 45-year career, and their likelihood of being ...

While delivering a progress report addressing New York City’s strategic plan to protect workers on scaffolds, Buildings Commissioner Patricia J. Lancaster announced that the majority of the plan’s ...

An Altoona construction worker who died in February 2020 fell more than 20 feet from a scaffold on which a key safety bar had been incorrectly installed, according to the U.S. Occupational Health and ...

Citations for violating scaffolding requirements consistently make it onto OSHA’s annual Top 10 list. The requirements are found in 29 CFR 1926.451(a) through (h). All of these are under the subhead ...