Fri April 15, 2016
Ex-VA Employee Claims Construction Policy Ignored
Local news affiliate KPHO/KTVK out of Phoenix, Arizona is reporting that patients and employees at the Phoenix VA might be at risk for a construction mishap. This, after an engineer says manual policies were not followed....
Thu April 14, 2016
Crane Collapse Kills 18
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in southern China say 18 people have been killed and 18 others hospitalized following the collapse of a massive overhead crane at a construction site amid a fierce windstorm....
Tue April 12, 2016
'Springtime and Safety': AEM Actively Supports National Safe Digging Month
April: the start of spring, baseball, construction ramping up in many areas, and National Safe Digging Month. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) supports the April National Safe Digging Month initiative of the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) and encourages underground utility industry professionals to always think safety on the jobsite....
Wed April 13, 2016
Police Investigate 'Risky Behavior' at Construction Sites
Australian ABC News is reporting that an 18-year-old who was allegedly part of a group of men who took photos of themselves hanging off cranes, ledges and walls on Adelaide construction sites has been charged by police....
Wed April 13, 2016
Construction Worker Faces Forgery, Theft Charges
The Sioux City Journal is reporting that a former W.A. Klinger construction employee is facing forgery and first-degree theft charges for stealing multiple pieces of construction equipment and charging thousands of dollars on company credit cards....
Mon April 11, 2016
Taiwan Prosecutors Charge 5 Builders in Earthquake Deaths
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - An apartment building in southern Taiwan that collapsed during a February earthquake, killing 115 people, was shoddily built with only about half the load-bearing capacity required, prosecutors in Taiwan said Thursday as they announced charges against five builders....
Thu April 07, 2016
Department of Agriculture Makes $103M Investment in Emergency Watershed Protection Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that it is investing in recovery projects in 19 states. These projects relieve imminent hazards to life and property caused by floods, fires, windstorms and other natural occurrences....
Thu April 07, 2016
Police Make Arrest in Construction Equipment Robbery Spree
Local Miami News affiliate WSVN is reporting that a man was arrested, Monday night, after allegedly being connected to a string of stolen construction equipment in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Surveillance cameras at the business were rolling and caught the truck the burglars arrived in, catching one of the suspects....
Wed April 06, 2016
Working Outside May Eventually Prove Dangerous
CBS News is reporting that White House Science Advisor John Holdren says because of the impacts of climate change, construction and agricultural workers “will basically be unable to control their body temperature and will die.”“In some parts of the world, when you look more broadly at this question, you see the likelihood that in the hottest times of the year it will be simply physiologically impossible to work outdoors,” Holdren said at a White House event on climate change Monday....
Mon April 04, 2016
Amtrak Train Collides With Backhoe in Philadelphia; Two Workers Killed
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — An Amtrak train struck a piece of heavy equipment just south of Philadelphia on Sunday, causing a derailment that killed two Amtrak workers and sent more than 30 passengers to hospitals, authorities said....
