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Thu February 25, 2021 - Northeast Edition #5 Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT Generic COVID-19 workplace guidance doesn’t make sense for the construction industry, and in some instances is redundant, construction associations maintain. Both ARTBA and the AGC have concerns about the late-January executive order President Joe Biden signed regarding safe workplaces during the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance follows Biden's request that OSHA decide by March 15, 2021, whether an emergency temporary standard (ETS) is needed. The OSHA guidance details measures for limiting the coronavirus'...

More than half of employers cited for COVID-19 safety problems by federal OSHA authorities have appealed, according to a Reuters analysis of OSHA enforcement data. That compares to 8% of fined companies that appealed in the five years before the pandemic, according to OSHA data. During the appeals – which can drag on for years – companies don’t have to pay fines and aren’t required to fix problems identified by OSHA inspectors. The payment delays follow the agency’s larger failure to hold employers accountable for unsafe conditions during the pandemic, a Reuters special report revea...

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/WORKPLACE-FINES (EXCLUSIVE, PIX):EXCLUSIVE-Most U.S. firms hit with COVID-19 safety fines aren't paying up

U.S. workplace safety regulators have announced more than US$4 million in penalties on more than 300 employers they say put workers at risk during ...

U.S. workplace safety regulators have announced more than $4 million in penalties on more than 300 employers they say put workers at risk during the