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Safety & Health
There is no more important activity in contracting than protecting and preserving the safety of workers. A new section of enr.com will present news and discussion of safety programs, regulatory compliance, accidents and hazards. Reports by staff and contributors of ENR will be augmented with the most useful and revealing information from other news sources. |
Latest Headlines
| 07/01/09 | Second Safety Mishap Hits Big Vegas Airport Terminal The airport terminal expansion project in Las Vegas had its second serious accident within four months when a rebar cage collapsed and trapped five ironworkers for half an hour. |
| 07/01/09 | Officials Are Investigating Partial Collapse of Atlanta Parking Deck Officials are investigating the partial collapse of a seven-year-old precast office- tower parking deck in Atlanta that left a tangle of crushed cars in its wake but no reported injuries at ENR press time. |
| 07/01/09 | Shanghai Building Tips Over While Under Construction Chinese officials are investigating why a 13-story apartment building under construction in Shanghai toppled over suddenly, almost intact, killing one worker. |
More News
06/30/09 Three Workers Killed by Noxious Fumes At Waste Transfer Plant in New York City06/26/09 Las Vegas Airport Suffers Second Worker Accident in Four Months
06/24/09 Firms to Fight OSHA Citations For Fatal Atlanta Bridge Collapse
06/24/09 OSHA Fines Three Firms in Fatal Collapse of Atlanta Skywalk
06/18/09 Investigators Seek the Cause Of Louisiana Bridge Deaths
06/17/09 Conflicts Persist in Spite of Settlement With OSHA
06/17/09 Probes Start at Texas Jobsite In Fatal Scaffold Collapse
06/17/09 'CraneFax' List Gets Sponsor, But Public May Not Peek
06/16/09 Deadly Austin Scaffold Mishap Puts Spotlight on Safety Problem
06/10/09 Quick Response Prevented Blue-Cross Crane Collapse
06/10/09 Nevada To Require Mandatory Safety Training for Workers
05/06/09 Las Vegas CityCenter: Inside a Safety Turnaround
05/06/09 Report: How Perini Undermined the Safety Message
05/05/09 Cowboys, Manufacturer Clam Up After Practice Structure Collapses
04/21/09 Family Settles 2006 Crane Collapse Lawsuit Against Contractor, Engineer
04/10/09 House Aide Jordan Barab Named Acting Head of OSHA
04/08/09 Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed In New York City Crane Collapse
04/06/09 Trench Accident that Killed Four Draws Safety Fine of $201,000
03/25/09 New York City Blasts Federal Standards for Cranes, Derricks
03/18/09 Chinese TV Execs Feeling Heat From Beijing High-Rise Blaze
03/18/09 Rigger Used Half the Hardware Than Crane's Maker Required
03/11/09 New Ideas Surfacing on Fire That Devastated Beijing Tower
02/11/09 Beijing Official Says Frame Of Hotel Is Intact After Blaze
02/11/09 New York City Building Chief Wants a 'CARFAX' for Cranes
02/04/09 ‘Miracle’ Plane Rigged for Move to New Jersey Site for Analysis
01/30/09 First Garage-Collapse Suit Blasts Six Subcontractors
01/28/09 A Material Odor Mystery Over Foul-Smelling Drywall
01/28/09 Suit Over Florida Parking-Garage Collapse Ensnares Six Firms
01/21/09 Safety Regulators Cite Crane Supplier in Deadly Houston Crash
01/07/09 Fatal New York Mishaps Bring New Indictments
| Past Coverage: | 2009 2008 |
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