Juliet Linderman - Thu July 20, 2017
Hotel, NFL Arena May Sport Flammable Panels
In promotional brochures, a U.S. company boasted of the "stunning visual effect" its shimmering aluminum panels created in an NFL stadium, an Alaskan high school and a luxury hotel along Baltimore's Inner Harbor that "soars 33 stories into the air."Those same panels — Reynobond composite material with a polyethylene core — also were used in the Grenfell Tower apartment building in London....
Wed July 19, 2017
AASHTO Names Western Winners in 10th Annual Contest
State department of transportation projects that restored essential highways following devastating landslides and improved safety for motorists and wildlife are among the winners in the western regional America's Transportation Awards competition....
Mon July 17, 2017
OSHA: Training Grant Funding Available for Health, Safety
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced July 14 the availability of $10.5 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants to fund training and education for workers and employers to help them identify and prevent workplace safety and health hazards....
Thu July 06, 2017
Cianbro's Sarah Long Bridge Team Reaches Safety Milestone
The original plan was to celebrate the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge Replacement team's remarkable safety performance when the Cianbro safety hours tally reached 900 work days and 400,000 hours without an OSHA recordable injury....
Fri June 30, 2017
Injured Worker Rescued From 12th Floor of Construction Site
A delicate, sky-high rescue was necessary Thursday when an injured worker was brought down from the 12th floor of a downtown Fort Lauderdale construction site. The incident unfolded about 10 a.m. at 299 N....
Gus Burns - Thu June 29, 2017
Worker Dies After Fall at Arena Construction Site in Detroit
An electrical worker died after falling 75 feet from a catwalk while working at the new Little Caesars Arena construction site in Detroit on Monday morning, Detroit fire officials say. Detroit Deputy Fire Commissioner David Fornell said city EMS workers arrived about 8 a.m....
Wed June 28, 2017
Efficiency Production Inc. Hosts Municipal Safety Day
This past June 1, Efficiency Production Inc. hosted Municipal Safety Day for Michigan communities' Departments of Public Works (DPW) and Water Department personnel. Offering training sessions at the event were the Michigan Rural Water Association (MRWA), FallTech, AIS Equipment Company, F.D....
Gaitano Pessa and Rushdie Oudia - Wed June 28, 2017
Experts Launch Probe Into Bridge Collapse
A team of investigators combed through the debris of the Sigiri Bridge in Busia County, searching for clues on what could have led to its mysterious collapse barely two weeks after it was inspected by President Uhuru Kenyatta....
GAITANO PESSA - Mon June 26, 2017
Sigiri Bridge Collapses Days After President's Inspection Tour
The iconic Sigiri Bridge under construction in Budalang'i Constituency, Busia County, has collapsed two weeks after President Uhuru Kenyatta visited the region to inspect it. The $11.5 million (Sh1.2 billion) project being constructed by Chinese Overseas Construction and Engineering Company collapsed early Monday, June 26....
Mon June 26, 2017
U.S. Labor Department's OSHA Publishes Proposed Rule on Beryllium Exposure
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a proposed rule that would modify the agency's recent beryllium standards for the construction and shipyard sectors....
