OSHA Targets Residential Contractors for Fall Protection Violations
Part of being a good CPA partner to my client’s businesses is keeping track of industry trends that can eat into their bottom line. Many of my clients are in the construction industry so today’s topic is of particular interest to them. The residential construction industry is receiving a lot of unwanted attention from OSHA for the first time. Injuries on residential projects have increased and now OSHA has named the Residential Construction Industry as a target industry In December 2010, OSHA introduced stronger worker safeguards to prevent falls in residential construction. The new standards for residential construction were scheduled to go into effect on June 15, 2011, but OSHA announced a three-month phase in to allow employers time to gear up to meet the compliance requirements. The phase in period is over and the new directive is now fully in place as of September 15, 2011. If you are a residential contractor, general or sub, are you in complia...