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Construction trade groups are praising the Biden Administration's decision to exclude the construction industry from new safety rules related to COVID-19.
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Read More »OSHA: Contractors no longer need to log employee side-effects from COVID-19 vaccine
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration last week is saying contractors are no longer required to report instances of employees having adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Read More »Construction worker injured in 30-foot fall on Madison jobsite
A construction worker was seriously injured on a jobsite in downtown when he fell 30 feet from a catwalk onto concrete Monday.
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Read More »Employee found dead in silo at Cambria mill
The man who died in a corn silo at a mill in Columbia County was a 52-year-old employee, sheriff's officials said.
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Read More »1 killed, 1 injured after metal pole hits power line
Authorities said one worker was killed and another injured Tuesday after they were electrocuted while putting up scaffolding for a siding project.
Read More »Subcontractor killed on site of $500M paper mill
A man died Friday morning after being struck by a telehandler on the site of a $500 million Green Bay Packaging paper mill under construction in the city.
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Read More »OSHA revises guidance for employer reporting of COVID-19 cases
On May 19, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, better known as OSHA, issued Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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Read More »OSHA not cracking down on businesses that fail to follow COVID-19 guidelines
As more essential workers become ill with coronavirus, OSHA is telling many of them that it won't crack down on businesses that fail to follow COVID-19 guidelines.
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Read More »OSHA issues guidelines clarifying when contractors have to report COVID-19 cases
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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Read More »BEST PRACTICES: Contractors taking steps to keep crews safe during outbreak
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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