OSHA Archives

Fifth Circuit Rules OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements Do Not Apply to Workplace Mental Illness and Affirms Viability of Loper Bright Defense 0
- HEALTH, Legally Speaking
- September 1, 2026
By Michael Metz-Topodas and Jacob Tosti, Saul Ewing LLP A decades-old Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA”) requirement has come to an end. Certain employers no longer need to record employees’ work-related mental illness on OSHA’s record-keeping forms due to a recent decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in
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Contractor Community – September 2026 0
- Contractor Community
- September 1, 2026
Every specialty contractor has to deal with multiple prequalifications and the demands this process places on time, resources and in many cases now, the hard cost associated with it, makes prequalification not only tedious, but expensive. ASA’s team has compiled three documents to assist the coordination between CGs and subs. They can be accessed for
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OSHA at the Mid-Year, A Regulatory and Compliance Review 0
- Legally Speaking, OSHA, Safety
- June 2, 2026
By Michael Metz-Topodas, Saul Ewing LLP Introduction With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) enforcing an entire section of regulations devoted to the construction industry, changes at the agency significantly impact contractors and their operations. Keeping track of OSHA’s recent activities ensures compliance and promotes safety. With that in mind, contractors should know about
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Contractor Community – November 2025 0

ASA’s Government Relations Update Despite the legislative branch grinding to a halt in October, it has not impaired ASA’s ability to make progress on our legislative priorities. For all you may read or hear about Washington at an impasse, October was NOT a month of rest for ASA. We continued our efforts to support the

Top 10 OSHA Citations (FY 2024): What They Are & Why You Should Care 0

By Ted Dunnam, Dunnam Safety Management Let’s talk safety. Not the flashy kind with blinking lights and high-vis vests (although those help), but the kind that gets real—where a solid culture of safety means someone’s family member comes home at night instead of to an emergency room. OSHA—short for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration—was

Contractor Community – January 2025 0

ASA’s Comments to OSHA’s Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Rule ASA, along with the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC), 30 trade associations representing virtually every aspect of the construction industry, submitted comments in response to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning the Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in