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Safety & Compliance
New OSHA Bulletin for Job-Made Boxes and Platforms
Putting a makeshift platform or box on a telehandler or forklift to lift workers, materials or equipment is a risky move. Are you following these best practices for working at height?
April 7, 2022
Contractor of the Year
Georgia Contractor Wins Equipment World’s 2022 Safety Award
The McGraley Company formed in 2009 in Georgia. Today, it is a $13 million to $15 million company serving large corporations with stringent safety rules.
April 1, 2022
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December 31, 2025
Safety & Compliance
$400K in Penalties Issued for Trench Violations in Pa., Ohio
Contractors on jobs in Ohio and Philadelphia are facing six-figure penalties, including one at an Amazon site where a worker died.
March 22, 2022
Safety & Compliance
Contractor Sentenced to Jail after Trench Death – A First in State’s History
In 2016, a worker was buried in a trench collapse in West Seattle. Six years later, his employer will go to jail.
March 7, 2022
Safety & Compliance
Contractor Cited in Double Fatality Now Facing $625,000 in New Penalties
OSHA finds workers in an unprotected excavation less than six months after two employees died on an excavation site.
February 15, 2022
Safety & Compliance
OSHA Withdraws Vaccine-or-Test Mandate for Businesses
The withdrawal follows the U.S. Supreme Court issuing a stay January 13 to block the standard from taking effect.
January 25, 2022
Safety & Compliance
Idaho Contractor Faces $173,000 in Penalties for Trench Violations
Workers were found in and around trenches with no cave-in protection, OSHA says.
January 10, 2022
Regulations
Vaccine Mandate Halted; Appeals Court to Review
Businesses say OSHA overstepped its authority, while Biden argues vaccine mandates are nothing new.
November 8, 2021
Business
NY Contractor Must Pay $500K for Overtime Violations
A contractor has to pay $250,000 in back OT wages and an additional $250,000 in damages following a DOL investigation.
June 7, 2021
Business
AG: Contractor Charged in Largest Prevailing-Wage Theft in U.S. History
One of Pennsylvania's largest road and bridge contractors is accused of stealing $20.7 million from workers' retirement and health benefits.
April 9, 2021
Equipment
EPA Doubles Down on Prohibition of Emissions Defeat Devices
The EPA enforcement alert from December notes defeat device installs and tampering bans that can result in penalties.
January 12, 2021
Equipment
EPA to award $40M in diesel emissions reduction grants
The Diesel Emission Reduction Program will receive $40M from the EPA to go towards diesel emission reduction grants. Get more details on Equipment World.
January 9, 2019
Equipment
Feds fine Hyundai CE $2M for lying to EPA about non-compliant engines
Hyundai CE Americas has been fined $1.9 million for attempting to defraud the U.S. Government and violating the Clean Air Act. Learn more here.
November 19, 2018
Safety & Compliance
Tap once, instead of typing ELD logins with Trimble’s new Tap & Go
Logging in to ELDs is made quick and easy with Trimble's Tap & Go technology. Get the details and watch Tap & Go in action on Equipment World today.
August 27, 2018
Safety & Compliance
Bill to exempt small trucking companies from ELD mandate introduced in House
This bill would allow carriers with 10 or fewer trucks to use paper logs to record duty status, instead of electronic logging devices. More infirmation here.
May 25, 2018
Equipment
CARB revokes compliance alternatives for truck emissions regs after court decision
The time has expired for legal appeals to save the California Air Resources Board’s 2014-introduced “compliance alternatives” to the engine upgrades and retrofits required by its Statewide Truck and Bus Regulation. Emails attempting to clarify the situation have been going out this month to truck owners with CARB-registered vehicles still taking advantage of one or […]
May 7, 2018
Safety & Compliance
ELD mandate: Full enforcement has begun; AGC to seek construction exemption
Though full enforcement of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate began April 1, the Associated General Contractors of America has not given up on seeking an exemption for the construction industry. Brian Deery, senior director of AGC’s Highway & Transportation Division, said that over the next few months AGC will be talking with other industry […]
April 5, 2018
Safety & Compliance
With time running out on ELD deadline, some are in a panic
On Monday, December 18, the drivers of many if not most heavy duty commercial vehicles will be required to have a functional electronic logging device (ELD) with them in the cabs of their trucks. It’s not like they weren’t warned. The ELD mandate from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been years in the […]
December 12, 2017
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