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Construction Accidents

OSHA, Firms Differ on Impact of Injury Reporting Rule

Employers call new safety regulation 'public shaming'

Pam Hunter McFarland

Debra K. Rubin

June 8, 2016

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As a new federal rule takes effect in August to require employers to post injury and illness records electronically, lawmakers and construction-sector advocates on opposite sides squared off at a May 25 congressional hearing on the mandate’s approach to improved workplace safety.

Hearing Focuses on Final Safety Recordkeeping Rule

Pam Hunter McFarland

May 31, 2016

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Employer groups and public health advocates clash over whether rule will advance worker safety

Jobsite Safety

Jobsite Fatalities Drive New Safety Regulations

Best practices are often not enough to prevent jobsite injuries

JT Long

May 4, 2016

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Out of the 4,251 worker fatalities in private industry in 2014, 874 of those, or 20.5%, were in construction.

Silica Rule Imposes New Limits

Industry groups file lawsuit, but labor unions like the rule

April 6, 2016

A final rule requiring employers to monitor and substantially reduce worker exposures to breathable crystalline silica—otherwise known as silica dust—will save more than 600 lives annually and protect the health of thousands of others, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and a number of labor unions that support the rule.

New Silica Dust Rule Will Save Lives, OSHA Says

Pam Hunter McFarland

March 24, 2016

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But employer groups say new limits are not achievable for most construction firms

Worker Death at Wilshire Grand Tower in L.A. Ruled a Suicide by Coroner

March 23, 2016

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The cause of death of an electrician who fell from the 53rd floor of the under- construction Wilshire Grand project in downtown Los Angeles has been ruled a suicide by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

Roundup

Southwest Roundup: Multi-Million Las Vegas School District Lawsuit, Construction Costs on the Rise and More

John Guzzon

February 26, 2016

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Notable news items include the settlement of Clark County School District’s $5-million federal lawsuit, non-residential construction cost projections, updated OSHA scissor lift warnings, and other headlines.

Recent Accidents in Pennsylvania and New Jersey Take Toll on Workers

Jonathan Barnes

February 23, 2016

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U.S. safety officials cite past alleged violations involving improper use of equipment and investigate a dropped generator.

Roundup

Southwest Roundup: Hyperloop, Casino Expansions, OSHA Regulations and More

John Guzzon

January 14, 2016

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Notable news items include an expansion of the LEED-certified Aria Resort & Casino Convention Center, new OSHA confined space regulations, and Nevada’s Hyperloop test site.

ENR Southwest's Best Projects Competition

Speed, Build Quality Mark Best Projects

John Guzzon

December 8, 2015

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As ENR Southwest’s Best Projects Competition nears its second decade of recognizing the most notable construction projects and bringing them to the attention of the construction community at large, this year’s winners are almost universally led by teams that reported doing their job faster and with less overall waste than was expected.