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For construction companies, an OSHA inspection can happen with little warning. An inspection may be triggered by a serious injury or fatality, an employee complaint, a referral, or one of OSHA’s programmed enforcement initiatives. In fiscal year 2025, federal OSHA conducted more than 30,000 inspections, including both programmed and unprogrammed inspections. When an OSHA compliance … Continue reading "When OSHA Shows Up: What Construction Companies Should Know"
Construction jobsites are constantly changing. New equipment arrives, crews move between work areas, subcontractors begin different phases of work, and conditions can change from one day to the next. With so many moving parts, incidents can happen even when safety procedures are in place. But not every hazardous situation results in an injury or property … Continue reading "Near-Miss Reporting in Construction: Turning Close Calls Into Safer Jobsites"
A strong construction safety program gives contractors a framework for identifying hazards, establishing expectations, and protecting workers. But even the most comprehensive safety program cannot anticipate every condition that may develop over the course of a construction project. Construction jobsites are constantly changing. Crews change, new subcontractors arrive, equipment and materials are introduced, work moves … Continue reading "Why Construction Safety Programs Need to Evolve With the Jobsite"
Excavation and trenching operations are among the most hazardous activities in the construction industry. A project may begin with a carefully developed excavation plan, properly selected protective systems, and trained employees. However, as work progresses, conditions within and around the excavation can change. Soil can become unstable. Water can accumulate. Heavy equipment can move closer … Continue reading "Excavation Safety Plans Aren’t Enough: Managing Changing Conditions on Construction Jobsites"
On a construction project involving multiple contractors, an OSHA citation does not always go only to the employer whose employees were exposed to a hazard. Under OSHA’s Multi-Employer Citation Policy, multiple employers may potentially be cited for the same hazardous condition. For general contractors, construction managers, and other entities with supervisory authority over a project, this … Continue reading "OSHA Controlling Employer & Reasonable Care: Defending Multi-Employer Citations"
Struck-by incidents remain one of construction’s “Fatal Four” hazards, and heavy equipment is involved in roughly 75% of struck-by fatalities. According to the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR), struck-by incidents accounted for 17.2% of construction deaths in 2018 and 15.4% in 2019, consistently the second-leading cause of fatalities on U.S. jobsites, behind only … Continue reading "Can Automation Actually Solve Construction’s Struck-By Problem?"
Accurate OSHA recordkeeping is one of the most overlooked areas of workplace safety compliance. Companies often assume that as long as no major incidents occur, their records are in good shape. But recordkeeping errors are one of the most common reasons OSHA opens an inspection, and they can lead to citations even when your actual … Continue reading "5 OSHA Recordkeeping Mistakes That Trigger Audits"
Every summer, construction crews, industrial teams, utility workers, roofers, equipment operators, and field employees face one of the most predictable workplace hazards: heat illness. Across the country, workers are pouring concrete, climbing scaffolds, entering confined spaces, working around heavy equipment, and completing outdoor tasks in high heat and humidity. Heat illness is preventable, but prevention … Continue reading "Beating the Heat: What Summer Jobsites Get Wrong About Heat Illness Prevention"
Even the best employers can face a difficult situation: a safety rule exists, employees have been trained, expectations have been communicated, and yet an employee chooses to disregard the rule. When that conduct results in an OSHA inspection or citation, employers often ask whether they can defend themselves by showing that the violation was the … Continue reading "OSHA’s Unpreventable Employee Misconduct Defense: Why a Written Safety Program Is Not Enough"
