Mary Esch - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu November 21, 2019
Investigation: Dozens of N.Y. Dams Need Work; Most Have No Funding
AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (AP) The Harrower Pond Dam, cracked and crumbling, with saplings sprouting from its walls, has been repeatedly cited by state and federal inspectors for safety violations over the past four decades....
Joe Trinacria – CEG Associate Editor - Wed November 20, 2019
How Contractors Use Technology in Managing Risk
In managing the prospects of risk on project sites nationwide, both contractors and insurers alike are optimistic about the potential for modern technology to help mitigate any impending threats to safety in the work environment....
AGC of Minnesota - Tue November 12, 2019
AGC of Minnesota Presents Safety, Leadership Awards
On Oct. 24, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota (AGC) held a Recognition Evening to honor individuals and companies for their outstanding contributions and commitment to the commercial construction industry....
Fraley Construction Marketing - Tue November 12, 2019
Turner Protects Workers in U.S. Navy Building with WES3
In a short, two-minute YouTube video uploaded by the Wall Street Journal in 2014, a worker is seen barely escaping unharmed from a fire in a wood-framed apartment building under construction in Houston, Texas....
PennDOT - Mon November 11, 2019
Pennsylvania Unveils Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement Pilot
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC), in partnership with the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), announced the implementation of a statewide Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement (AWZSE) pilot program to reduce work zone speeds, change driver behavior, and improve work zone safety for workers and motorists....
TRIP - Mon October 14, 2019
TRIP Grades the State of New York's Infrastructure
Ten percent of bridges in New York State are rated in poor/structurally deficient condition, according to a new report released by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national transportation research nonprofit....
Philip Marcelo – ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu October 10, 2019
Feds Recommend New Requirements After Natural Gas Disaster
BOSTON (AP) Federal officials are recommending stronger nationwide requirements for natural gas systems following last September's natural gas explosions and fires in Massachusetts. The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates major pipeline accidents, said Sept....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon October 07, 2019
Keeping Work Zones Safe in the Tech Age
Drivers need to see the work zone not as just another delay in their workday or as a slowdown on their trip to a favorite vacation spot, but as an alarm bell alerting them to be cautious. Almost always work zone activities have been carefully organized, but drivers are often not as cautious....
PennDOT - Thu September 26, 2019
Data Show Roundabouts Reduce Fatalities, Crashes in Pa.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that according to department data, fatalities, injuries and crashes decreased overall at 19 roundabouts at 16 locations after they were built....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Mon August 12, 2019
Potential Rule Changes Would Relax Hours of Service
After years of challenging the rigid hours of service regulations in place for the trucking industry, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Inc. (OOIDA) may be seeing some progress. An announcement by the Department of Transportation is expected this summer, following a fact-gathering phase, of a proposed rulemaking....
