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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
| 09/01/10 | OSHA: We Won’t Delay Crane-Safety Rules One day after a contractors’ trade group requested more time to comply with new federal crane-safety regulations, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration nevertheless plans to begin enforcing the standard on Nov. 8, as scheduled. |
| 08/30/10 | Builders Want To Push Back Crane-Safety Rules Associated Builders and Contractors has issued a letter to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration seeking to delay Nov. 8 implementation of landmark crane-safety rules. |
| 08/25/10 | Fatalities Down, But Rate Stays Flat Construction workplace deaths continued to decline in 2009, but the fatality rate held even with the previous year’s mark, and industry safety specialists see little sign that conditions are improving on project sites nationwide. |
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08/25/10 Oklahoma Worker Crushed by Scraper08/25/10 No Liability in URS $52-Million Payoff in I-35 Collapse Suits
08/18/10 BP Is Target of New Scrutiny for Refinery Safety
08/11/10 The Prize Predicament
08/11/10 Gutsy Builder Took A 'Quantum Leap'
08/11/10 CII Highlights Safety Studies, Broadens Outreach Efforts
08/11/10 Fighting Fines for Fatal Blast, Contractor Cites Safety Record
08/11/10 Rapetti Wants His Licenses Back
08/05/10 Contractor Contests OSHA Fine In Fatal Powerplant Explosion
07/28/10 OSHA Issues Long-Awaited Crane Safety Rule
07/14/10 A Lot of Head-Scratching Surrounds Video of Girder's Fall
07/14/10 Engineer Rejects N.Y. State’s ‘Sling Theory’ in Rigger Trial
07/14/10 'A Shot Heard Around the World'
07/14/10 CPSC Orders Repairs On Risky Light Poles Across U.S.
07/14/10 Study Says Surveys May Have Shown CityCenter Troubles
07/14/10 Clampdown on Gas Venting Urged Following Fatal Blasts
07/07/10 Federal Recall Issued for Stadium Light Poles
06/30/10 Manslaughter Trial For New York Rigger
06/30/10 Seattle School, Contractor Get Chemistry Lesson
06/23/10 A Rigger Goes on Trial For 2008 New York Crane Collapse
06/23/10 U.S. Highway, Safety Officials Note Trends at Industry Forum
06/16/10 Non-Profit Study on USGBC’s LEED Ranking System: Weak on Human Health
06/09/10 National Inspector Exam To Come in '11
06/09/10 Nevada Toughens Safety Laws In Response to Work Fatalities
05/26/10 OSHA Backs NCCER’s Certification Program
05/26/10 Connecticut Blast Prompts New Concern
05/20/10 OSHA Recognizes NCCER Program To Certify Crane Operators
04/28/10 Worker Killed as Crane Boom Collapses
04/07/10 Ruling Upholds Willful Violation Against Sub in Building Collapse
03/10/10 Crane-Failure Case Heading To Court
03/10/10 Lead-Paint Rules Stiffen Next Month
02/24/10 Blast-Injured Workers File Suit Against Powerplant Companies
02/24/10 Lawsuit Alleges Safety Protocols Ignored in Kleen Energy Blast
02/10/10 With Cause of Blast Still Mysterious, Attention Turns to Welders' Torches
02/10/10 Gas Purging Eyed In Fatal Plant Blast
01/13/10 New York City Work Fatalities Drop Greatly in 2009
12/30/09 Scaffold Fall Kills Four Workers On Toronto Apartment Project
12/23/09 Crane Inspections Lag in Washington State
12/16/09 Filter System Eyed In Hotel Fatality
12/16/09 Method Coming for Validating A Fire-Model Application
11/23/09 Study Links Chinese Drywall To Metal Corrosion in Homes
11/18/09 Safety-Incentives Programs Questioned
11/18/09 Lift Accident Leaves Few Clues Behind
11/11/09 Kansas City Lift Failure's Cause Eludes Investigators So Far
11/11/09 K.C. Lift Tips, Killing Worker
11/09/09 Five Workers Die in Bridge Collapse As Falsework Fails in Pyrenees
11/04/09 Chinese-Drywall Probe Finds No Link Yet to Health Problems
11/04/09 OSHA Slaps BP With Record Fine For Not Fixing Blast Hazards
10/30/09 Construction Workplace Injuries Down in 2008
10/21/09 Philly Lift Victim Was Experienced, Says Employer
10/14/09 High Lift Machine Topples, Killing Operator in 125-ft Fall
09/30/09 Feds Back Whistleblower in Suit Over TVA Plant Safety Firing
09/02/09Bad Design Cited in Collapse Of Project With Many Issues
09/02/09 New York Concrete Firm Faces $72,000 Penalty in Worker Fall
08/26/09 Construction Deaths Decline Sharply
08/26/09 Fatal Accident Stops Project
08/20/09 Workplace Deaths, Fatality Rate Both Decrease in 2008, BLS Says
08/12/09 Proposal For Portable Safety Records Is Generating Dialogue and Controversy
07/29/09 Fate of Delhi Metro Contractor Hangs in the Balance
07/29/09 Oroville Dam Bulkhead Fails
07/15/09 Fatal Pier Failure Mars India Metro
07/15/09 Officials Are Investigating Partial Collapse of Atlanta Parking Deck
07/01/09 Second Safety Mishap Hits Big Vegas Airport Terminal
07/01/09 Officials Are Investigating Partial Collapse of Atlanta Parking Deck
07/01/09 Shanghai Building Tips Over While Under Construction
06/30/09 Three Workers Killed by Noxious Fumes At Waste Transfer Plant in New York City
06/26/09 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
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