George Cole, ironworker and brother-in-law of Harold “Rusty” Billingsley who was killed in a recent Las Vegas construction accident, says that Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) withdrew all citations and fines which was initially offered as the accident could have been prevented. Cole says Billingsley’s employer bore no responsibility. Cole discusses unsafe working conditions and OSHA’s failure to enforce safety standards. (0:57)

 

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Congressman George Miller (D-Calif.) said that with an average of four construction workers dying on the every day, construction is one of the most dangerous industries for workers. The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on “Is Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) failing to adequately enforce construction safety rules?” (more…)