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Risk Management

ARTBA Hopes to Certify Thousands for Safety Training

Rising work zone fatalities raise concerns

Richard Korman

Janice L. Tuchman

December 21, 2016

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By training a cross section of construction team members and testing their knowledge in a safety certification program, leaders of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association believe they can put a dent in the 48,600 injuries and deaths that take place in highway work zones each year.

Risk Management

Designers Face Fatal Pedestrian Bridge Collapse Fallout

Engineer contests possible license suspension over Wake Technical Community College bridge errors

Scott Judy

December 7, 2016

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Engineering board proposes penalties while worker's family sues architect.

Safety and Health

Worker Killed in Freak Chop-Saw Accident

Massachusetts man was working second job to earn extra money

Johanna Knapschaefer

November 24, 2016

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Water mechanic was making residential pipe connection when bound chop saw kicked back and sliced carotid artery

Odebrecht Brightens Night-Time Work Zone Safety Picture

The contractor outfits workers on big Florida project with new light-emitting gear

Scott Van Voorhis

November 16, 2016

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More than 40 workers don light-emitting hard hat rings on SR 836 outside Miami.

Fourth Fatality From German Chemical Plant Explosion

Preliminary investigation suggests angle grinder spark triggered blast after pipe was cut

November 8, 2016

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Three BASF firefighters and a Polish sailor died and several others were injured after an Oct. 17 explosion along a riverside loading dock in Ludwigshafen.

Break in Water Main Kills Two Workers in Boston Trench

Justin Rice

October 26, 2016

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Two workers employed by a drain-cleaning contractor were trapped and drowned on Oct. 21, when a punctured main sent water flooding into a 12-ft-deep trench where they were working, according to the Boston Fire Dept.

Pittsburgh Contractor Keeps Rehab Close To Schedule After Liberty Bridge Fire

Justin Rice

October 26, 2016

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Despite a fire on Pittsburgh’s Liberty Bridge last month, contractor Joseph B. Fay Co. missed by only four days a milestone to open the bridge’s fourth lane to traffic.

Risk Management

Construction Work Zone Safety: Will Critics Shutter Speed Cameras?

Drivers' groups hate the speeding tickets, but drivers and passengers are victims of most crashes

Erin Richey

Richard Korman

September 30, 2016

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If speed-enforcement cameras prompt drivers to slow down, how many people would argue against them? As it turns out, plenty.

Pittsburgh's Fire-Damaged Liberty Bridge Finally Reopens

Justin Rice

September 29, 2016

The fire damage to Pittsburgh’s Liberty Bridge took longer than expected to repair, but the bridge that connects the Steel City’s downtown to the Liberty Tunnels finally reopened to traffic on Monday afternoon.

Construction

Editorial: We Need More, Not Fewer, Construction Work-Zone Cameras

Getting people to drive at or below the speed limit is like trying to slow down a landslide

September 27, 2016

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Driving faster than the posted limit in a highway work zone, no one enjoys the sting of a speeding ticket for $250 or higher—as it would be in, for example, Illinois—especially if you are caught on camera and not by a cop.