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The MBTA submitted a four-part safety plan with the Federal Transit Administration after a rash of near miss accidents and an incident that left a worker seriously injured.

An out-of-control Acura, which sped through an opening in the concrete barriers separating a work zone from highway travel lanes on Interstate-695, caused six worker fatalities.

Call for applications for its first mentoring program has already generated "an overwhelming response, " says The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.

Construction-related injuries in 2022 increased in New York City compared to the previous year.  

As an index of what people are thinking, event themes can serve an important function. That applies to this year's Safety Week events, May 1-5.

Safety Vice President Matthew Compher packages New View safety principles to limit harm from serious injuries.

A loss of 13,900 jobs reported by specialty trade contractors outweighed job gains in residential and heavy and civil engineering categories.

As compensation for labor and staff continues to rise, executives are keeping pace and garnering some of the biggest pay increases seen in the C-suite in over 15 years.

Terry O'Sullivan has led the Laborers’ International Union of North America since 2000. His replacement, Brent Booker, is LIUNA vice president and a third-generation member of the union.

Five contractor employees and construction inspector died when a car entered their Interstate-695 work zone at high speed through a barrier gap.