Fall Protection Effective Date Nears For New Mobile Elevating Work Platform Safety Standards Late amendments delayed updates covering scissor and boom lifts Scott Van Voorhis December 31, 2019 One Comment The new standards deal with both operation of the machinery and training and are slated to go into effect March 1.Read More
Standards Eurocodes Revamp Aims To Soften Brexit Effect UK engineers seek coordinated design standards with European Commission after Jan. 31 Peter Reina December 30, 2019 No Comments The Eurocodes deal with the basis of design, loading, main structural materials, seismic design and geotechnics.Read More
Elements of Success Ten Minutes With ... Michael Curtis of G&C Concrete Boston-area specialty contractor founder recalls how it broke a pattern that let the company grow. Scott Van Voorhis December 30, 2019 No Comments A co-founder of the specialty contractor reviews what led up to a record Boston concrete pour in 2019.Read More
OSHA Fines Crane Company in Fatal Dallas Collapse Cause of tower crane failure still not established Jeff Rubenstone December 26, 2019 No Comments Six months after Terex Peneir SK415 crane collapsed onto a Dallas apartment building, killing one, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined the crane’s owner, Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. citing serious violations.Read More
Transportation Heathrow Delays Completion Schedule for Third Runway Expansion $18.2-billion project pushed from 2026 to 2028-29 Peter Reina December 24, 2019 No Comments If program is scuttled, $3.1 billion in prep work at London airport could be lost, aviation authority says. Read More
Public Works How New York City's New Debarment Rules Played Out On a Subway Contract Richard Korman December 24, 2019 One Comment The city got its price on a subway station elevator award, but several potential competitors said, 'No thanks.'Read More
Electricity UK Reveals Post-Brexit Plans for Power Connections to European Continent National Grid plans to have 7.8 GW of import-export capacity in place by 2024 Peter Reina December 23, 2019 No Comments National Grid is adding to its three existing electricity interconnectors to continental Europe, with the EU part funding the newest project.Read More
UK Government Cites Post-Brexit Infrastructure Boost, Workforce Changes December 19, 2019 No Comments As Parliament opens, Boris Johnson regime confirms in Queen's speech £100B infra. spend and new EU migrant worker rules at all levels.Read More
SNC-Lavalin Settles Canada Bribe Charge on Past Libya Work With Fine, Probation Debra K. Rubin December 18, 2019 No Comments Long-awaited plea deal lifts "overhang" contributing to design-builder's 2019 red ink; firm pays $213M but other charges dropped.Read More
More Judges Nix Milcon Funds for Border Walls As Big Corps Award is Probed Mary B. Powers December 18, 2019 2 Comments US courts in Calif. and Texas rule against Trump's $3.6B funding diversion while GAO could join Defense IG in reviewing border wall procurements. Read More