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Safety

WorkplaceAware Safety reporting app can keep near misses from turning into serious accidents

For every reported fatal workplace accident there are 29 minor injuries and 300 near misses that go unreported. And anybody who knows construction knows why. Guys are afraid to interrupt the flow of work, or they fear retribution or paperwork, or to quote the Arnold, “I ain’t got time to bleed.” The WorkplaceAware system enables […]

January 20, 2015

Construction Equipment

Peterbilt’s unveiling a new Model 567 config perfect for concrete contractors at World of Concrete

Peterbilt Motors Company announced it will be unveiling a major new product configuration ideal for concrete contractors and other weight-conscious applications during the World of Concrete show in Las Vegas, February 2-6. Peterbilt Marketing Manager for Vocational Products Charles Cook said the to-be-introduced vehicle will be equipped with a PACCAR PX-9 engine, an Allison automatic […]

January 19, 2015

Safety

Airplane hangar collapse injures 2 construction workers in New Jersey

Two construction workers were injured in a scary incident in New Jersey Friday morning when the airplane hangar they were helping build collapsed. The workers were part of a crew building a hangar at the Morristown Municipal Airport, according to a report from NBC New York. One of the workers was atop the structure when it […]

January 19, 2015

Technology

Convert AutoCAD into Topcon construction solutions

Topcon’s eXchange software add on saves time by converting for AutoCAD Civil 3D civil engineering design data into files compatible with Topcon 3D construction solutions as well as the company’s Magnet software system. Once design data is ready to be sent to an active project site, Topcon eXchange simple converts the Civil 3D design information, […]

January 18, 2015

Business

Feds to crack down on widespread construction tax evasion scheme in Florida

The federal government has announced a partnership with Florida state officials to begin cracking down on the widespread use of a tax evasion scheme by construction companies throughout the state. According to a report from the Miami Herald, which uncovered much of the corrupt dealings during a year-long investigation published in September, the U.S. Department of Labor […]

January 14, 2015

Workforce

Iowa contractor takes aim at employee retention and safety with hefty monthly bonus checks

Although still in its early days, a program implemented by J. Pettiecord, Des Moines, Iowa, in September is already having a positive effect. Called the SAAP Monthly Bonus—which stands for Safety, Availability, Attitude and Production—the program rewards employees that meet a few requirements at the end of each month with a bonus check equal to […]

January 12, 2015

Business

Construction adds 48,000 workers in December to finish 2014 at nearly 6-year high

The construction industry added Americans to its workforce in every month of 2014, an employment streak capped by an addition of 48,000 workers in December. The U.S. construction workforce now employs 6.166 million people according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. That’s the highest employment mark for the industry since March 2009 when it employed 6.291 million. […]

January 9, 2015

Workforce

Houston construction worker shot in another jobsite robbery

For the third time in the last few weeks a construction worker has been shot by armed robbers while on the job, this time in Houston. According to a report from ABC 13, two workers were working on a northeast Houston jobsite for the St. Andrews Ministry Center Wednesday morning when two men dressed in black approached them […]

January 9, 2015

Workforce

Texas tops list of most U.S. traffic deaths in construction work zones

The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse has released the latest data tally of deaths in motor vehicle traffic crashes in construction work zones, broken down by state. Of 32,719 traffic fatalities in 2013, 579 occurred in work zones. Texas topped the list, with 104 fatalities occurring in a work zone. The NWZSIC pulls the data from the […]

January 7, 2015

Business

States must take the initiative in environmental streamlining

Even as the green movement expands its war against fossil fuels, it’s losing ground in its ability to use federal legislation to strangle new highways and capacity improvements in the cradle. Since 2005, serious reforms in federal surface transportation legislation like today’s MAP-21 and its predecessor, SAFETEA-LU, have allowed states to shorten the time it […]

January 6, 2015

Business

R. Barry Uber, former president of Ingersoll-Rand Construction and Mining Group, dies at 69

Barry Uber, a 30-year veteran of Ingersoll-Rand, passed away on Dec. 31 in Springfield, Vermont. Uber began his career at Ingersoll-Rand in 1967, starting as a sales engineer. He held positions in the company’s construction machinery sales, service and rental areas, and later served as vice president and general manager of Ingersoll-Rand’s Road Machinery Division […]

January 6, 2015

Workforce

Bricklayers rescue man from burning car near Houston

A crew of bricklayers near Houston didn’t hesitate to drop their trowels and shovels last week and run toward a burning car in order to rescue the driver who likely would have been burned alive without their help. According to a report from KHOU TV, the bricklayers were building a fence in a Sugar Land subdivision […]

January 5, 2015