The new policy also prohibits contractors from winning county work if they have been convicted of a crime following a worker death or injury, landed on OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program list or faced OSHA fines for egregious disregard for worker safety.
In 2021, 157 construction workers died on the job in Texas, more than two a week, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Across the country, construction workers have died on the job at a rate of 10 per 100,000 for the past decade.
