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COVID-19 and Construction

EEOC Says It Will Create Specialized Return-to-Work Guidelines

New OSHA guidance also due soon on adverse vaccine reactions

Jeff Yoders

May 18, 2021

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Agency commissioner says industry-specific guidelines are necessary even as CDC recommendations evolve.

Coronavirus and Construction

Editorial: How To Make a Better COVID-19 Safety Standard

ENR Editorial Board

May 18, 2021

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A separate log of COVID-related cases should be required.

Biden Administration Aims to Curb Carbon in Public, Private Buildings

Bruce Buckley

May 18, 2021

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EPA and DOE unveil programs to push building decarbonization, including the federal government's first-ever building performance standards and $30 million for specialized worker training

Environmental

EPA Watchdog Audits Cite Agency Enforcement Falloff in Recent Years

Mary B. Powers

May 18, 2021

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IG finds impacts from Trump-era changes, but also issues from earlier resource and staff cuts; agency rescinds two rules this week enacted by the former president.

Labor

Former Iron Workers' Union Agent Sentenced for Jobsite Attack

Jeff Yoders

May 18, 2021

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Former Indiana union local manager Thomas Williamson, 70, receives four years in federal prison for 2016 extortion attempt and beating of non-union contractor.

Cause Still Unclear in March Retaining Wall Collapse on $900M NJ Interchange

Stephanie Loder

May 18, 2021

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Forensic investigations of the incident continue, with project cost and schedule impact details also not yet revealed.

Drone Inspections

Beam Fracture on Closed Mississippi River Bridge Is at Least Two Years Old

Jim Parsons

May 17, 2021

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State's DOT inspector is fired for not noticing or reporting the crack at the I-40 Mississippi River bridge during an earlier inspection.

Site Reuse

Former NJ Army Base $2B Makeover is 'Buzzsaw' of Activity

Tom Stabile

May 17, 2021

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Fort Monmouth, a military technology hub for the last century, seeks innovative ways to redevelop 1,126 acres despite financial hurdles, local politics and COVID-19.