Press Releases
2021 Releases:
- September 27 – CISC Cautions OSHA About Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing
- August 20 – CISC Submits Comments to OSHA on the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard
- May 21 – CISC Members Pleased OSHA Revises FAQs on Recording Adverse Reactions Related to COVID-19 Vaccinations
- May 19 – CISC Comments on OSHA’s Proposed Rulemaking to Amend the Hazard Communication Standard
- May 10 – CISC Raises Concerns with OSHA’s FAQs Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Reactions
- March 24 – CISC Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness Week in Construction: April 19-23, 2021
- March 3 – CISC Makes Recommendations to OSHA as it Considers Whether to Issue a COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard
2020 Releases:
- October 29 – CISC Updates Coronavirus Response Plan with new CDC Definition of ‘close contact’ with COIVD-19 Individuals
- September 3 – CISC Updates Coronavirus Guidance to Include New Advice for Face Coverings, Visitors
- June 22 – CISC Comments on Virginia Emergency Temporary Standard on Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19
- May 19 – CISC Seeks OSHA Guidance on Recordkeeping Requirements when Conducting Temperature Screenings
- April 27 – CISC Updates Job Site Coronavirus Safety Guidance for Construction
- April 17 – CISC Seeks Additional OSHA Guidance on COVID-19 in Construction
- April 10 – On CISC Request, OSHA Clarifies Employer Requirement to Record COVID-19 Cases
- March 25 – CISC Publishes Construction Job Site Safety Guidance for Coronavirus
- March 23 – CISC Urges OSHA to Stop Treating Coronavirus Positives as Reportable Incidents & Calls for Flexibility for Firms Running Short of N95 Masks
2019 Releases:
- November 20 – CISC Comments on OSHA’s Beryllium Proposed Rule
- August 8 – CISC Submits Comments to Congress on Heat Exposure Legislation
2017 Releases:
- August 7 – Beryllium Rule Will Impact the Construction Industry
- August 31 – CISC Objects to Expansion of OSHA Beryllium Standards
2016 Releases:
- April 4 – Construction Industry Groups File Suit Over OSHA Silica Rule
- March 24 – Construction Industry Voices Concerns with Silica Rule
2015 Releases:
- June 30 – Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Amendment Delaying Silica Rule
- March 26 – Study Finds that OSHA Officials Underestimated Cost of Silica Rule for Construction Industry by $4.5 Billion a Year
2014 Releases:
- February 12 – NAHB Urges OSHA to Withdraw Silica Rule
- February 11 – ABC Calls OSHA’s Proposed Crystalline Silica Rule Unworkable: Joins Safety Coalition in Asking for Withdrawal
2013 Releases:
- November 18 – MIA Joins Construction Industry Safety Coalition Addressing the Proposed OSHA Silica Rule Change
- September 30 – TAUC Joins Advocates for Better Silica Regulations, Calls for Comment Extension
- August 29 – ABC and Safety Coalition Concerned with OSHA’s Proposed Crystalline Silica Rule
- August 29 – AWCI Joins Advocates for Better Silica Regulations