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HEAT IS ON: Construction experts share tips on working in record-breaking temps
Construction experts and OSHA provide safety tips for working in record-breaking heat in Milwaukee, emphasizing hydration, rest, and shade to prevent heat illness.
Wisconsin worker deaths slightly decline but remain high
Worker deaths in Wisconsin have slightly declined over the last three years, but they’re still higher than the average over the last 11 years, according to an annual AFL-CIO report.
Wisconsin construction safety panel addresses OSHA staffing, labor shortage and training
This year’s construction safety webinar focused on the need for skilled trades workers as more new apprentices joined the industry and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration showed signs of slowing down.
OSHA investigates beam drop that injured construction worker in Madison
State safety officials are investigating how the beam fell around 50 feet at a busy construction site near Capitol Square in Madison.
Labor Department proposes more than 60 rule rollbacks
The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 "obsolete" workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances.
Experts share heat safety tips as Wisconsin faces summer swelter
Last weekend saw three days with temperatures in the 90s and high humidity, making a blazing summer start for most of Wisconsin. Construction safety experts offered some tips for dealing with heat on a job site.
Crane collapse kills two at a Florida construction site, officials say
Associated Press MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — Two people died Wednesday after a giant crane collapsed at the construction site for a new central Florida hospital, officials said. The collapse […]
OSHA penalties increase in 2025
Maximum and minimum penalty increases under OSHA will be final on Jan. 15.
Construction industry preps for regulatory changes
Industry insiders expect a looser regulatory environment in the second Trump administration.
OSHA cites recycling company for repeat violations
A follow-up inspection by federal workplace safety investigators in April found a Janesville recycling company continuing to expose employees to unsafe levels of lead and cadmium while they dismantled cathode ray tubes from older TVs, despite being cited for the same violations in April 2023.
OSHA fines Sun Prairie contractor $140K for fall hazards
GL Construction was previously cited for the death of a worker in 2022, OSHA officials said.
Construction company in airport hangar collapse ignored safety standards, OSHA says
Federal safety investigators on Monday cited a construction company in the deadly collapse of an Idaho airport hangar, saying it exercised a "blatant disregard" for federal safety standards.
Today’s News
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 21
- State warns of workers’ compensation scam targeting victims
- Washington County housing initiative brings back young homeowners
- South Milwaukee apartment project canceled after financing shortfall
- Governor candidate supports moratorium for future data centers
- Wausau Equipment facility changes hands in New Berlin
- Wisconsin Laborers union backs Crowley in governor’s race
- Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez drops out of governor’s race
- Home construction planned for former Manitowoc mall site
- Local costs a factor in I-794 removal proposal
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 20, 2026
- Rockwell’s New Berlin proposal gets initial approval
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)