OSHA cited Austin Builders Inc., and proposed penalties totaling $229,250 for safety violations found at a Lithia, Fla., construction site. "The owner of this company demonstrated a total disregard ...

The tragic increase in the construction death rate reported by the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) during the first year of the pandemic should concern all New Yorkers ...

Scaffolding is used on construction or renovation worksites as a temporary structure to support and allow workers to perform their duties. It is often used off the ground, at raised or higher levels.

It is safe to say that every power plant in the world uses scaffolding in some way, shape, or form. It is a critical component for many maintenance activities where permanently installed access is not ...

In an effort to increase job-site safety and reduce the chance of job-related accidents, the National Association of Home Builders has released a new Scaffold Safety Video. Available through NAHB's ...

The National Association of Home Builders is offering a safety training program for builders, trade contractors, supervisors and workers on scaffold and ladder safety. The 2 1/2-hour seminar focuses ...

The Scaffold Law (Labor Law 240) makes contractors and property owners strictly liable for gravity-related injuries, aiming to improve worker safety on construction sites. Opponents argue the law is ...

Every year, certain special interests aggressively call for weakening New York’s long-standing Scaffold Safety Law. Some may do so because they cynically want to boost their profits by cutting corners ...

RALEIGH, N.C. >> North Carolina’s workplace safety agency is leading an investigation into why a scaffold with several men on it broke free from the facade of a high-rise construction project and ...