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Roadbuilding
Columbia County, Georgia DOT make videos to educate drivers about work zone safety
Hoping to lower the 2015 figure of 27 deaths in work zones on Columbia County roads, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and county officials have filmed construction zones around town for a new series of Public Service Announcements, wtvm.com reports. Each week, a new online video will discuss different rules and aspects of what drivers need to know when […]
July 26, 2016
Workforce
Foreman hides life-sized Waldo around his jobsite for kids in hospital to find daily
A jobsite foreman in Indiana is going the extra mile each day to bring smiles to the faces of children at South Bend’s Memorial Children’s Hospital with a life-sized, daily game of “Where’s Waldo?”. According to a report from the Huffington Post, after Jason Haney and a few co-workers built and displayed a snowman on the […]
July 25, 2016
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Safety
Workers leap to safety from burning boom lift 6 stories up
Two construction workers on a Boise, Idaho, jobsite were forced to jump from a boom lift earlier this week when the bucket caught on fire. According to a report from KBOI TV, a welding blanket caught on fire inside the bucket. The blaze short circuited controls inside the bucket and it was only once co-workers […]
July 20, 2016
Safety
Building a strong construction safety culture means being comfortable with confrontation
When it comes to safety, most construction companies today talk a good game. They follow the rules; they document the training. But does it stick? Do you have the bases covered, or do you have a true safety culture with 100 percent buy-in? According to Carl Uhinck, asphalt equipment manager at Kokosing, a true safety […]
July 14, 2016
Safety
House subcommittee approves bill cutting OSHA, MSHA, NIOSH funding
The House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee met July 7 to mark up the text of a draft bill released by the House Appropriations Committee for FY 2017. According to a report from Safety + Health, the bill’s proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) budget of $534.4 million would be approximately 3.3 […]
July 13, 2016
Driver/operator coaching/training
Crane study seeks to determine benefit of simulators in operator training
Crane Industry Services (CIS), has begun a study to determine how effective the integration of crane simulators is in its training program. The Atlanta-based company currently trains crane operators using a combination of online, classroom, hands-on and on-the-job training sessions. The study, performed through a partnership with Montreal-based CM Labs Simulations Inc. and West Georgia Technical College, introduces […]
July 11, 2016
Business
Construction jobs flat in June, but unemployment rate continues to fall
Following two consecutive months of jobs losses, employment in the U.S. construction industry was flat in June. Employment held steady at 6.643 million Americans last month, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The department’s latest data also revised the May employment total from the previously reported 6.645 million, down to 6.643 million, bringing the […]
July 8, 2016
Roadbuilding
One worker dead, one injured after truck hits arm of lift at bridge work site
On July 1, two men who were working on the Fauntleroy Expressway Bearing Pad Replacement Project under the West Seattle Bridge were injured when a box truck traveling on a bridge off-ramp hit the arm of the lift in which they were working, KIRO 7 reports. Both men were knocked out of the lift basket by the impact. One man, who was wearing […]
July 7, 2016
Safety
Labor Dept. hikes penalty amounts for OSHA and MSHA violations
In November 2015, Congress enacted the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act to adjust civil monetary penalties for inflation and maintain their deterrent effect. EHS Today reports that the law directs federal agencies to adjust penalties for inflation each year, and requires agencies to publish “catch up” rules this summer to make up for lost […]
July 6, 2016
Driver/operator coaching/training
Operator training school helping to rebuild construction workforce amid labor shortage
At the controls of a Caterpillar D6 dozer on an overcast day in Southern Wisconsin, David Gomroth, 33, of LaCrosse, Wis., hones his skills in his quest to become a credentialed heavy equipment operator. The 6-week, two-part heavy equipment training program he’s enrolled in at Associated Training Services in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, promises to teach […]
July 5, 2016
Roadbuilding
Steel a lighter, bend-not-break alternative to concrete work zone barriers
At nearly four times the cost, steel barriers are nowhere near as prevalent as the traditional concrete barrier seen protecting construction zones along the majority of roadways across the country. But according to a report from KOAA TV in Colorado, one distributor of these steel barriers is confident they are “the future of the barrier.” John […]
June 27, 2016
Roadbuilding
APWA to honor Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety with performance award
The American Public Works Association (APWA) will award the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety (MCRS) with the Exceptional Performance in Safety award at its Public Works Expo in August. The Exceptional Performance Awards were established in 1996 and aim to “recognize individuals, teams, or organizations in the areas of adversity, journalism and safety whose outstanding […]
June 27, 2016
Workforce
Hilarious look into the life of a construction newbie goes viral
Carpentry Contractors Company, a carpentry labor supplier based in Minnesota’s Twin Cities, recently posted the video below to YouTube in order to provide those interested in a career in the trades a bit of humorous insight into what the lifestyle entails. It’s been a resounding success. The video, titled “Framing Houses in Minnesota,” stars young […]
June 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
Girder collapses on crane during Arizona bridge construction, injures 2 workers
Two workers were injured when a 150-foot concrete and steel girder cracked and collapsed the morning of June 9, in Surprise, Arizona, azcentral.com reports. One worker fell about 40 feet and was airlifted to a trauma center in critical condition, Surprise Fire Department officials told the news agency. The second man, who was in a piece of heavy equipment when […]
June 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
Colorado DOT contractor injured in I-25 work zone accident
A Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) contractor was injured after a vehicle struck the worker’s vehicle in a work zone on Interstate 25 near Johnstown, according to a report by the Greeley Tribune. The incident occurred in the early morning hours when the driver of a 2011 Ford Escape traveled north on the southbound section […]
June 7, 2016
Workforce
Year-long streak of construction jobs gains snapped, but unemployment hits 10-year low
Following a streak of 12 consecutive months without a loss in jobs, the U.S. construction industry has posted losses for two straight months. Though previously reported by preliminary data from the Labor Department as a month where construction employment increased by 1,000 jobs, the department’s latest revised data shows the industry actually lost 5,000 jobs during […]
June 6, 2016
Contractor of the Year
Inspired by father, Nebraska contractor built his company into an American Dream
The TCW in TCW Construction stands for “Tony’s Cement Works,” a tribute to the company started by Joe Delgado’s father, Lorenzo (Tony) Delgado. “We use his wheelbarrow logo to this day,” says Delgado, president of the Lincoln, Nebraska firm. In true American dream fashion, however, the son’s company has far eclipsed what his father started. […]
May 30, 2016
Business
Go Build Tennessee seeks to replenish state’s aging construction workforce
Nearly one year after signing the Go Build Tennessee Act into law, Gov. Bill Haslam last week launched the statewide construction workforce recruiting program the bill will fund. With a stated goal of “inspiring young people to consider a career in the skilled trades,” Go Build Tennessee will receive more than $2 million in funding from excess […]
May 25, 2016
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