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Safety

The Unseen Fatal Demolition Accidents of 2021

Unplanned jobsite collapses and accidental falls continue to kill workers

Richard Korman

Jonathan Barnes

January 17, 2022

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Many fatal demolition accidents recorded by OSHA involved sudden losses of support.

MARTA: GM/CEO Jeffrey Parker Died Jan. 14 by Suicide

Scott Judy

January 16, 2022

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Executive was praised for his leadership and vision as the agency prepared to launch its largest-ever expansion.

Oil and Gas Construction

Big Energy Projects Draw More Workers to Small Alberta Town

Scott Van Voorhis

Debra K. Rubin

January 16, 2022

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Work near Edson on the $10B Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion, $1.8B expanded NGTL gas line and $1.2B Cascade Energy power plant has brought at least 2,500 workers to town, with housing scarce.

Materials

US Steel, Nucor Build Major Mills Amid Steelmakers' Modernization

Autumn Cafiero Giusti

James Leggate

January 14, 2022

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The steelmakers chose Arkansas and West Virginia for their EAF mills.

Highway Infrastructure

US DOT Releases 2022 Share of New IIJA $26.5B Bridge Program

Tom Ichniowski

January 14, 2022

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California gets largest funding share, New York ranks second.

Fire Safety

UK Building Owners Face Fire Safety Cladding Replacement Deadline

Peter Reina

January 14, 2022

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Industry has until March to develop a plan and funding to replace on mid-height buildings the type of cladding linked to the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London that caused 72 deaths.

Workforce

SCOTUS Hears Feds' Suit Over State Workers' Comp Law for DOE Nuke Site

Mary B. Powers

January 13, 2022

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High court will decide Biden challenge to Washington state's coverage expansion for Hanford contractor workers related to illnesses claimed from exposure to major toxics

Workforce

Supreme Court Denies OSHA Vaccine/Testing Mandate in 6-3 Ruling

Conservative majority says agency lacks authority to make sweeping, public health-related rules

Jeff Yoders

January 13, 2022

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Justices placed stay on agency's emergency temporary standard in workplaces with 100 or more employees

Water Infrastructure

Hill Panels Gearing Up to Produce New WRDA Bill

Tom Ichniowski

January 13, 2022

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Already, Corps 'Chief's Reports' Signed for 14 Projects.

L.A. Viaduct Fix Hits Milestone

January 13, 2022

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The 6th Street Viaduct replacement project in Los Angeles has concluded the hanger installation of the first span and the removal of the falsework underneath, says COWI, an engineering consulting group.