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Following 4 deaths in 4 days, Cal/OSHA launches special inspections across San Francisco construction sites
In a span of just four days, May 18-May 21, four construction workers died on San Francisco-area construction sites, prompting the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration to launch a special region-wide inspection of construction sites. The agency announced Monday that it has deployed investigators to sites throughout the Bay Area to “determine whether adequate […]
May 28, 2014
Business
Minnesota construction firms likely need to boost pay, reduce expectations to find enough workers to meet demand
Construction is Minnesota’s fastest growing industry, and as demand continues to pile up, construction firms there are having a hard time finding enough skilled workers. And one labor analyst suggests they might need to make some serious changes to fill those vacancies. According to a report from Minnesota Public Radio, the skilled trades in Minnesota […]
May 27, 2014
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Roadbuilding
Stay safe this Memorial Day weekend
The National Safety Council has offered its traffic fatality estimate for Memorial Day weekend. NSC estimates 382 deaths and 40,900 medically consulted injuries may occur from motor vehicle collisions during the holiday weekend, which begins at 6 p.m. on Friday and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Monday. “Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer celebrations, […]
May 22, 2014
Business
A guide to the dangers of the sun and 21 tips to keeping construction crews safe from those harmful rays
As the construction season rolls on, the workload isn’t the only thing that increases. The amount of hours crews put into a day extends throughout the hotter months, but with longer hours comes the inevitable exposure to UV rays. Time and time again the topic of sun exposure is addressed in construction firms nationwide, but […]
May 22, 2014
Safety
Construction worker killed by falling rebar in San Diego
A construction worker preparing to pour concrete forms at a rental car center near the San Diego International Aiport was killed Tuesday morning. The worker was killed by falling rebar while working on the construction of a $223 million consolidated rental car center, according to a report from NBC 7 San Diego. The unidentified, 29-year-old […]
May 22, 2014
Safety
3 steps to establishing constant communication between workers for a safer construction jobsite
There’s a lot of safety buzz going on lately. More than 30 construction firms just wrapped up the first annual Safety Week. OSHA will be holding their fall prevention National Safety Stand Down in June. NIOSH has partnered with CPWR to release a comprehensive report on safety culture. Clearly, construction companies, associations and governmental organizations […]
May 20, 2014
Business
Gimme shelter: Jobsite chaplains there for construction workers in troubled times
Review the news we’ve reported in just the past two weeks, and you get an idea of how stressful jobsites can be: a blowtorch sparks the destruction of bridge, pushing back a project completion by months, possibly years; a work zone fatality and even a shootout. But those are headline events. Jobsites are also filled […]
May 15, 2014
Safety
Painter dies after 50-foot fall on Virginia construction site
While working at a site in Lynchburg, Virginia, the owner of a painting company fell to his death. Donnie Lee Bryant Sr., owner of D.L. Paint Contracting Company, was painting about 50 feet up on a building being constructed when he fell on May 3, reports WDBJ TV. According to a release from the Lynchburg […]
May 15, 2014
Safety
Construction blamed for rise of road rage incidents near Minneapolis
Police near Minneapolis say that road construction in the city is causing 10 to 15 locations each day to back up with traffic. And because of the congestion, they say incidents of road rage have increased to at least once a month. Lakeville, Minnesota Police Chief Jeff Long told CBS Minnesota, “There’s no place to […]
May 15, 2014
Business
Pittsburgh contractors say their problem is finding work, not workers… for now
Contractors in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania say it’s not a skilled worker shortage that’s causing them problems. It’s a shortage of construction jobs that’s to blame for a lack of production. In the last year, construction firms across the country have seen work pile up while they struggle to find workers skilled enough to meet demand. But […]
May 14, 2014
Safety
Worker killed at World Cup construction site brings tally to 8 deaths
Eight construction workers have died during the construction of the soccer stadiums that will host the World Cup in Brazil, the latest dying in an electrical accident. Muhammad Ali Maciel, 32, died from cardiorespiratory arrest some 30 minutes after suffering an electric shock at the site of Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, according to a report from […]
May 13, 2014
Business
Work zone crash on I-69 in Indiana kills 2 construction workers
Two highway construction workers died Friday morning in a work zone crash on Interstate 69 in Fishers, Indiana, WANE TV reports. According to the report, the workers were cleaning up their work zone in a southbound lane when the driver of a pickup truck struck the two men. The workers were employed by Rieth-Riley Construction—not the Indiana […]
May 12, 2014
Business
Burning buildings, collapsing freeways: Is our lousy education system to blame for the recent uptick in construction accidents?
Lately there’s been a rash of fires, collapses and accidents at projects “under construction,” all over the country. Here are just three of the more spectacular examples. March, Boston:. A 33-story apartment building under construction pancakes in Boston when a load up top causes the support under it to buckle. April, Des Moines, Iowa: A three […]
May 9, 2014
Workforce
North Dakota diesel tech program grows 25%, adds Komatsu program
A long-standing diesel tech program in the southeast corner of North Dakota gained an additional industry partner this week. Komatsu America has joined John Deere, Caterpillar and Case in establishing a brand-specific two-year degree at the North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, aimed at channeling techs into dealer shops. In the past two […]
May 9, 2014
Safety
Fire sparked by blowtorch at Southern California bridge construction site shuts down section of I-15 for nearly 2 days
Officials in Hesperia, California closed down an entire section of Interstate 15 for about a day and a half between Monday and Tuesday after a devastating fire at a bridge construction site dropped debris onto the highway. According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, all lanes of the Interstate have been reopened. But […]
May 7, 2014
Business
Colorado contractors say “huge shortage of tradesmen” is severely impacting business
Contractors in Colorado say that while there is plenty of work to go around, they are falling behind on jobs they have while unable to take on new jobs due to a serious shortage of skilled workers in the state. Doug Dohn of Dohn Construction in Fort Collins told the Coloradoan that none of his current […]
May 7, 2014
Business
How to develop a custom safety program at your construction company
There are many small contractors out there looking for safety training information on a daily basis, which leads one to believe their company safety programs might not be as up-to-date as they would like. If you’re using an inadequate or outdated program, it’s time to step up and develop your own—one that’s specific to your […]
May 5, 2014
Safety
Construction worker killed in early morning hit-and-run in Alabama work zone
A construction worker died early Friday morning after a vehicle struck him in a highway work zone in Hoover, Alabama, AL.com reports. The incident occurred on Interstate 459 around 3:40 a.m., the location of an Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) paving project. RELATED: How construction worker can stay safe inside busy construction work zones AL.com reports that […]
May 5, 2014
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