Tag: requirements
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OSHA’s 2025 Rules Tighten Safety Requirements: Why Recordkeeping Software Is Now Essential
Construction remains one of the most hazardous industries in the U.S., and OSHA’s new 2025 regulations raise the bar for compliance. With the industry still accounting for more than one in five workplace deaths, safety is no longer a back-office task — it’s a core business function. OSHA’s recent updates reflect a shift toward prevention…
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‘Construction cannot cope with requirements of 1.5m new homes target’
A selection of readers’ comments about news and issues in the industry from across the CIOB community and social media. The government has pledged to deliver 1.5 million new homes by 2029. Image: Roger Utting | Dreamstime.com ‘1.5 million homes is completely achievable – but they must be good quality’ Former Mace director Mike Reader…
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Awaab’s Law: ‘act now’ to meet new requirements
From 27 October 2025, social landlords are legally obliged to investigate and remedy issues reported by their tenants within fixed time limits. Awaab’s Law focuses on damp, mould and other emergency hazards. Image: Atom Social landlords and contractors “must act now” to ensure their systems, training and resources meet the new legal duties introduced by…
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Understanding Construction Contract Insurance Requirements: How to Avoid Costly Gaps and Legal Risks
It is critical for contractors to understand the insurance requirements in construction contracts, as these projects carry very high levels of liability and risk. Construction involves moving variables, dangerous environments and hazardous conditions that can generate serious losses. Risks include fires, trench collapses, accidents and even loss of life. Insurance is essential to protect the…
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Lack of information requirements devalues asset data
Poor definition of information requirements at the tender stage is making it harder to unlock the value of built asset data, according to Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB). In its latest Procurement Trends Survey, RLB interviewed 108 main contractors from across the UK and across sectors. According to the respondents, half of tenders feature either no…
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Navigating the impact of new Buy America requirements on FHWA projects
Michael Peloso and Dan McCrave-Bessette are associate director and director, respectively, at the Construction Advisory Services practice of J.S. Held, a global consulting firm based in Jericho, New York. Opinions are the authors’ own. The Federal Highway Administration has issued a final rule to implement the Build America, Buy America Act, which will impact transportation…
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Does a pergola attached to a house have special requirements?
You might think of a pergola as a freestanding garden feature, but one of the most popular trending pergola ideas of the moment is to attach the structure to one side of a house. Known by the outdoor lifestyle trade as ‘wall-mounted pergolas’, these structures bolt onto one wall of a building, extending out into…
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Proposed New York law would expand prevailing wage requirements
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Lawmakers in Albany, New York, are weighing a change that could significantly expand the number of private construction projects required to pay prevailing wages. The proposal, which labor groups are hoping to include in the state budget…
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Boston expands net-zero emissions requirements to new buildings, large additions
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Boston Zoning Commission has approved an amendment to the city’s zoning code that requires most large new buildings to have net-zero carbon emissions from the day they open, according to a release Thursday from Boston Mayor…
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Digitalizing the Hospital Design Requirements Process
Decisions made at the early stages of a hospital project can have a huge impact on its life cycle value. To make sure that a hospital will be a good investment, its future users should be involved in helping set out the design requirements. A Finnish team of experts wanted to see if they could…