OSHA and AGC Align on Construction Safety Priorities for 2026

This AGC News brief covers the March 19, 2026 OSHA Alliance Program Construction Roundtable held in Washington, D.C. AGC joined industry, labor, and government representatives to identify shared safety and health priorities for the year ahead. The roundtable is part of OSHA’s ongoing outreach framework that informs guidance, enforcement focus areas, and voluntary compliance programs. The piece is relevant to any GC tracking regulatory direction or preparing safety program documentation for bid prequalification. The OSHA construction safety standards page remains the primary compliance reference.

Most GCs treat OSHA alliance activity as background noise. That’s a mistake. What gets discussed in these roundtables tends to surface 12 to 18 months later as enforcement emphasis areas, revised guidance, or prequalification checklist additions from major owners. If fall protection, heat illness, or silica are on the table this cycle, the time to tighten your subcontractor safety requirements and audit your own site programs is now, not after the citation. Subs with documented safety records and current OSHA 10/30 certifications become easier to justify at award when the scrutiny arrives.

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