Construction Safety Articles

ASSP encourages safety professionals and employers to raise awareness and participate in the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls on May 5-9.

The ANSI B11 Standards Development Committee, which oversees an extensive set of machine/machinery/machine tool safety consensus standards share a update on committee activities.

ASSP will present three keynote sessions that attendees won’t want to miss at the Safety 2025 Professional Development Conference and Expo in Orlando.

As part of its "Stand Up for Standards" education series, ASSP will hold a two-hour webinar May 8 on fall protection and restraint implementation.

ASSP published A10.2-2025, a new consensus standard for safety training on construction and demolition sites, among the most hazardous work environments.

Informed by member input, ASSP has submitted comments on OSHA’s proposed heat standard. Overall, ASSP supports a federal rule on heat, but recommends revising the proposal to better align with ANSI/ASSP A10.50-2024.

OSHA has issued an updated directive on recordkeeping policies and procedures. The new directive, Part 1904 Recordkeeping Policies and Procedures (CPL 02-00-172), took effect Jan. 13, 2025.

ASSP opened registration for its signature safety education event. Safety 2025 is set for July 22-24 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.

ASSP is encouraged by newly released fatality data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, but more work is needed to better protect workers.

ASSP revised two standards that enable organizations to better protect workers and improve daily operations to achieve a higher level of business success.