County attorney Christian Menefee has emphasized that construction workers are humans and deserve safe job sites, which is why he's pushing hard for policies to get passed.
The first Harris County Commissioners Court meeting of 2023 takes place on Tuesday, and while Judge Lina Hidalgo will not be in attendance due to her leave of absence, that does not mean the work stops.Harris Co. Judge's chief of staff leaving for new role after being charged with multiple feloniesCounty attorney Christian Menefee said this policy, if voted into effect, would punish construction companies who have a disregard for employee safety.
It would also temporarily ban companies from working on county projects that have poor track records of employee safety. That could be everything from companies penalized or legally held responsible for jobsite deaths to showing up on OSHA's worst of the worst list.
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