Thu November 03, 2016
Construction Company to Appeal OSHA Findings
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho construction company is formally appealing findings that it failed to properly train and protect its employees. The Idaho Statesman reports (http://bit.ly/2e5Fq16 ) that the U.S....
Wed November 02, 2016
Dakota Access Pipeline May Be Rerouted to Address Native American Concerns
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President Barack Obama says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is examining whether the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline can be rerouted in southern North Dakota to alleviate the concerns of American Indians....
Mon October 31, 2016
Phase II Construction Begins on $105M Storm Damage Reduction Project in Port Monmouth, N.J.
Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. joined Colonel David A. Caldwell, commander of the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bob Martin, commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection and Middletown Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger to mark the beginning of construction for Phase II of the Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction project in Port Monmouth, N.J....
Mon October 31, 2016
VIDEO: Three-Alarm Fire Guts Housing Development Under Construction
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that a massive three-alarm fire early Monday has gutted a building under construction in Oakland's pricey Lake Merritt district, the city's Fire Department reported....
Thu October 27, 2016
Dakota Access Pipeline Company says 'Lawless Behavior Won't Be Tolerated'
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) - The developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline said Tuesday that the dozens of protesters who have camped on company-owned land since the weekend are trespassing and that “lawless behavior will not be tolerated.”Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners said in a statement that it wants all protesters to vacate its land in North Dakota immediately....
Thu October 27, 2016
Man Disguised as a Construction Worker Destroys Donald Trump's Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
The website Deadline Hollywood is posting a video showing a man dressed up as a construction worker destroying the star of Donald Trump on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. The act of vandalism occurred early Thursday morning in L.A....
Wed October 26, 2016
Federal Judge Sides With Contractors Over Labor Department Rule
The website The Hill is reporting that a federal judge has temporarily blocked a Labor Department rule requiring all federal contractors bidding on contracts over $500,000 to report any labor law violations they've had in the last three years....
Tue October 25, 2016
Contractor Groups Sue NYC to Stop New Crane Regs
A group of contractor associations have sued the City of New York to stop the enforcement of arbitrary and capricious crawler crane safety requirements that the City put into place in response to a February crane accident in Lower Manhattan....
Megan Wild - Wed October 26, 2016
BLOG: Fall Equipment Maintenance Musts to Prevent Accidents
For some, the onset of fall warns us of the impending winter months. If you live in a region that is susceptible to snowstorms, icy conditions or even increased rain, you're probably already aware of the precautions needed for surviving such weather....
Tue October 25, 2016
Safety-Box Lightweight Steel Trench Protection Systems
Safety-Box Corporation offers a line of lightweight steel trench protection systems. These systems are of a 3 in. (7.6 cm) single wall design and engineered to accept 3 in. heavy duty adjustable or rigid spreaders....
