OSHA Deregulatory Changes GC Estimators Need to Watch

This AGC report covers the March 31 and April 1, 2026, ACCSH virtual meeting, where OSHA staff walked the advisory committee through several proposed rulemaking changes that could affect construction employers. The article summarizes what was presented but does not take positions on outcomes. It’s relevant to any GC that tracks OSHA construction regulations as part of subcontractor prequalification or contract compliance requirements.

Deregulatory signals from OSHA don’t make jobsite liability disappear. They shift where the enforcement risk lands, and that shift lands on the GC when a sub’s safety program was built around a rule that no longer exists. If your subcontractor database tracks safety certifications and compliance history, now is the time to verify those records reflect current requirements, not last cycle’s. Subs who qualified two years ago against a stricter standard may look clean on paper against a looser one, but the owner’s contract hasn’t changed and neither has your exposure.

Read the full story at AGC News.