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A proposed interior-design law stirs controversy in California; a fatal fall leads to criminal obstruction charge in Illinois; more
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New pressure-treated lumber promises less corrosion; OSHA decides employers must pay for safety gear; more
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U.S.-Canada lumber deal; FEMA guidelines; OSHA ruse; lead threat; more
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Danger Zone
By Bridget Mintz Testa. Wilbur Cancino began his fateful four-day walk from Mexico to McKinney, Texas, near Dallas on a hot Monday morning in June 2001. In the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) investigation that followed, Cancino's death was determined to be his own fault for not...
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New scaffolding products and personal safety gear make it easier than ever to perform high work safely.
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Q: Your May 2001 article "Fall Protection Update" says that OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1926 requires fall protection for anyone working above 6 feet. Here in Washington state, I understand that the standard applies when there is a 10-foot fall potential. What a
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Free safety training for small builders, mold and moisture bankrupt big builder, plastic lumber ages well, New York builders liable for fall-related injuries, self-cleaning windows, more
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A metal roofing contractor explains why he uses single-ply modified bitumen for low-slope applications and how he installs it safely.
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Safety videos
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In an effort to make fall protection more practical, OSHA continues to refine its alternative strategies. A framing contractor explains how to work safely and meet the regs, but still get the job done.