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Advanced technologies seek to enhance new and traditional efforts to protect construction workers from an array of safety hazards

I once attended training for fleet drivers who frequently tow trailers. During discussion of attaching the trailer hitch to the truck, the instructor asked if the operators crossed the safety chains under the tongue when connecting.

Industry's jobless rate climbs from November level but improves year over year.

UPDATE: House, now under Democrats' control, passes bills to end shutdown, but White House issues veto threat.

AGC-Sage survey says 79% of construction firms expect to add staff but 78% report difficulty hiring qualified people.

Dodge chief economist Robert Murray and others see transportation sector growth, but declines in multifamily and other housing for an overall flat construction outlook.