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Hard Hat High: How substance abuse endangers construction workers, hurts recruiting and threatens your bottom line (PART 1)
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part series. To read part two, click here. Part 1: The scope of the problem It’s a story that received national headlines. On June 5, 2013, equipment operator Sean Benschop maneuvered an 18-ton excavator toward a four-story brick building slated for demolition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. But in […]
February 20, 2017
Construction Equipment
Houston police cut 60 bricks of marijuana out of an excavator in drug bust (PHOTOS)
It took several hours and a blow torch to bear the theory out, but police in Houston followed up a hunch during a traffic stop and discovered 60 bricks of marijuana packed inside the boom and arm of an excavator. According to a report from KHOU TV, police made what was a routine traffic stop […]
June 17, 2014
Roadbuilding
Marijuana tax could fund transportation improvements in New Jersey
While Congress searches for a new way to fund transportation projects, one New Jersey senator is offering an interesting solution. Related: New Jersey rejects Tesla’s direct sales model Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-N.J.) has proposed legalizing recreational marijuana and using taxes collected from its sales to pay for surface transportation in the state, the Associated Press […]
March 27, 2014
Construction Equipment
Smugglers stuff millions in marijuana inside construction equipment attachments
Contractors often consider return on investment when it comes to buying a new piece of equipment or attachment. But these guys had something completely different in mind. In what the Drug Enforcement Agency called “one of the most sophisticated drug smuggling cases it’s ever seen,” big dozer attachments were used to smuggle marijuana into Ohio, […]
July 18, 2013
Business
Arrest of excavator operator in Philly building collapse raises questions about marijuana legalization, contractor regulations
After an investigation of what caused the demolition of a downtown Philadelphia building to turn deadly, a 42-year-old equipment operator named Sean Benschop turned himself in to authorities Saturday night after a warrant was issued for his arrest. According to the Associated Press, a toxicology report found that Benschop was allegedly high on marijuana as […]
June 10, 2013
Workforce
Crane certifiers say no to pot, regardless of states’ stance on legalization
Recreational use of marijuana may now be legal in Washington and Colorado, but you better drop that doobie if you intend to operate a crane anywhere in the U.S. The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators said yesterday that testing positive for marijuana use would automatically revoke a candidate’s certification status, regardless of […]
March 22, 2013
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