Mon July 25, 2016
Elderly Women Risk Lives Crushing Rock for Money
MAROUA, Cameroon (AP) - In a northern Cameroon town menaced by food insecurity and suicide bombers, women as old as 85 are spending long, grueling days crushing rocks into gravel to earn a living. The dangerous, sometimes fatal work often pays no more than $2 per day, but it has increasingly become the best option for women like Marie Nangatai, 73, who began laboring three years ago at one of dozens of rock-crushing sites in the mountains near Maroua, the capital of Cameroon's Far North region....
Thu July 21, 2016
Op-Ed: The Dangers of Criminalizing Construction Accidents
Could a criminal conviction in New York City have a grave impact on the construction industry as a whole? Attorney Brad Gerstman, writing an op-ed for the website Crain's New York Business, believes the answer is “Yes.” In a case involving Harco Construction this month, much emphasis was placed on the conduct of the contractor, but whether or not Harco was a “bad actor,” the criminalization of construction accidents will have a profound effect on all contractors and subcontractors regardless of their history or character....
Wed July 20, 2016
Aftermath of Tappan Zee Crane Collapse Reveals Dangerous Close Call
The Daily Mail is reporting that a truck driver who was transporting propane tanks across the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York narrowly avoided a disaster when a giant construction crane toppled, missing him by just a few feet....
Wed July 20, 2016
VIDEO: Where's Waldo? Construction Worker Brings Cheer to Hospitalized Children.
Local Indiana tv news affiliate WSBT is reporting that construction workers at Memorial Children's Hospital are trying to make hospital stays for those kids a little easier with a character you've probably seen before....
Tue July 19, 2016
NFL Stadium Officials Plan Three-Year, $300,000 Bird Study
Bird watchers are concerned that U.S. Bank Stadium's signature glass facades will confuse birds, causing them to collide and die. Of particular concern is the stadium's proximity to the Mississippi River migratory flyway....
Tue July 19, 2016
Crane Collapses on Tappan Zee Bridge
NEW YORK (AP) - A giant crane toppled off the new Tappan Zee Bridge being constructed north of New York City and collapsed across the busy span it is replacing, halting traffic Tuesday afternoon on the key suburban highway crossing....
Mon July 18, 2016
Eight Killed After Construction Elevator Falls
BEIJING (AP) - Eight people in an eastern Chinese city were killed when the construction elevator they were in plummeted from an apartment building, the local government said Sunday. The Longkou city government in Shandong province said on its official microblog page that the elevator fell from the 18th story of the building under construction....
Thu July 14, 2016
Man Seriously Injured by Falling Construction Debris
The website Gothamist is reporting that a man was seriously injured yesterday when he was struck in the head by falling construction debris in Midtown. The unnamed man had been waiting for a walk signal while heading northbound on Fifth Avenue near 30th Street when a wooden plank came loose from a nearby safety panel and fell onto him, the Daily News reports....
Thu July 14, 2016
VIDEO: A Dangerous Game … Playing 'Pokemon Go' in Road Construction Sites
The phenomenal success of the Pokemon Go game has led to more then a few issues of safety as it's participants wander around in the real world in search of virtual creatures. Local Michigan traffic reporter Robb Westaby decided to explore the issue by going out and finding out how many of these digital creatures could be found in less than safe locations such as road construction sites....
Thu July 14, 2016
OSHA Delays Date for Injury Tracking Rule Implementation
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is delaying enforcement of the anti-retaliation provisions in its new injury and illness tracking rule to conduct additional outreach and provide educational materials and guidance for employers....
