What OSHA’s recent regulatory initiatives mean for the construction industry By Michael Metz-Topodas, Cohen Seglias Starting 2021 under a new administration promised significant changes to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and enforcement, especially with the agency confronting a deadly and omnipresent virus. And the year unfolded as expected—at least for new safety requirements.
READ MOREBy Abby Fenzel, YellowBird Looking back at 2021, there’s a lot we can learn from the Top 10 OSHA fines. These fines can be the first indicator of what OSHA inspectors will be looking for when they inspect your site in 2022. Top 10 OSHA Fines in 2021 Fall Protection (General) Hazard Communication Respiratory Protection
READ MOREBy Dan Doyon & Michael McLin, Maxim Consulting Group President Biden issued the COVID-19 Executive Order – Vaccine Mandate on September 9, 2021, which was wide-ranging in scope. The ramifications are profound and almost certainly have long-term implications for contractors. In early November 2021, the Biden Administration’s Secretary of Labor, acting through the Occupational Safety
READ MOREJamie Hasty, SESCO Management Consultants With much of the country seeing rapid increases in COVID cases and/or exposures, continued push for vaccination and ever-changing direction from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) or even your respective state governing body, employers are left frustrated and searching for answers. The media also plays a large role in
READ MOREBy Michael McLin, Maxim Consulting Group The COVID-19 pandemic has had far reaching impacts on the U.S. economy. Companies in once successful industries across the United States have felt the immediate impact of the current pandemic in the most devastating ways. Since March 2020, many companies have come to a complete and total shutdown, displacing
READ MOREBy Brendan Keating, IntegTree, LLC 2020 has been a roller coaster of a year in many ways, from geo-political drama, stunning stock market swings, civil unrest, presidential primary chaos, murder hornets, and, of course, the COVID-19 Pandemic. There is an art in life of trying to find some kind of good in the bad, and
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