Bigger contractors can usually handle the testing process … But for small and medium-sized firms with only one or two projects, it’s much harder,’ representative says.

In 1977, five ironworkers fell to their deaths from improperly erected scaffolding on the construction site of a power plant in the Midwest. Donald, the site superintendent of the ironworkers, had ...

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 bills require all suspended scaffolds – the type that hang from the roofs of tall buildings by ropes or other means, not the ones anchored on the ground – to be inspected daily and that a record ...

Getting safe access sorted is one of those things that can make or break a construction job. Pick the wrong scaffolding ...

Hong Kong's deadliest fire in three decades has highlighted its risky use of flammable bamboo scaffolding and mesh for building work in a tradition dating back centuries to mainland China. Authorities ...

Roth Metal Works, a Brooklyn steel erection contractor, faces a total of $45,750 in proposed fines for one willful and four serious citations. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and ...

On Jan. 2, 2023, scaffolding collapsed at a construction site in Charlotte, killing three workers. Until last week, North Carolina workplace safety inspectors knew little about the Charlotte ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. New York City’s built environment is rich in many things, from ...