OSHA Partners with Mascaro Construction for Worker Safety During Heinz History Center Expansion
Summary
OSHA's Pittsburgh Area Office announced a strategic partnership with Mascaro Construction Co. to promote worker safety during the 92,000-square-foot expansion of the Heinz History Center. The partnership aims to prevent work-related injuries, eliminate workplace hazards, and establish safety and health management systems for contractors and subcontractors. Construction on the expansion is estimated to conclude by May 2028.
What changed
OSHA's Pittsburgh Area Office announced a new strategic partnership with Mascaro Construction Co. to promote worker safety during the Heinz History Center expansion project. The partnership seeks to prevent injuries, eliminate workplace hazards, and assist contractors in developing safety and health management systems while training subcontractors on hazard recognition.
Construction firms and contractors working on this project should note the partnership's emphasis on leadership engagement, worker participation, and hazard identification protocols. While this is a voluntary partnership rather than a compliance mandate, firms can reference OSHA's Strategic Partnership Program for guidance on establishing effective safety programs.
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US Department of Labor, Mascaro Construction Co. partner to promote safety, health during Heinz History Center expansion
PITTSBURGH – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has signed a strategic partnership with Mascaro Construction Co. to promote worker safety and health during a major expansion of the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh.
The partnership between the OSHA Pittsburgh Area Office and the construction company seeks to prevent work-related injuries, control and eliminate serious workplace hazards, and establish a foundation for an effective safety and health program.
This initiative will also assist contractors in developing and implementing safety and health management systems and train subcontractors on recognizing hazards when working in and around construction sites.
Partners will emphasize leadership engagement, accountability measures, worker participation strategies, and robust hazard identification protocols.
The Heinz History Center campus expansion will add a new wing that includes exhibitions of Pittsburgh history, updated visitor amenities, a 150-seat theater, smart classrooms, a cafe, and event spaces.
Construction on the 92,000-square-foot expansion is estimated to conclude by May 2028.
OSHA’s Strategic Partnership Program works with employers, employees, professional and trade associations, labor organizations, and other interested stakeholders, to establish specific goals, strategies, and performance measures to improve worker safety and health. Learn more about OSHA.
Agency Occupational Safety & Health Administration Date April 13, 2026 Release Number 26-605-PHI Media Contact: Erika Ruthman Phone Number 678-237-0630 Email ruthman.erika.b@dol.gov Media Contact: OPA East Media Email OPA-East-Media@dol.gov Share This
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