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Workforce

Construction workers in Iowa save kitten from a dumpster’s doom

While saving cats is typically the work of firefighters, a group of construction workers in Des Moines, Iowa, recently made an exception. According to a report from KCCI, a group of workers was throwing chunks of broken concrete into a dumpster Wednesday when they heard something other than the thud of the concrete. Meowing was […]

October 17, 2014

Workforce

Construction crew sprayed with pesticide by helicopter in California

A group of workers from a construction crew working near Sacramento, California, has come forward saying they are still dealing with sickness after being sprayed with pesticide by a helicopter. According to a report from CBS Sacramento, the men, who asked to remain anonymous, are working on a levee near an orchard. In July they […]

October 16, 2014

Workforce

Flagman caught drinking, buying booze on the job at Michigan road construction site

Road construction zones are already unsafe enough without bringing alcohol into the mix. Yet that’s exactly what the flagman of a crew near Omena, Michigan, was recently caught doing. According to a report from UpNorthLive.com, a truck driver passing by a road work zone on North West Bay Shore Drive on Monday called the Leelanau […]

October 15, 2014

Workforce

Construction worker finds hidden message from grandfather he never met on Ohio hospital jobsite

A current runs through the Schneider family blood. The past three generations of the Zanesville, Ohio family has included at least one electrician, the latest being 24-year-old Hugo Schneider. In addition to having the same profession as his grandfather, Schneider was also named after him and even lives in his former home. Unfortunately, he was […]

October 6, 2014

Roadbuilding

Safety plan: How to protect temporary workers

So, your safety plan is up to date, you conduct frequent, targeted training and your workers have bought into and contribute to your safety culture. What more is there to do? Think about your temporary workers. You may not hire them every year—especially during the downturn—but it’s likely you’ve either used them or will use […]

October 2, 2014

Roadbuilding

Two construction workers injured in big-rig accident

Two construction workers were injured in an accident involving a big-rig U.S. Highway 101 in Petaluma, California. The big-rig struck a bundle of steel rods that hit them while they were working on the Petaluma River Bridge construction project. The construction crew was off-loading steel rebar rods on a crane. The far left lane of the highway […]

September 25, 2014

Business

3 tips for boosting employee relations at your construction company

For construction company owners and supervisors, managing a team can be tricky. Often there’s a distinct separation between “in the field” and “in the office”—a situation that can create opportunities for miscommunication and a sense of isolation. This doesn’t mean you’re treating your employees poorly. Even if you treat them quite well, keeping employee relations […]

September 17, 2014

Roadbuilding

OSHA to require employers to report injuries and deaths quicker

In response to a preliminary report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that tallies 4,405 workers killed on the job in 2013, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has revised its rule on how quickly employers must report worker deaths or serious injuries. Under the revised rule, employers are now required to notify OSHA within eight hours […]

September 16, 2014

Workforce

Construction worker shot multiple times after altercation with coworker in Georgia

Another jobsite altercation between coworkers erupted into a shooting, this time in Valdosta, Georgia. According to a report from WFXI TV, the workers were part of a crew doing a home renovation. It’s unclear what caused the altercation between the two men, but around noon Valdosta Police Responded to the shooting. Xavier Jones was shot […]

September 12, 2014

Safety

Construction foreman killed after being run over by motor grader in Michigan

A longtime veteran of the construction industry was killed Monday morning in a road construction accident. According to a report from Mlive.com, Timothy Dougherty, 42, was hit and run over by a motor grader as Kent County Road Commission crews were working to reconstruct Alaska Avenue in Caledonia Township, Michigan. Dougherty had worked with the […]

September 9, 2014

Workforce

A Kansas tech school began recruiting diesel mechanics like college athletes and now they have a waiting list

Recruiting diesel technology students hasn’t been a challenge for Washburn Institute of Technology, based in Topeka, Kansas. “If I could get a bigger space, I could get 100 students,” said Clark Coco, Washburn. A former college basketball coach, Coco came up with the idea of using the college athlete recruitment model to recruit tech students. […]

September 8, 2014

Business

Majority of skilled construction workers who lost jobs in wake of the recession have been rehired, but many are being paid less

As the U.S. construction industry faces a shortage of skilled labor, a new government study finds that the majority of skilled workers who lost their jobs in the wake of the Great Recession have already been reemployed by the industry. According to a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics study, 62 percent of the 393,000 long-tenured […]

September 3, 2014