Standards & Regulations

FEDERAL – CFR Code of Federal Regulations

• The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is legally responsible for enforcing Executive Order, 11246 (and subsequent federal regulations) which set the target of 6.9% women’s hours on federally funded construction in 1978. Compliance Assistance Guides are available here.
  • OFCCP Chapter 3 Construction Industry Compliance Program
• Apprenticeship
  • EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY IN APPRENTICESHIP- 29 PART 30— (called “29/30” by the experts)
  • US Office of Apprenticeship
• OSHA
  • Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 “Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees”
  • Construction Sector
  • OSHA Complaint Procedures

• Contractors/Employers
  • 41 C.F.R. PART 60–4—CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS—AFFIRMATIVE ACTION REQUIREMENTS
  • Construction Contractors Technical Assistance Guide

MASSACHUSETTS

• The Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires 6.9% women’s work hours on “all contracts by a state agency or state-assisted contracts for design, construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, maintenance or repair…”
• The Office of the Inspector General has affirmed this statutory requirement and is providing guidance to all relevant public authorities.