Structural Failures Spreading Cracks On FIU Bridge Failed to Alarm Project Team Scott Judy Richard Korman May 16, 2019 6 Comments At a meeting held the morning of the collapse to discuss cracking, the engineer of record assured the project team the bridge was safe.Read More
Construction Safety Construction Workplace Deaths, Fatality Rate Down Tom Ichniowski December 18, 2018 No Comments Fatalities decline 2% in 2017, fatality rate dips to 9.5/100,000 workers, from 10.1.Read More
Safety and Health OSHA Launches Program to Combat Trenching Accidents Tom Ichniowski October 4, 2018 No Comments Agency sees "alarming" increase in fatal cave-ins, steps up outreach, plans enforcement. Read More
Safety and Health Construction Jobsite Deaths Climb, Fatality Rate Holds Steady Tom Ichniowski December 19, 2017 No Comments Fatalities in private-sector construction were up 5%, to 991, last year, highest level since at least 2008.Read More
Accidents Worker Killed on Library Foundation Job in Woburn, Mass. Johanna Knapschaefer July 18, 2017 No Comments The Medical Examiner now will determine how union laborer Mark Camire, 32, died.Read More