From vaccinations to mental health, COVID-19 has greatly changed how the construction industry thinks about safety. 

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The definition of indoors and outdoors becomes a bit less clear when you’re a contractor working on a job site. And that distinction is perhaps more important than ever now that Wisconsin has a statewide mask mandate in effect.

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Contractors won't need to report to OSHA cases of COVID-19 unless it's clear that an employee caught the virus on a jobsite, under recently released guidance from federal officials.

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Working in an industry that state officials have deemed essential, Wisconsin construction crews haven't got the luxury of watching the COVID-19 outbreak unfold from home like many state residents.

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For Dan Burazin, going into construction required scarcely a moment’s consideration. He followed the trail blazed by his father, Raymond.

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A proposed federal rule that would require construction companies make public the reports of any on-site injuries and illnesses is prompting concerns about how the information would be used.

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the construction industry it polices were bracing Monday for a possible federal government shutdown that would furlough most inspectors.

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The recession saved lives in the construction industry.

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Changes to Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations cost contractor Matt Olk $1,500 last year.

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Sean Ryan [email protected] There is always a rash of construction accidents on a Monday following the beginning of daylight saving time, warns Frank Keres. “These aren’t major catastrophic accidents,” said Keres, president of Construction Risk Associates Inc., Northbrook, Ill. “They’re ...

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