OSHA has fined Polychem Services Inc. $110,000 in the enforcement case.
A prequalification system approved by the Federal Highway Administration aims to improve contractors' performance.
An employee was fired for raising concerns about asbestos removal, according to the department.
The Illinois-based contractor was banned by a federal court for "refusing to abide by OSHA standards."
The company has had 41 safety citations since 2011, according to the agency.
"We know that using a seat belt is the single most effective intervention to prevent injury or death in a motor vehicle crash. However, in 2012, more than one in three truck drivers who died in crashes were not buckled up, a simple step which could have prevented up to 40 percent of these deaths," said CDC Principal Deputy Director Ileana Arias, Ph.D.
The Home Depot and Chemique each face civil penalties for allegedly violating the regulations.
Several recent incidents, including one fatality, involved workers who fell through skylights.
U.S. mining deaths fell from an average of 96 to 45 per year during the first half of this decade, MSHA chief Joe Main said.
OSHA has fined William Trahant Jr. Construction after citing it for the fourth time in four years, according to the agency.
The council announced its preliminary estimate that 35,400 motor vehicle fatalities occurred in 2014.
The agreement resolves charges by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's staff that GE knowingly failed to report defects and an unreasonable risk of serious injury from two models of its Profile freestanding dual-fuel ranges and some models of Profile and Monogram dishwashers.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx joined NHTSA in calling on Congress to pass legislation.
The documents are applicable to pharmacies, federal facilities, outsourcing facilities, and physicians.
The panel's first public meeting is scheduled for Feb. 26-27.
The recommendations are for the Federal Railroad Administration, the Association of American Railroads, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, and the American Public Transportation Association.
"Complex process-related accidents with tragic results are taking place across the country at companies of all sizes. This problem includes major corporations such as DuPont, not just smaller companies that some refer to as outliers. It is clear that the current process safety regulatory system is in need of reform, and that companies themselves must do more," Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso said during a media briefing about the investigation of the November 2014 incident.
"Our employees realize that IEC values their well-being and is driven to ensure that everyone makes it home to their families each night," said safety manager Stuart Hughes.
AMB Construction now faces $113,300 in fines.
Acting Chairman Christopher Hart said transportation fatalities decreased by 3 percent that year.