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Article: OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety Course Now Mandatory in Seven States.
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- September 1, 2009
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ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven states now have laws on the books that require construction workers to complete the OSHA 10-hour construction safety training course before they can work on certain construction projects. The states with an OSHA law already in effect are Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New York, and most recently, Missouri. The state of Nevada OSHA training law becomes effective January 1st, 2010.
Most of the state laws restrict the required training to workers on publicly funded construction sites, such as public roads and bridge construction projects and public school buildings. However, the state of ...