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2024 AGC & HCSS Highway Work Zone Safety Survey
May 23, 2024
  Sixty-four percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and workers at risk, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of… Read More

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Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Guidance Released
On Sept. 24, the Safer Federal Workplace Task Force issued guidance on the president’s executive order calling for a broad vaccination mandate for direct federal contractors. The guidance raises many questions without clear answers, including but not limited to how the mandate will be enforced and… Read More
September 30, 2021
Linbeck Group Of Houston, Texas Named Nation’s Safest Construction Company In 2020 By National Contractors Group
Linbeck Group was honored for having the nation’s best construction safety and wellness plan in 2020 by the Associated General Contractors of America. The association, which oversees the Willis Towers Watson Construction Safety Excellence Awards, an annual ranking of construction safety… Read More
September 30, 2021
Deadline to Complete an Application for the 2022 Construction Risk Partners Build America and AGC in the Community Awards is Fast Approaching! Apply Today and Spotlight Your Achievements!
Apply by Wednesday, October 20, 2021! Deadline to complete an application for the 2022 Construction Risk Partners Build America and the AGC in the Community Awards is fast approaching! The Construction Risk Partners Build America Awards (including the Marvin M. Black Partnering… Read More
September 29, 2021
One-third Of Metro Areas Lost Construction Jobs Between August 2020 And 2021 As Fate Of Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Remains Unclear
Nearly one-third of  U.S. metro areas lost construction jobs between August 2020 and August 2021, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data released today. Association officials noted that the job losses are occurring as the fate of… Read More
September 29, 2021
DOL Releases Davis-Bacon Conformance Request Guide
The US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division published a new resource for stakeholders in the construction contracting community: the Davis-Bacon Wage Determination Conformance Request Guide. The Wage and Hour Division Davis-Bacon Wage Determination Conformance Request Guide details the… Read More
September 28, 2021
AGC Releases Latest Version of its Construction Inflation Alert Report
AGC has posted the fifth edition of the Construction Inflation Alert, a document to help owners, officials, AGC chapters, and others understand what contractors are experiencing regarding materials costs, production lead times, and supply-chain bottlenecks. For more economic news and… Read More
September 27, 2021
AGC Working to Block Harmful Construction Policies for Military Contractors
State Licensure Requirements, Local Hiring Preferences, Registered Apprenticeship Goals & More AGC is working to block several amendments to the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bill that would negatively impact military construction contractors. Among other things, these… Read More
September 23, 2021
OSHA Announces New Heat Illness Prevention Enforcement
Plans to Issue New Heat Standard On September 20, OSHA announced that it is implementing an enforcement initiative on heat-related hazards, developing a National Emphasis Program on heat inspections, and launching a rulemaking process to develop a workplace heat standard. The newly established… Read More
September 23, 2021
AGC Reaches out to Federal Agencies on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Guidance Expected as soon as September 24 On September 16, AGC reached out to the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council and other federal agencies to highlight the uniqueness of the construction industry, the many safety measures contractors have… Read More
September 23, 2021
AGC Presses OSHA on COVID-19 Testing Mandate
On September 18, AGC put forth a bevy of concerns for OSHA to consider as the agency works on regulations requiring all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforce is either fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or mandate that any workers who remain unvaccinated produce a negative… Read More
September 23, 2021

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