Jonathan Crotty | Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein Under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s multiemployer worksite doctrine, a company can be cited for safety violations that it did not create and for hazards to which its own employees were never exposed. The doctrine is used most often in the construction industry, where a general… Continue reading Eleventh Circuit Says General Contractor Was Responsible for Subcontractor’s Safety Practices
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OSHA Issues COVID-19 Guidance for Construction Industry
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog This past month, after remaining relatively quiet following the coronavirus outbreak, OSHA began issuing industry-specific guidance on how to deal with the coronavirus in the workplace. Until this month, the only construction industry specific guidance issued by OSHA was an OSHA Alert entitled COVID-19 Guidance for the Construction Workforce,… Continue reading OSHA Issues COVID-19 Guidance for Construction Industry
Fall Protection During a Pandemic
Kristin White | Fisher Phillips Fall protection in construction is one of the most cited OSHA standards across all industries, with fall protection training in construction being the eighth most-cited. More importantly, falls constitute more than a third of construction deaths, dwarfing the next three causes combined. Outside of construction industries, falls remain a leading… Continue reading Fall Protection During a Pandemic
Plot Twist: Construction Industry Groups Applaud Court’s Decision to Defer to OSHA
Lexie R. Pereira | Forum on Construction Law Construction industry association groups applaud the June 11, 2020 U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia’s decision, which denied the AFL-CIO’s (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) emergency petition for a writ of mandamus against OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration).1 In what some… Continue reading Plot Twist: Construction Industry Groups Applaud Court’s Decision to Defer to OSHA
OSHA’s New Construction Webpage Provides Specific Guidance For Employers In The Construction Industry
Douglas C. Bracken | Kane Russell Coleman Logan While the media is currently distracted from the Coronavirus, the economy is still struggling to reopen from the shut downs Coronavirus caused. As businesses reopen, employers are obligated under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (“OSH Act”) to provide a safe workplace for their employees.… Continue reading OSHA’s New Construction Webpage Provides Specific Guidance For Employers In The Construction Industry