As automation takes over manufacturing and replaces a multitude of human jobs, companies are transforming the way they operate — and the definition of work in general. And one human-powered industry may be next to adopt automated technology: Construction.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has delayed updating crane certification requirements, subsequently impacting the construction market across the United States. According to Lexology, after the most recent Federal Register notice, OSHA is now attempting to delay its new certification requirements for construction crane operators. The upcoming requirements were originally set to go into…