OSHA will be accepting grant proposals to support nonprofit organizations target immigrant, contingent, and other vulnerable workers, small business employers and employees, and workers in jobs with high-risk activities or hazards, such as the construction industry.

The Plastics Pipe and Fittings Association (PPFA) has released newly revised and updated versions of its specification sheets.

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced that the Sheet Metal and Air-Conditioning Contractors National Association’s (SMACNA) “Seismic Restraint Manual; Guidelines for Mechanical Systems” has been approved.

ASHRAE has revised its standard for rating liquid coolers.

The Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2000 (H.R. 4012) would protect subcontractors performing work in the federal construction market from things like “bid shopping.”

Little Giant Pump has acquired Interon.

The Mechanical-Electrical-Sheet Metal Alliance brought testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives in favor of H.R. 4012, the “Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2000.”

Sid Harvey Industries has announced a cooperative initiative with Rehau.

Cephren announced an industry partnership with the American Subcontractors Association.

Steven Winter Associates has merged with Fairfield Automation, Systems & Technologies LLC.