Rule Implementation on Hold Due to Litigation
Change can be difficult. Newly added guidance available from the ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ Contract Documents Forum helps members navigate change in design-build construction contracts and beyond.
The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Digital Delivery/Digital As-Builts (DABs) two-day virtual experience is the capstone event for the Every Day Counts 6 initiative taking place on March 20th and 21st. Join as they gather public and private sector subject matter experts, entrepreneurs, and solution providers in a collaborative virtual event. Be part of the innovation, energy and connectivity between DABs and the larger digitalization efforts that the DOTs are leading.
Registration is now open for the 2024 Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In. This meeting gives members an opportunity to hear from key transportation policy officials in DC and the opportunity to set up meetings with their congressional delegations to take the message of sound transportation infrastructure investment and policy directly to their Senators, Representatives, and their staff.
On February 27, ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ of America, ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ of Missouri, MTech Mechanical and Faith Technologies Incorporated (FTI) were recognized by Construction Working Minds (CWM) for efforts to promote mental health in the construction industry. These organizations demonstrated outstanding commitment to fostering supportive and mentally healthy work environments while enhancing overall productivity and success. To learn more about each organization and their efforts, click on the links below to be redirected to their respective award videos. Congratulations to all the winners!
On February 15 and 27, respectively, ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ along with its partners on the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC) met with representatives from the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to further discuss the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) proposal to update its existing standards to better protect miners against occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) proposal to expand who can serve as the employee representative during the walkaround portion of enforcement inspections. The review of the rules by OIRA signals the final step in the rulemaking process before each will be published in the Federal Register. ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ and its coalition partners used the meetings as an opportunity to reiterate concerns raised in our comments on both the MSHA silica rule and the OSHA worker walkaround rule, while also expressing concerns at the speed of which the rules are being promulgated. ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ will continue to track each rule as it moves through the process and provide updates as they occur.
Join us on March 6, 1PM – 2PM EST for the next quarterly town hall. The purpose of these meetings is to communicate key safety and health issues and challenges, as well as discuss enforcement, regulatory, and outreach activities at the national and local levels.