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OSHA: 22 violations worth $258,000 in fines led to a Miami construction diver’s death
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAn investigation into the death of a South Miami-Dade construction company’s diver found lack of...
Florida banning local heat protection rules allows greater role for federal government
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoHow ironic. Florida may have opened the door to more federal oversight that could benefit...
OSHA is years away from issuing a federal heat standard that would protect workers. Advocates say it...
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAmid a punishing global heat wave, the U.S. agency that sets workplace safety standards is likely...
After workers' heat deaths, Texas cities required water breaks. A new law takes that power away.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFor eight hours on Wednesday, Juan Pedro Muñoz Olvera worked in the searing Texas heat, building new...
Federal safety regulators to monitor Hard Rock Casino Rockford construction
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoConstruction crews who are already building the steel shell of the Hard Rock Casino Rockford will...
Advocates say workers faced wage theft, other violations as Tesla's Austin factory was built
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA workers' rights group is alleging contractors and subcontractors violated labor law and employment...
‘It was super dark’: Company ignored safety risks at KC project before death, workers say
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOn the night 34-year-old Jose Sanchez died, he had been working a late night shift, removing...
Arizona workers need more protection as extreme heat worsens, Arizona attorney general says
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAttorney General Kris Mayes, along with nearly a dozen other attorneys general, has urged the...
‘Look twice’: Construction workers shaken after deadly scaffolding accident
WSOC via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIf you look anywhere in Charlotte, you can see the boom in construction, which means countless...
Noise ordinance exemption approved for new luxury apartment complex
Sun Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoConstruction of a new 16-acre apartment complex off of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. will be...