Mon March 21, 2016
Sundt Construction of Tempe, Ariz. Named Nation's Safest Construction Company in 2015
Sundt Construction, Inc. of Tempe, Ariz. was named the nation's safest construction company in 2015 by the Associated General Contractors of America. The association, which oversees the Willis Towers Watson Construction Safety Excellence Awards, an annual ranking of construction safety programs, noted that 51 other companies were selected as winners for the quality of their safety programs....
Mon March 21, 2016
PHMSA Proposes New Safety Regulations for Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has announced proposed regulations to update critical safety requirements for natural gas transmission pipelines....
Mon March 21, 2016
OSHA Finds over 10,000 Injuries in Year One of Severe Injury Reporting Program
A new report presented by OSHA shows that every year, tens of thousands of men and women across the United States are severely injured on the job, sometimes with permanent consequences to themselves and their families....
Brenda Ruggiero - Mon March 21, 2016
Crews Work to Stabilize MD 135 After Rock Slide
The Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Adminstration (SHA) is currently working to remedy a rock slide that occurred in western Maryland near the Allegany/Garrett County line in early January....
Brenda Ruggiero - Thu March 17, 2016
Industry Reps Decry NYC's Wind Restriction on Cranes
A fatal crane collapse in Lower Manhattan during a winter storm on Feb. 5 set off a chain of events that is still unfolding. The crawler crane collapse occurred along Worth Street, between West Broadway and Church as the crane was being secured because of winds that were approaching more than 20 mi....
Michelle L. Price - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu March 17, 2016
Northern Part of Great Salt Lake Hits Historically Low Level for Second Year
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Drought has caused water levels in the northern portion of Utah's Great Salt Lake to drop to a historic low for the second year in a row, according to state and federal officials....
Nicholas K. Geranios - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu March 17, 2016
Washington State Senate Leader Calls for Funding to Improve Rural Roads
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) The leader of the Washington State Senate wants more state funds to improve rural roads leading to Washington State University in Pullman. State Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, is asking Gov....
Wed March 16, 2016
OSHA Fines Construction Company
Wisconsin Public Radio is reporting that federal agents are fining a Black River Falls-based construction company $105,000 after an investigation found that safety violations resulted in the injury of one worker and death of another during a bridge construction project in the Twin Ports last fall....
Tue March 15, 2016
Where are the Most Congested Roads in the U.S.?
The INRIX 2015 Traffic Scorecard analyzes and compares the state of traffic congestion in countries and 100 major metropolitan areas worldwide. The report reveals the cities most impacted by worsened traffic conditions are those that experienced the most economic improvement during the past year....
Frank Eltman - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon March 14, 2016
Second Body Recovered After Tappan Zee Tugboat Crash
Police say they'll continue to scan the surface of the Hudson River in hopes of spotting the third crew member who's presumed dead after a tugboat crash north of New York City. Westchester County Police spokesman Kieran O'Leary says units will watch Monday for the body of Harry Hernandez, of Staten Island....
