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Conn Maciel Carey LLP

[Webinar] Top 5 Construction Industry OSHA Citations - August 13th, 10:00 am PT

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In the high stakes construction world, OSHA often issues citations for the lack of fall protection, scaffolding hazards, hazard communication failures, electrical hazards, and inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE)....more

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OSHA Will Require Construction Employers to Consider Body Type When Providing PPE Starting January 13

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Construction employers must be ready for a federal safety rule that takes effect on Monday. A major update to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules regarding safety and health regulations for the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

OSHA’s New PPE Fit Requirements for the Construction Industry

Effective December 12, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) finalized an update to its personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for the construction industry, emphasizing the importance of...more

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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your January To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

Cozen O'Connor

OSHA Kicks Off New Year With Final PPE Rule In Construction

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After approximately a decade of discussing a properly fitting PPE Rule in the construction industry, OSHA’s Final Rule becomes effective January 13, 2025. The Final Rule explicitly requires that PPE is selected to ensure that...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Properly Fitting PPE Should Be At The Top Of The “To-Do” List For Construction Employers In 2025

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Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final rule  to require employers subject to construction standards to make available personal protective equipment...more

Frantz Ward LLP

OSHA’s New PPE Rule: Ensuring Proper Fit for Construction Workers

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On December 11, 2024, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its construction rule to include a requirement that construction employers provide properly fitting safety gear to its workers by...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

OSHA Adopts New PPE Fit Requirements for Construction Industry

Last week, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule amending its safety standards for the construction industry to require assurance of the proper fitting of personal protective equipment....more

Warner Norcross + Judd

OSHA Tailors Construction PPE Standard to Require Properly Fitting PPE

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced a final rule that revises the personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for the construction industry. Under the revised standard, employers engaged in...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

What Construction Employers Need to Know About OSHA’s Final Personal Protective Equipment Standard

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On December 12, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its revision to the personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for construction to ensure properly fitting PPE for all construction...more

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OSHA Issues Final Rule on Personal Protective Equipment for Construction Workers, but It Could Start Back at Square One

On December 11, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a statement that it had finalized a rule amending 29 C.F.R. 1926.95(c) to require construction employers to make personal protective...more

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OSHA Will Soon Require Construction Employers to Consider Body Type When Providing PPE

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A major update to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules regarding safety and health regulations for the construction industry will soon mandate that employers provide personal protective equipment...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

OSHA Announces Preference for Safety Helmets over Hard Hats

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On December 11, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced that it will be “replacing traditional hard hats used by its employees with more modern safety helmets.”...more

Miller & Martin PLLC

OSHA Recommends Use of Safety Helmets Rather Than Hard Hats for Certain Job Sites

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OSHA has announced that it is replacing traditional hardhats used by its employees with more modern safety helmets to protect them better when they are on inspection sites. Among other problems, hard hats may fall off the...more

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Beltway Buzz - September 2023 #3

The House Returns, Shutdown Looms. The U.S. House of Representatives returned this week from its August break. As the Buzz has discussed recently, the federal government appropriations process is front and center, and all...more

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Workplace Law Update: 22 Essential Items on Your August To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Proposed OSHA Rule Requires Proper Fit for PPE Used in Construction Industry

It may seem obvious that for personal protective equipment to work, it must be properly fitted for the individual wearing it. However, last week the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a notice of...more

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OSHA Proposes Revised PPE Rule for Construction Industry: How Should Employers Prepare?

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Federal workplace safety officials just announced they are seeking to revise the national Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standard for the construction industry to explicitly state that PPE must fit each affected employee...more

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OSHA Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Personal Protective Equipment for Construction Employees

On July 20, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would amend 29 C.F.R. 1926.95(c) to require construction employers to make personal protective...more

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OSHA Seeks to Clarify the “P” in PPE, Issues NPRM on ‘Fit’ for Construction Workers

​​​​​​​The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is moving forward with plans to update its standards to “clarify the requirements for the fit” of personal protective equipment (PPE) that must be provided to...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Construction Projects In The (Not Quite Yet) Post-Pandemic World

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The beginning of 2021 should have marked the dawn of a new era. As the clocks turned past midnight, there was a collective sigh of relief from the world. 2020 was over and life would begin to return to normal. Sadly, the...more

King & Spalding

Tokyo Dispute Resolution & Crisis Management Newsletter – January 2021 - Construction Projects: Disrupting the Disruptor

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Once a remote health issue in China, coronavirus (“COVID-19”) remains today - as we enter the new year of 2021 - not only a global health concern but also a global economic disruptor that will impact nearly every industry....more

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3D Printing Quarterly Report - Q4 2020

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Zortrax launches inCloud remote 3D printing management system - Polish 3D printing solutions provider Zortrax’s inCloud print management system and cloudbased service enables remote control and management of one or more...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

OSHA Releases Additional FAQs Regarding Returning to the Workplace: What Employers Need to Know

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published additional frequently asked questions regarding returning to the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday. We reported on OSHA’s earlier posted FAQs...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Face Masks In The Construction Industry

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The use of cloth face coverings (masks) in the construction workplace is one of the preventive measure in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) guidance specific to the construction industry on how to...more

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