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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
| 11/04/09 | Chinese-Drywall Probe Finds No Link Yet to Health Problems Preliminary findings from a federal investigation into potential health problems from drywall imported from China are inconclusive, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Oct. 29. |
| 11/04/09 | OSHA Slaps BP With Record Fine For Not Fixing Blast Hazards The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Oct. 30 levied the largest proposed fine in its history against oil company BP Products North America for failure to correct hazards associated with a 2005 explosion at its Texas City, Texas, refinery that killed 15 employees. |
| 10/30/09 | Construction Workplace Injuries Down in 2008 The construction industry's jobsite injury rate dipped in 2008, its fifth-consecutive annual decline, the Labor Dept.'s Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported. Construction's rate of nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses decreased last year to 4.7 cases per 100 full-time workers, from 5.4 in 2007. |
More News
10/21/09 Philly Lift Victim Was Experienced, Says Employer10/14/09 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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