The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will extend for six months its temporary enforcement measures on fall prevention in residential construction.
Falls from elevations by roofers cost an average of $106,000 per claim, while falls by carpenters cost an average of $97,000 each. The numbers are included in a new presentation from OSHA.
A Tennessee task force recommended sterner penalties for companies found to be misclassifying construction workers after a study revealed such misclassifications are costing the state millions of dollars.
Restraints on credit for home buyers and home builders continue to impede the housing and economic recovery, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said at recent meeting of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Board of Directors in Orlando.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has posted a series of 17 short videos online to help workers learn about the proper use of respirators on the job.
A Cheyenne lawmaker is sponsoring a bill that would require full written disclosure by roofing contractors, including out-of-state roofers, of the work they will perform.
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announces new housing discrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in federally supported housing programs.