OSHA and the Construction Industry

Several agencies administer programs related solely to the construction industry. OSHA has special occupational safety and health standards for construction. ESA's Wage and Hour Division, under Davis-Bacon and related acts, requires payment of prevailing wages and benefits. ESA's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs enforces Executive Order 11246, which requires federal construction contractors and subcontractors, as well as federally assisted construction contractors, to provide equal employment opportunity. The anti-kickback section of the Copeland Act precludes a federal contractor from inducing any employee to sacrifice any part of the compensation required.