Cliff Notes on OSHA’s New Silica Rule Date of Required Compliance for Construction Industry: June 23, 2017 Date of Required Compliance for General Industry: June 23, 2018 Could silica be the new asbestos? Hopefully not, but OSHA has issued a new silica standard for construction that will leave employers susceptible to lawsuits if they don’t comply. ...
Lead regulations can be very confusing, especially for contractors trying to do things right. The first and main question as a contractor that you need to ask is “is the building considered child-occupied?” . The EPA defines a child-occupied building as a building or portion of a building, constructed prior to 1978, visited regularly by ...