Items Tagged with 'Construction Safety'

National Transportation Safety Board also recommends vulnerability assessments for 68 U.S. bridges one year after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed following a ship strike to one of its piers.

Two sharply contrasting assessments of New York State's safety progress.

When noncompliant guardrails and covers remove caution that prevents accidents.

The industry's percentage of Hispanic construction workers increased from 16.5% in 2000 to 34% in 2023, with drywall installation, roofing and painting among the highest representations.

A draft version of the American Institute of Steel Construction's safety certification standard, AISC 207, is available for public comment through Feb. 28. 

Senior PM Nick Pemberton of MATT Construction, with neighbors and colleagues, used borrowed and donated equipment to quickly move pool water to where it was critically needed as the Eaton blaze spread to his Altadena, Calif., neighborhood.

Many contractors today require workers to wear helmets with anti-concussion technology to protect against side, back and front head impacts, as opposed to hardhats that only shield against impacts from above.

Over more than 50 years in construction, Anthony F. Leketa points to several “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunities.

Work has resumed nearly a week after a craftworker fell to his death on the Suffolk Construction-led project.

Officials say required safety precautions could have prevented the death of the unidentified 44-year-old crew manager.