ConDig (07-Dec–21).  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Queens, New York, contractor $374,603 for failure to provide and ensure the use of effective fall protection safeguards. The agency said Richmond Construction…

ConDig (15-Nov-21) Leaders of the US construction industry have filed a petition in an appeals court to challenge the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 vaccination mandate. The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), the…

ConDig (12-Nov-21) The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has lodged a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals in the 11th Circuit against the the government’s planned rollout of a vaccine mandate. Under the…

ConDig (01-Nov–21).  Construction spending in the US edged down 0.5% in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate $1.57 trillion compared with $1.58 trillion the month prior as material and labor shortages grip the market, according…

ConDig (28-Oct-21) Leaders of the US house building industry have questioned the legality of the government’s planned rollout of a vaccine mandate by the end of next month. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)…

ConDig (27-Sept-21) The rollout of a vaccine mandate will exacerbate a skilled workers shortage currently gripping the construction industry, contractors have warned. “We will be reviewing the guidance carefully with industry stakeholders to understand its…

ConDig (20-Sept–21).  US construction starts dropped 9% month on month in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $782.8 billion, according to latest figures from Dodge Data & Analytics. The fall comes as all three sectors…

ConDig (9-Sept-21). Leaders of the US homebuilding industry have heavily criticized plans by House Democrats to raise marginal tax rates on individuals and corporations. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said the raft of…

ConDig (10-Sept-20).  US construction input prices dipped 0.6% in August compared with the month prior, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). The association said that analysis of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’…

ConDig (04-Aug–21).  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Millersburg, Ohio-based contractor and its owner $136,453 for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards for the sixth time in three years. The agency…