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DECEMBER
2004
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Worker
is killed in bridge project led by Fru-Con
Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA ... Dakota fatality occurred as
Fru-Con is battling Occupational Safety and Health Administration
citations accusing the nation's fifth-oldest construction firm of
...
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here to read more
Cheerleaders
for Competing Building Code Bills Sound Off
New York Times - New York,NY,USA ... who say the it will reduce
costs and simplify the construction process. ... firefighters'
and plumbers' unions, in part because they say the safety provisions
are ...
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here to read more
Man
fatally hurt at construction site
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA ... when he was
struck by a big rig at a residential construction site on ...
Police and the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration
were investigating ...
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here to read more
Campaign
launched to remind children of building site dangers
Ireland Online - Dublin,Ireland ... Liam Kelleher of the Construction
Industry Federation says children have a natural curiosity about
building, but safety must be the priority. ...
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here to read more
Trench
safety at issue after collapse
Ann Arbor News - Ann Arbor,MI,USA ... "It was pretty obviously
a bad trench," said Bob Pawlowski, director of the MIOSHA Construction
Safety and Health Division.Pawlowski said he could tell there
...
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here to read more
Construction
resumes on Four Bears bridge project
Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA ... Louis-based
Fru-Con Construction Corp., the bridge-building company, said
... The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration
is investigating the cause ...
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here to read more
Events
Center Fined $5K For Worker's Death
Iowa Channel.com - Des Moines,IA,USA DES MOINES, Iowa -- The
Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Bureau has recommended a ...
A construction accident killed a worker at the Iowa Events Center
in Des ...
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Storm
over fall tragedy
ic Birmingham.co.uk - Birmingham,UK ... Det Sgt Martin Lawrence
inspected the site, operated by construction firm Skanska, and
... Mark O'Dowd, safety adviser at the site, said workers were
not supposed ...
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here to read more
Preventing
tragedy
Greeley Tribune - Greeley,CO,USA ... "Construction codes are
like fire codes; they're reactionary," Bernia said. "When issues
are seen out there that affect life, health and safety, codes
react.". ...
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here to read more
Construction
workers' safety net full of holes
Tacoma News Tribune - Tacoma,WA,USA ... occurring in the next
generation of construction workers, who began the trade after
the early 1990s when many of the new safety construction safety
laws were ...
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Should
broker job go up for bids?
Charlotte Observer (subscription) - Charlotte,NC,USA ... Some
of the potential underwriters had questions about construction
safety practices, whether the contractor would use single or tandem-lift
cranes, and other ...
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here to read more
Trench
warfare: Safety vs. profit
Danbury News Times - Danbury,CT,USA ... They say the reason
for the carnage is simple: too many employers, especially owners
of small construction companies, ignore safety rules. ...
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Hispanic
workers face higher fatality rate
Tacoma News Tribune - Tacoma,WA,USA ... in Puyallup, Trujillo
said he likes that the company stresses safety and insists ...
Trujillo is one of approximately 2.2 million Hispanic construction
workers who
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here to read more
Studying
the bridge accident
Minot Daily News - Minot,ND,USA ... Fru-Con Construction,
the general contractor for the new bridge, has been fined ...
Town project for failing to provide workers with proper safety
equipment, OSHA ...
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here to read more
Construction
site previously had OSHA violations
KWQC-TV - Davenport,IA,USA Occupational Safety and Health
Administration officials say the agency had previously found safety
violations at a site in which a construction worker was ...
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here to read more
Broward
County news briefs
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA ... A report by
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is close to
completion ... which convinced the developer to use the "tunnel
form" construction method. ...
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here to read more
Killed
construction worker identified
Peoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USA ... by the coroner and
the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. The concrete
fell from a six-story parking deck under construction Thursday
afternoon ...
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here to read more
The
Day After
WEEK-TV - East Peoria,IL,USA ... site management. An area
laborer says this accident shines a spotlight on the importance
of construction site safety. David Penn ...
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here to read more
OSHA
inquiry begins
Bloomington Pantagraph - Bloomington,IL,USA ... Friday. Since
construction began on the plaza in May, OSHA has issued seven
safety-violation citations, Bothast said. The violations ...
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here to read more
Firm
fined £4,000 after building site accident
Richmond and Twickenham Times - UK ... the construction company.
Savill Fabrications Limited was fined Ł4,000 at City of London
Magistrates on December 2 after the health and safety prosecution.
...
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here to read more
Trench
war targets work risks
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - Atlanta,GA,USA
... of engineers, safety consultants, insurance risk managers,
equipment trainers and others will distribute information about
safety at construction sites and ...
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here to read more
Outgoing
OSHA Chief Shares Opinions, Goals
SafetyNext - USA ... "And safety and health ... exposure to
hexavalent chromium and is accepting comments on three proposed
standards--for general industry, construction, and shipyards ...
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here to read more
Anger
after scaffolding collapses
BBC News - London,England,UK ... workers who are not trained
in the same safety standards as those in the UK to work in this
country, is contributing to an increase in construction accidents.
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here to read more
School
construction to begin in summer
Newark Advocate - Newark,OH,USA ... has secured about 78 percent
of the money needed for construction from the ... heating and
cooling, water treatment systems, fire and sprinkler safety and
handicap ...
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here to read more
NJ
worker safety above average
Philadelphia Business Journal - Philadelphia,PA,USA New Jersey's
record for worker safety and health continues to rank above ...
rate (8.2), followed by arts/entertainment/recreation (6.1) and
construction (5.6), of ...
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Fall
into hole kills man
Ventura County Star (subscription) - Ventura county,CA,USA
... dug toward the body from the ravine east of the construction.
Donald C. Jackson, an investigator with the California Division
of Occupational Safety and Health ...
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here to read more
Worker
alive after trench collapses
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - Atlanta,GA,USA
... Dirt and water filled in a safety device in which he was working.
... 400. The work was being done by JB Stevens Construction Co.,
Breezley said. ...
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Worker
is killed in bridge project led by Fru-Con
Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA ... Dakota fatality occurred
as Fru-Con is battling Occupational Safety and Health Administration
citations accusing the nation's fifth-oldest construction firm
of ...
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here to read more
Cheerleaders
for Competing Building Code Bills Sound Off
New York Times - New York,NY,USA ... who say the it will reduce
costs and simplify the construction process. ... firefighters'
and plumbers' unions, in part because they say the safety provisions
are ...
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here to read more
Man
fatally hurt at construction site
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA ... when he was
struck by a big rig at a residential construction site on ...
Police and the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration
were investigating ...
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here to read more
ExxonMobil
Chemical Earns Construction Safety Excellence Awards
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA 6, 2004--ExxonMobil
Chemical Company earned two Construction Industry Safety Excellence
(CISE) awards from the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), an
...
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here to read more
Federal
Funds Focus On Construction Ergonomics
Ergoweb - Utah,USA ... The NIOSH funding will also be used
to help form the "Center for Innovation in Construction Safety
and Health" at Virginia Tech.
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here to read more
Remembering
another bridge accident
Bismarck Tribune - Bismarck,ND,USA ... "It brought my mind
back to when I left (construction)," Albrecht said. Investigators
from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating
...
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here to read more
NC
construction worker dies in North Myrtle Beach
WCNC (subscription) - Charlotte,NC,USA A 72-year-old construction
worker from North Carolina who was cleaning debris from a condominium
... Randy Fisher of the North Myrtle Beach Public Safety Department
...
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£20,000
fine for accident
The Comet - UK ... They were sub-contracted to BMH Construction
Company (Clifton) Ltd, based in ... HM Inspector Norman MacRitchie,
prosecuting for the Health and Safety Executive. ...
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here to read more
Vice-Premier
calls for sound construction of Qinghai-Tibet railway
Xinhua - Beijing,China 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Various government
departments and construction units should make concerted efforts
to ensure construction safety and quality in the Qinghai ...
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here to read more
Knox
contractor marks injury-free decade
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
... Joseph's safety policies include requiring all employees on
construction sites to carry safety glasses with them at all times
and forbids the wearing of tank ...
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here to read more
IBCs
standardize building industry
Scottsboro Daily Sentinel - Scottsboro,AL,USA ... acceptable
standards to regulate the design, construction and maintenance
of buildings. He said they are in place to "protect the health,
safety and general ...
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here to read more
Construction
company sues maker of crane that collapsed in Toledo
Akron Beacon Journal (subscription) - Akron,OH,USA ... Safety
and Health Administration said the accident likely was caused
by Fru-Con's failure to follow the crane-maker's instructions.
OSHA said construction ...
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here to read more
Construction
Accident Survivor Tells His Story
WZZM - Grand Rapids,MI,USA Nathan Shattuck is recovering from
Wednesday's accident at the construction of the ... says his company
and fellow workers were concerned about safety above all ...
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Serious
business
York Daily Record - York,PA,USA ... Fink said safety items
such as netting, ropes and guard railings exist for construction
sites, but aren't always used, and he doesn't know why. ...
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Construction
Accident Survivor Remembers Fallen Friend
WXMI - Grand Rapids,MI,USA ... The company wouldn't comment
on camera but issued a written statement saying, "Lynn Masonry
takes its safety obligations very seriously and is in the process
...
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here to read more
Citing
Safety, Construction Company Drops Iraq Contract
KCRA-TV - Sacramento,CA,USA WASHINGTON -- A construction company
is pulling out of a multimillion-dollar Iraq contract, saying
it's just too dangerous to be there. ...
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here to read more
Chinese
Premier stresses quality, safety for Three Gorges project
Xinhua - Beijing,China ... who heads the Three Gorges Project
Construction Committee of the State Council, has called on developers
to give priority to quality and safety inthe third ...
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here to read more
School
establishes safety plan for students
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here to read more
Public
Call For More Work Safety Features At Construction Sites
Bru Direct - Brunei Darussalam ... the Bulletin after witnessing
several construction workers working on a rooftop of a four-storey
construction block apparently without adequate safety equipment
...
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here to read more
San
Antonio man killed in Austin house collapse
KLTV - Tyler,TX,USA ... The construction worker was trapped
beneath the wreckage of the 100-year-old ... Austin police and
the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration are
...
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here to read more
11
hospitalized in Sky Harbor construction accident
East Valley Tribune - Mesa,AZ,USA Eleven people were hospitalized
early Thursday after a construction accident at ... over the weekend
while the Occupational Health and Safety Administration and ...
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here to read more
Unfinished
building at airport falls; 11 hurt
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA ... The construction site
will be closed to workers for the next couple days until safety
officials inspect the entire project to determine it is safe for
them to ...
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here to read more
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NOVEMBER
2004
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Families
grieve for workers who never come home
The Age (subscription) - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia ...
Susie King is happy about the extra focus on safety but remains
bitter ... Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union secretary
Martin Kingham puts it bluntly ...
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here to read more
Tropicana
suit depositions begin
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,United States ... At the
request of Fabi Construction Inc ... Each side has staked its
territory, hired its experts and examined the US Occupational
Safety and Health Administration ...
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here to read more
Taxi
crashes into construction pit
Vancouver Province (subscription) - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
... a construction pit. Initial reports say the cab smashed into
a parked truck on 12th Street near 5th Avenue, before losing control
and smashing through a safety ...
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here to read more
State
tries to stop death in the trenches
Tacoma News Tribune - Tacoma,WA,USA ... But too often, regulators
say, that danger is compounded by construction companies' failure
to abide by workplace safety laws. ...
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here to read more
Family
To Sue Company Over Death
Hartford Courant (subscription) - Hartford,CT,USA ... employer,
Balfour Beatty Construction Inc. of Atlanta, had a flawed demolition
plan and failed to anchor Jordan's crane to the barge as a safety
precaution. ...
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here to read more
Man
Loses Legs In Crane Accident
WBAL Channel.com - Baltimore,MD,USA ... Baltimore. The construction
company and the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health agency
are investigating the accident. ...
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here to read more
Construction
worker electrocuted in Qormi
Malta Independent - St. Julians,Malta ... took place. Members
of the Occupational Health and Safety Authority are drawing up
a report of the incident. Enemalta employees ...
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here to read more
Construction
firm hit by record fine for worker's death
4ni.co.uk - UK ... said: "The fine had to reflect the gravity
of the incident and to send a clear message to the construction
industry that health and safety regulations must ...
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here to read more
OSHA
cites contractor after trenching fatality in Opelika
AL.com - Birmingham,AL,USA ... Opelika site under a proposed
penalty by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
OSHA issued a citation to Cleveland Brother's Construction with
a ...
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Worker
rescued from trench in Carlsbad
North County Times - Escondido,CA,USA ... According to Erreca
and fire officials, the construction crew followed the proper
safety procedures, making the accident much less severe than it
might have ...
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here to read more
Builder
arrested in fatal Hobe Sound building collapse
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA ... Records from
the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration show
Macs Construction & Concrete had been fined $28,300 for safety
violations at other ...
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here to read more
Builder
in fatal collapse charged
Stuart News - Stuart,FL,USA ... requested information from
the developer about the safety measures being undertaken for the
three buildings that were already under construction when the
...
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here to read more
New
fall protection for workers
CBC Prince Edward Island - Charlottetown,Prince Edward Island,Canada
CHARLOTTETOWN -- Island construction companies will have to do
more to prevent their employees from falling under changes to
Occupational Health and Safety Act ...
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here to read more
Worker
hurt when wall falls
Charlotte Observer (subscription) - Charlotte,NC,USA ... Safety
& Health Administration will investigate. In 2000, two masonry
workers were killed when a concrete-block wall collapsed on them
at a construction site ...
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here to read more
Firm
fined after fatal trench collapse
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
A fine of $8,000 has been leveled against a construction company
for safety violations unearthed in the probe of a fatal trench
collapse earlier this year ...
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here to read more
State
fines construction company $8,000 for safety violations
WVLT - Knoxville,TN,USA The Tennessee Occupational Safety
and Health Administration recommended the fine against Helms Construction
in a report released this week ...
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here to read more
Fall
that killed former Lincolnite still under investigation
Lincoln Journal Star - Lincoln,NE,USA ... Hospital in North
Kansas City, Mo., on Nov. 20, said Jim Miller, safety director
for JE Dunn Construction, which employed Koelzer ...
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here to read more
Troubled
history of contractor in blast
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA ... The Livermore
construction company has never been convicted of a crime or accused
of willfully violating safety regulations. Following ...
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Almost
lost
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA ... On a recent autumn night
under a lunar eclipse, a construction worker clipped to a safety
line balanced on a narrow beam above the handrail, wrestling with
a ...
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Buried
construction worker rescued
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA 30 (UPI) -- A Cumming,
Ga., construction worker was freed Tuesday after spending 12 hours
... The collapse filled in the trench box safety device in which
he was ...
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Worker
is killed in bridge project led by Fru-Con
... Dakota fatality occurred as Fru-Con is battling Occupational
Safety and Health Administration citations accusing the nation's
fifth-oldest construction firm of ...
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here to read more
Cheerleaders
for Competing Building Code Bills Sound Off
New York Times - New York,NY,USA ... who say the it will reduce
costs and simplify the construction process. ... firefighters'
and plumbers' unions, in part because they say the safety provisions
are ...
Click
here to read more
Man
fatally hurt at construction site
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA ... when he was
struck by a big rig at a residential construction site on ...
Police and the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration
were investigating ...
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here to read more
Campaign
launched to remind children of building site dangers
Ireland Online - Dublin,Ireland ... Liam Kelleher of the Construction
Industry Federation says children have a natural curiosity about
building, but safety must be the priority ...
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here to read more
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OCTOBER
2004
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Man
dies in house construction accident
WCAX - Burlington, VT, USA ... The Vermont Occupational, Safety
and Health Administration is investigating the accident. Officials
say the truck was not on level ground it tipped ...
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here to read more
Only
'standard' steps taken in coping with series of site problems
Straits Times - Singapore, Singapore ... Asked if this was
a good approach, the Nishimatsu Construction engineer replied:
'I do ... manager felt he had 'failed in his duty to ensure the
safety of people ...
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Construction
accident kills Springfield man
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre, VT, USA ... The construction
site is up a steep hill behind the building, and ... State police
and the Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration
are investigating ...
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here to read more
State
probes fatal construction accident
WCAX - Burlington, VT, USA ... Occupational Safety and Health
Administration is investigating whether any of its standards were
violated in Thursday's accident at a condominium construction
...
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here to read more
Man
is cleared over M1 site death
Belfast Telegraph (subscription) - Belfast, Northern Ireland,
United Kingdom A man accused of failing to take adequate safety
precautions before one of the workers on his construction site
was electrocuted has been cleared by a jury ...
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here to read more
Lucky
escape for workmen as building collapses
Once the Health and Safety Executive complete their report
they will advise developers and construction company on what repair
or reconstruction needs to be ...
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Bad
planning behind crash: probe
China Post - Taipei, Taiwan ... The report said it was "inadequate
planning and implementation in airport construction safety procedures"
that caused the accident ...
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Airport
blamed for near-tragedy
Taipei Times - Taipei, Taiwan ... Other construction workers
had tried to inform the construction team on the ... to clarify
their responsibilities at the airport and improve safety mechanisms
...
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here to read more
Worker
fatally injured at Gulf
Daily Racing Form - USA ... Hallandale police and the US Occupational
Safety and Health Administration were ... The project includes
the construction of several new barns on both the north ...
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Man
killed at construction site
Carolina Morning News - Beaufort, SC, USA ... About 15 minutes
after paramedics arrived, the construction crew realized a ...
Investigators alerted the federal Occupational Safety & Health
Administration and ...
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here to read more
Immigrants
face greatest risks of death on the job
If Cal/OSHA finds Ridgeline Construction violated safety rules
that contributed directly to the accident, the maximum fine is
$25,000 ...
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here to read more
Tennessee
Fines Scaffolding Company
Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City, MO, United
States ... or safety harnesses for the workers, according to the
state report released Tuesday. After the accident, the primary
contractor at the site, Construction ...
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Dump
Truck Kills Pa. Construction Workers
Newsday - Long Island, NY, USA ... a construction site. You
get immune to it," Aliquippa Police Chief Ralph Pallante said.
"I think it was just a tragic accident.". The US Occupational
Safety and ...
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here to read more
Changes
help cut deaths of Hispanic construction workers
San Antonio Express (subscription) - San Antonio,TX,USA construction
company hired a safety consultant to point out its weaknesses.
... construction company hired a safety consultant to point out
its weaknesses ...
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here to read more
NIE
highlights electricity dangers
4ni.co.uk - UK ... can result in a fatality and contractors
must follow correct safety procedures to ... This is even more
important with the high level of construction activity in ...
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Authorities
inspect truck that killed two construction workers
WNEP-TV - Scranton, PA, USA ... The accident happened Wednesday
afternoon at a construction site on Route 51. ... The US Occupational
Safety and Health Administration is also conducting an ...
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here to read more
10-15:
Group recognizes area businesses for safety records
News Journal - Longview, TX, USA ... Cox Construction of Longview
took home the top prize, the Safety Excellence Through Training
Award, of the 36 awards that were presented in a ceremony at the
...
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Worker
wins £200,000 for fall off ladder
site manager Hugh Montague had told Mr Pettigrew that the
construction job was ... a site induction course on the Monday
as well as completing other safety checks ...
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here to read more
TUC
steps up campaign for corporate manslaughter charge
PersonnelToday.com - UK ... "Thousands of British construction
workers do not speak English as a first language and token gestures,
such as safety leaflets and posters put up around ...
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here to read more
Safety
checks for 'high-up' workforce
Belfast Telegraph (subscription) - Belfast, Northern Ireland,
United Kingdom ... "Although Limavady Borough Council's Environmental
Health department is not the lead agency for health and safety
enforcement in construction, our focus, as a ...
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here to read more
Police:
No Charges To Be Filed In Deadly Construction Accident
Pittsburgh Channel.com - Pittsburgh, PA, USA ... Police said
no charges will be filed in a construction accident that ... The
US Occupational Safety and Health Administration is continuing
its investigation into ...
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here to read more
Plea
for law to help cut building site deaths
Ireland Online - Dublin, Ireland ... law would force employers
to make safety a priority and the fear of penalty would make them
train their employees properly". Construction workers in Northern
...
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here to read more
Building
poses hazard, board told
Talon Marks (subscription) - Norwalk, CA, USA ... "I'm not
aware of any students concerned about their safety," Higdon said.
... had not been given any information to give to students about
the construction of the ...
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here to read more
Crane
crash cuts power, closes road
Torrington Register Citizen - Torrington, CT, USA ... Inc.,
escaped the cab through a window after finding himself about two-and-a-half
feet from the ground, Waters Construction Co. Safety Director
Laura Casey said ...
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here to read more
Construction
accident victim dies
Brattleboro Reformer - Brattleboro, VT, USA ... He said investigators
from the Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration
had ... could not recall a previous accident at the construction
site, nor ...
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here to read more
Non-fatal
accidents
Malta Independent - St. Julians, Malta The Occupational Health
and Safety Authority (OHSA) reported that in the period between
... Three of the men were working in the construction industry
and one was ...
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here to read more
Construction
worker dies in trench collapse
Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City, MO, United
States ... and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
are investigating the incident. An OSHA worker reached the Kansas
City, North, construction site during ...
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here to read more
Construction
worker dies in I-95 crash
The News Journal - Wilmington, DE, USA ... Zane said the construction
site was well lighted and state police were present to help alert
motorists and improve safety. The lanes ...
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here to read more
Firms
appeal fines in fatal 2003 collapse
Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill, NJ, USA ... for what
OSHA called intentional and willful disregard to safety practices,
which ... Both Fabi and Keating were cited previously for construction
accidents in ...
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here to read more
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SEPTEMBER
2004
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CONSTRUCTION
industry shown benefits of 'Working Well Together'
4ni.co.uk - UK The Roadshow, featuring an interactive walk-through
display, is taking key health and safety advice to construction
workers and employers at sites across Great ...
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here to read more
SAFETY
company finds nets do the job
Naples Daily News - Naples,FL,USA The man talks construction
safety all over Southwest Florida, and after Hurricane Charley
came up Charlotte Harbor, he had proof that what he preaches is
true ...
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here to read more
CONSTRUCTION
worker electrocuted
News 14 Charlotte - Charlotte,NC,USA CHARLOTTE, NC -- A construction
worker died Tuesday afternoon after getting ... The Occupational
Safety and Health Administration is investigating, as is the ...
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ACCIDENTS
in Beijing claim 1,144 lives in first 8 months
Xinhua - China ... made toenhance safety measures, inspections
and precautions, the production safety risks in ... total deaths
at workplaces, 65 lost lives at construction sites, or ...
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here to read more
NO
Avalon School Safety Issue
Cape May County Herald - Cape May,NJ,USA 25 that Avalon Elementary
School pupils attend school in Stone Harbor this year to avoid
the disturbance and safety issues due to construction of a school
...
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here to read more
NEW
website to boost safety in recycling and waste sector
letsrecycle.com - UK ... the UK, the industry also has one
of the worst health and safety records. ... average in the waste
sector, and almost six times worse than the construction industry
...
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here to read more
QUICK
action on safety fence helps ease neighbour's worries
Toronto Star - Toronto,Ontario,Canada ... relieved she can
now have her grandchildren visit without worrying about their
safety, but added she's still stuck living beside a large construction
job that ...
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here to read more
CAMERA
phones boost construction efficiency
PhysOrg.com - Evergreen,VA,United States ... Needed repairs
and safety measures can be sent and confirmed quickly and easily.
... “Construction workers move around a lot, and projects comprise
a lot of co ...
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here to read more
POLICE
probe wall collapse
Flint Journal - Flint,MI,USA ... Melki declined further comment,
but said he is awaiting final reports from the township building
inspector and the construction safety division of the Michigan
...
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here to read more
SAFETY
condition in HK construction industry keeps to improve
Xinhua - China ... Cheung said at the Award Presentation Ceremony
of the Construction Safety Day that compared with 1989, the accident
rateper 1,000 workers has now dropped by a ...
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here to read more
15
lost lives and counting
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA ... perhaps, criminally
on Thursday when he was buried alive in a construction trench
in ... contractors who value working on the cheap more than the
safety of their ... See all stories on this topic ...
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here to read more
CONSTRUCTION
Worker Killed In Napa Industrial Accident
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here to read more
CLICKSAFETY
Unveils the First 100% Online OSHA 30-Hour ...
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here to read more
GAS
leak in Chelsea causes evacuations; mix-up with sewer, gas
Ann Arbor News - Ann Arbor,MI,USA ... The mix-up happened
because MissDig, a construction safety and utility damage prevention
company that typically marks any barriers to utility installation
or ...
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ON-THE-JOB
deaths inch up nationally
Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA ... safer than they were just
a few years ago," said John Henshaw, assistant labor secretary
for Occupational Safety and Health. The construction industry
had the ...
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WORKED
to death: Homicides, accidents are on rise on the job, US
Boston Herald - Boston,MA,United States ... Coyle said because
of the inherent dangers of construction steelwork, ``apprentices
are indoctrinated about safety on day one of training.'' ...
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NEW
program helps students learn about construction
Sweetwater Reporter - Sweetwater,TX,USA ... to the construction
knowledge, the students also have an opportunity to get OSHA certification.
"This will give them opportunities in the safety field or even
...
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GUILFORD
second in NC for job deaths
Greensboro News Record - Greensboro,NC,United States ... lunch.
The county remains on a list of eight areas targeted by the state
for increased emphasis on construction safety. Four other ...
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LEGAL
woes dogged contractor
MLive.com - MI,USA ... An investigation by the construction
safety division of the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health
Administration is expected to take another six to eight ...
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CBD
slab collapse probe continues
The Australian - Australia ... "The health and safety of construction
workers is our number one priority and we will not be allowing
any work to go ahead today while we identify and seek to ...
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FIVE
workers killed in Dubai airport site collapse
Turkish Press - Turkey ... at the time of the collapse, adding
that the entire construction project involves ... accidents on
building sites are common, amid concerns over safety standards
...
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OSHA
Cites NH Contractor for Cave-In Hazard
Insurance Journal - USA ME LaTulippe Construction Inc. has
been cited for alleged willful and serious violations of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act following an OSHA inspection ...
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Torrington
native dies in work accident
The Torrington Telegram - Torrington,WY,USA ... were launched
by county coroner Tom Eekhoff and the federal Occupation Safety
and Health ... Calls for comment to Brazier Mine Construction
were not returned ...
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2004
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CONSTRUCTION
worker killed by steel beam
Contra Costa Times (subscription) - Contra Costa County,CA,USA
... to 30 feet above the San Pablo Bay, said Susan Gard, a spokeswoman
for the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Construction workers and ...
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here to read more
COLLAPSE
of five-story scaffold kills worker
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA ... of the site's general
contractor, Construction Enterprises, said the scaffolding was
erected by a subcontractor. He said the Occupational Safety and
Health ...
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A
real hot mix: Wet cement can cause severe burns
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA ... Safety guidelines
provided by Construction Safety Magazine and the Portland Cement
Association call for anyone working with cement to wear rubber
boots, alkali ...
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STATE
halts contractor involved in collapse
Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach,FL,USA ... It's not the first
time Macs Construction has drawn safety regulators' attention.
Macs has been fined a total of $12,250 for safety ...
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DE
Beers opens Kimberley treatment plant
Business Day, South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa ...
In keeping with De Beers' safety standards, the CTP's excellent
safety record during the two-year construction phase achieved
a Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate ...
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WORKERS
killed in collapse in Hobe Sound not covered by insurance
Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA ...
2005, to Allied Capital and Development, the construction management
company ... Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration
records show that Mac's had ...
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UNIONS
say company rushing tunnel job
Ninemsn - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia The Construction
Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) also said contractor
Baulderstone ... gave it an incentive to put speed ahead of safety,
resulting in the ...
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ST.
Louis Construction Company Faces $280K OSHA Fine
SafetyNext - USA The agency cited the company, Fru-Con Construction
Corp., for four willful violations of federal workplace safety
and health standards, including failure to ...
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CONSTRUCTION
worker killed by falling rig
Greensboro News Record - Greensboro,NC,USA GREENSBORO — A
construction worker was killed Sunday evening when a ... Federal
Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigators had
been notified and ...
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OSHA
goes on safety crusade
Stuart News - Stuart,FL,USA ... a deadly building collapse
in Hobe Sound, federal inspectors will fan out throughout South
Florida to enforce proper safety standards for construction workers
...
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CDOT
tightens girder rules
Denver Business Journal - Denver,CO,USA ... Owens asked the
Department to conduct a review of its safety requirements and
construction management processes," CDOT Executive Director Tom
Norton said in a ...
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PLANNING
is key for 63rd St. construction
Miami Herald (subscription) - Miami,FL,USA Most obvious is
the immense impact of the construction on the residents of ...
of access for ambulances and fire trucks raise profound life and
safety issues that ...
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WORKER
Dies in Fall From Scaffolding
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA ... At least one other
construction worker told police that the safety harnesses had
been attached to the scaffolding, DC police Lt. Robert Neal said
...
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TRENCH
safety
Newark Advocate - Newark,OH,USA ... Durbin was killed in a
trench collapse in Heath. The contractor, Kokosing Construction,
was fined $7,500 for safety violations ...
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TWO
Construction Workers Injured While Building School
NBC5.com - Chicago,IL,USA ... Safety officials, including
those from the Occupational, Safety and Health Administration
... Approval and construction began after activists staged a 19-day
sit-in ...
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CONTRACTORS
at site of scaffolding collapse blame each other
WKRN - Nashville,TN,USA ... The scaffolding subcontractor
has blamed other workers at the apartment building construction
site, saying safety features were removed without the company's
...
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FEDERAL
agency to look at US 50
Kansas.com - KS,USA ... A National Transportation Safety Board
team will visit Kansas next week to review recent fatal accidents
in US 50 construction zones, state officials said ...
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CAMDEN
gets grants for job training program
Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USA ... Recruits
will be trained in asbestos removal, lead abatement, hazardous
material handling, construction safety, and working in confined
spaces, such as sewer ...
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OSHA
Unveils Safety and Health Topics Page for Residential ...
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA 13 /US Newswire/
-- The nation's residential construction workers stand to benefit
from a new web page, Residential Construction Safety and Health,
unveiled ...
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LAFARGE
Materials & Construction Inc. fined $80,000 for health and ...
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse) - Canada 12 /CNW/ - Lafarge
Materials & Construction Inc., a Concord, Ont.-based company that
... 10, 2004 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety
Act that ...
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1
week to build bridge
Exeter News Letter - Exeter,NH,USA ... The project is also
aimed at improving work zone safety. A shorter bridge construction
period reduces the time workers are exposed to potential hazards
posed ...
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CONSTRUCTION
halts on Kaohsiung Orange Line
Taipei Times - Taipei,Taiwan ... "There is no such thing as
risk-free construction. Our technicians have tried every possible
way to ensure construction safety," Chou said ...
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REAL
Estate Notes: Manhattan Construction wins national safety ...
NewsOK.com (subscription) - Oklahoma City,OK,USA ... with
offices in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, has received first place in
the 2004 Associated General Contractors of America Construction
Safety Excellence Awards ...
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OSHA
investigates shed collapse
Providence Journal (subscription) - Providence,RI,USA WARWICK
-- The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration made
an ... Seven employees of Shaw Construction, the DOT's contractor,
were working on the ...
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DOLE
sees coordination lack in Keppel accident
The Freeman - Cebu,Philippines ... contractors — Convex Construction,
W. Square, and Aspen Construction — that the ... incident reports,
logbooks, certificate of training, safety measures, among ...
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REAL
estate construction safety lands on Web
Inman.com - Emeryville,CA,USA The OSHA residential construction
safety Web pages were created as part of the OSHA-NAHB Alliance
that was formed in May 2003. The ...
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CONSTRUCTION
crew rescues co-worker
Calgary Herald - Calgary,Alberta,Canada ... so eager to do
what they can to help us," Dallas Pierson, a spokesman for Calgary
EMS, said of the “creative ingenuity” used by construction safety
workers ...
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CONSTRUCTION
worker dies in Hollywood elevator shaft
Miami Herald (subscription) - Miami,FL,USA ... This was the
second construction fatality for Coastal Construction in less
than two ... OSHA did not fine the company because no safety regulations
were violated ...
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WORKERS
Injured In Villa Park Wall Collapse
NBC5.com - Chicago,IL,USA ... A call to the Elgin-based IHC
Construction Companies was referred to the safety director, Paul
Jansyn, who was not immediately available ...
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OSHA,
Electrical Construction Contractors, Union, and Industry ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA ... OSHA) signed a significant
and unprecedented Strategic Safety Partnership today with five
of the nation's largest electrical construction contractors, two
key ...
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GOVERNOR
Signs Laws To Increase Safety In Highway Work Zones
Chester Sun Times - Chester,IL,USA ... Safety Highway Hire-back
fund, for a total penalty of $375. This fund is used to hire off-duty
Department of State Police officers to monitor construction or
...
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A
school improvement gone bad
Brockton Enterprise - Brockton,MA,USA ... Last week, the School
Building Committee fired AMG Construction, the general contractor
of the $15 million school ... "I'm very concerned about the safety
for the ...
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HSE
urges greater awareness of trench collapse dangers
Health and Safety Executive (press release) - UK The Health
and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding construction workers of
the dangers they face when working in excavations following recent
fatalities caused ...
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TWO
workers hurt in fall at T facility
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA ... Electrical Construction Co.
of Braintree when the accident occurred. Courtney was undergoing
surgery late yesterday, according to a Barletta safety official
...
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CONTRACTOR
fined $2.4 million
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA ... All construction
work at the Tranquility site has been shut down since ... Federal
investigators with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
along with ...
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AT
sewer-tunnel site, firefighters train for emergencies 250 feet
...
Providence Journal (subscription) - Providence,RI,USA ...
firefighters two hours to rescue him, relying on construction
tools because ... The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
already requires contractors to ...
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DEATH
risk stalks Florida workers
Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach,FL,USA ... OSHA had fined Macs
Construction a total of $12,250 for safety violations at five
jobs since 2002. Those transgressions included ...
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FLORIDA
Workers Most Likely To Die On Job
Click10.com - Miami,FL,USA ... Many deaths are in construction
and agriculture, two industries that drive both the ... that have
caught the attention of the US Occupational Safety and Health
...
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OSHA,
builder settle charges spurred by 2 workers' deaths
Providence Journal (subscription) - Providence,RI,USA ...
The construction company accused of safety violations in the wake
of the electrocution deaths of two workers last year at a work
site in Phenix has settled the ...
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OSHA
To Inspect Northwest Ark. Housing Developments
HomeTown channel.com - Fort Smith,AR,USA -- Occupational Health
and Safety Administration workers will soon perform inspections
in northwest Arkansas to help ease construction concerns, agency
...
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CONSTRUCTION
worker killed
Middletown Press - Middletown,CT,USA ... The construction
company, American USA Paving, is based out of Colchester and has
had no safety or accident complaints in the past, according to
the OSHA Web ...
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COMMERCIAL
builders to be honored for safety records
New Mexico Business Weekly - Albuquerque,NM,USA ... safety.".
AGC member firms receiving awards for zero incidence will be:
American National Insulation & Sealants; B & D Electric Co. Inc.,
Baker Construction Co. ...
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NICOLL
site work resumes
Today (Singapore) - Singapore ... year's end, the Land Transport
Authority (LTA) is taking no chances with safety. ... Yesterday,
the LTA said the Building and Construction Authority had given
the ...
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FIRM
is fined for lack of insurance
Miami Herald (subscription) - Miami,FL,USA ... an employee-leasing
program for his second company, Macs Custom Construction, but
it ... maintain all stop-work orders in the interest of public
safety, and state ...
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SAFETY
at Oak School is a concern
Shrewsbury Chronicle - Shrewsbury,MA,USA ... the-clock, school
and building committee members expressed their concerns about
how safe the school will be for students while it's still under
construction ...
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SOUTH'S
season is a go
phillyburbs.com - PA,USA ... Glenn McKay, Rebecca Kiefer and
Carol Butterworth, expressed concern for safety, especially since
the stadium is 98 percent complete and construction is still ...
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WORKER
killed in Miami construction accident
Miami Herald (subscription) - Miami,FL,USA ... was under investigation
by Miami-Dade police and the Occupational Safety and Health ...
to one last month in Martin County where two construction workers
were ...
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OSHA
cites local builders
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA ... Zeus Construction
Inc., of Pittsburgh, was cited for alleged lack of a hazard ...
Also, Joseph Ventura, a safety services contractor for Mike McGarry
& Sons, said ...
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NEW
guide to prevent site falls
NEWS.com.au - Australia ... It also summarises occupational
health and safety laws and codes of practice for the construction
industry, Mr Della Bosca said ...
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OFFICIALS
to keep children safe in Metz construction
Potomac News (subscription) - Woodbridge,VA,USA ... re real
good about the safety of students," he said. But during the last
week of school, a student tried to cross Richmond Avenue in the
construction zone near ...
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BID
to curb building site deaths
BBC News - London,England,UK The drive is backed by unions
and construction companies. It comes as the Health and Safety
Executive (HSE) publishes figures showing a steep rise in ...
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2004
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BUILDING
site accidents worry safety watchdog
ABC Online - Australia ... falls on building sites continue
to concern the ACT's health and safety watchdog. ACT Workcover
has just completed an audit of 28 construction sites across ...
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FIRM
fined after death of young labourer
ic SouthLondon.co.uk - London,England,UK Indergit Singh, 22,
plunged more than 35ft while working on a building site for Wates
Construction Limited in Woolwich. He hit safety scaffolding designed
to ...
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DEADLY
Mystery At Delaware County Construction Site
KYW - Philadelphia,PA,USA ... after losing oxygen at a Newtown
Square, Delaware County, construction site. ... Roman Siletsky
of the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration says there
...
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JAPANESE
court awards damages to Chinese forced-workers
Xinhua - China ... plaintiffs four years earlier against Nishimatsu
Construction Co.,a construction firm based in ... on its violation
of its obligation to ensure the safety of its ...
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CHEMICALS
harmed workers, lawsuit says
Charleston Post Courier (subscription) - Charleston,SC,USA
... Inc., alleges that CR Hipp Construction Inc. ... The Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, a federal regulatory agency,
cited CR Hipp last November for ...
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CHINESE
wartime laborers win in landmark high court ruling
Asahi Shimbun - Tokyo,Japan ... The court ruled that Tokyo-based
Nishimatsu Construction Co. ... According to the ruling, the company
also failed to ensure workers' safety ...
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CHARLESTON
Navy Base contractor, workers sue after illnesses
The State - Columbia,SC,USA ... Naval Complex Redevelopment
Authority and contractor CR Hipp Construction Inc ... The federal
Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited and fined
CR Hipp ...
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BUSINESS
CALENDAR
Times Picayune - New Orleans,LA,USA ... 100-Hour Construction
Site Safety Technician course, Associated Builders and Contractors
Inc., 101 Riverbend Drive, St. Rose. Hosted ...
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MANSLAUGHTER
Charge Move Urged on Construction Deaths
The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK ... manslaughter a criminal
offence, to tackle the increasing problem of construction industry
deaths ... in the industry had no training in health and safety
and could ...
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SCENE
of horror: A digger stands beside the trench where John ...
Sheffield Today - UK ... site will remain closed today while
Health and Safety officers and structural engineers examine the
area. Both men had been working for construction firm TG ...
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LABORERS
face high risks
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA ... who are responsible for enforcing
safety standards in workplaces, say residential builders and remodelers
must comply with construction safety standards ...
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PROBE
into fatal mill accident brings new safety warning
Miami Herald (subscription) - Miami,FL,USA ... had recommended
that Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific review sewer safety procedures
at ... The two men who died worked for a construction company
contracting with ...
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TOLEDO
man killed at Wal-Mart construction building site in
Kalamazoo Gazette - Kalamazoo,MI,USA ... Richard Mee, manager
of the Construction Safety and Health Division of the Lansing-based
safety agency, said it's too early in the investigation to know
if the ...
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15
on roof as fire erupts at building site in Tempe
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA ... White was one of the
first eight people to escape the roof in a construction "scissors"
lift that lowered them down about 40 feet to safety. ...
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LATEST
Alliance Unites OSHA and BELFOR USA; Highlights Safety and
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA ... one
of the nation's largest disaster restoration companies joined
forces today to further the safety and health of workers in the
construction and restoration ...
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KILN
DEATH PROBE
Wrexham Evening Leader - Wrexham,Wales,UK FORMER construction
workers at Castle Cement where a Belgian worker plunged to his
death from a 335ft tower have said ... We were always complaining
about safety. ...
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BUILDING
restarts on kiln after tragedy
ic NorthWales - North Wales,UK WORK is expected to start again
later today on the construction of a 365ft ... pre-heater tower
was still sealed off by police and health and safety officials
last ...
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MAN
electrocuted at construction company
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA NEW HARTFORD, NY -- Federal safety
officials are investigating the electrocution of a 34-year-old
man at an upstate construction company, authorities said. ...
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4
deny responsibility for cave-in death
Daily Yomiuri - Tokyo,Japan Two Construction and Transport
Ministry officials and two officials of the municipal government
... in the girl's death by failing to take proper safety precautions
...
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TEEN
killed at job site was still in high school
MLive.com - MI,USA ... Richard Mee, manager of the department's
Construction Safety and Health Division, said it could be weeks
before the outcome of the inquiry is made public. ...
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WORKERS
in peril at Athens sites
BBC Sport - London,England,UK Evidence of poor safety standards
at construction sites for next month's Olympic Games in Athens
has been found by a BBC radio programme ...
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HISPANIC
workers' safety is focus of summit
Orlando Sentinel (subscription) - Orlando,FL,USA ... in construction
and, of course, language is one of the most important factors
in worker deaths," said Maria Julia Brunette, a professor of worker
safety at the ...
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MARTIN
building collapse kills worker
Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach,FL,USA ... Macs Construction
has been fined a total of $12,250 for safety violations at five
jobs since 2002, according to an OSHA Web site ...
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WORKERS
knowingly exposed to asbestos: union
ABC Online - Australia Construction, Forestry, Mining and
Energy Union secretary Andrew Ferguson says workers ... He says
union safety experts yesterday found the building was riddled
...
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MAN
electrocuted at construction company
WSTM-TV - Syracuse,NY,USA NEW HARTFORD, NY Safety officials
say they are investigating the electrocution of a 34-year-old
man at an upstate construction company ...
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CONDO
collapse death toll at 2
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA ... Macs Construction
has been slapped with 14 safety violations, with fines totaling
$12,250, in the last two years, according to OSHA ...
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INVESTIGATION
Begins Into Fatal Building Collapse
WPBF Channel.com - West Palm Beach,FL,USA ... Eyewitness News
25 reported that the two victims worked for Macs Construction
and Concrete, of Delray Beach, which has been fined before for
safety issues ...
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POOR
Safety Standards At Athens 2004 Construction Sites
Gamesbids.com - USA A BBC radio program found that there was
evidence of poor safety standards at construction sites for the
Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games ...
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REMOVAL
of steel, concrete at collapse site to begin
Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach,FL,USA ... The men worked for
Macs Concrete and Construction of Delray Beach ... Officials with
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are leading
the investigation ...
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MAN
dies in cave-in
Newark Advocate - Newark,OH,USA ... said it appeared that
workers at the site -- which is under control of general contractor
Jeff Posey Construction -- were not using a safety device known
as a ...
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WORKER
killed in tunnel collapse
NEWS.com.au - Australia ... tunnel has been shut down until
at least Monday with unions claiming they had previously raised
a number of safety concerns with construction firm Baulderstone
...
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WORK
deaths on the increase, says HSC
Business Europe - London,England,UK ... The news comes despite
a big campaign by safety officials targeting building firms that
flout health and safety laws. The construction industry blitzes
have ...
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NHA
boss: Contractors flouting safety laws
Trinidad & Tobago Express - Trinidad and Tobago ... Garcia
explained that these seminars would assist in enforcing and implementing
the laws which govern health and safety at all construction sites
...
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WORKER
Killed When Scaffold Falls in Tenn.
Guardian - UK ... Bill Landers, president of the site's general
contractor, Construction Enterprises, said the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration inspected it last ...
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OSHA
fines company $280,000 for deadly crane collapse
Boston Herald - Boston,MA,USA ... Louis-based Fru-Con Construction
Corp. did not follow instructions for safely operating the crane
and violated three other federal workplace safety standards ...
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HEAD
trauma caused death of contractor
Newark Advocate - Newark,OH,USA ... contractors. A common
trench-digging safety device known as a trench box was not used
at the construction site at 390 Brooke Way. OSHA ...
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INJURIES
prompt safety crackdown at Coleson Cove
CBC New Brunswick - New Brunswick,Canada ... It's a small
site, there's a tremendous amount of construction going on. And
certainly safety is important to us, but with that many people
there are going to ...
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CONSTRUCTION
industry mourns worker's death
Ninemsn - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia ... At the same
time, construction company Baulderstone Hornibrook Pty Ltd suspended
work on the site pending safety audits and investigations by the
coroner ...
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PROSECUTOR
to review fatal crane collapse
Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA The federal investigation into
a deadly crane collapse during construction on the ... been reviewing
documents compiled by the US Occupational Safety and Health ...
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OSHA
fines Fru-Con $280,000 in bridge accident
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis,MO,USA ... Last year,
the Associated General Contractors of America, an industry group,
gave Fru-Con a Construction Safety Excellence Award ...
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PROBE
seeks cause of fatal collapse
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA ... from his office are
checking to see whether all workplace safety standards were ...
TOSHA conducted a random inspection of the construction site in
April, Winkler ...
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CONSTRUCTION
worker killed by steel beam
Contra Costa Times (subscription) - Contra Costa County,CA,USA
... to 30 feet above the San Pablo Bay, said Susan Gard, a spokeswoman
for the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Construction workers and ...
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COLLAPSE
of five-story scaffold kills worker
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA ... of the site's general
contractor, Construction Enterprises, said the scaffolding was
erected by a subcontractor. He said the Occupational Safety and
Health ...
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2004
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GOVT
stops work at Cleveland bridge
SABC News - Auckland Park, South Africa ... The team will
try and establish whether the structure in question complied with
the construction safety regulations of the Occupational Health
and Safety Act ...
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WORKERS
hurt as bridge caves in
The Star (subscription) - Johannesburg, South Africa ... We
will interview the workers to determine if the construction of
the bridge complied with the Occupational Safety Act. We will
act after that," he said. ...
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BUILDING
site blitz to save children's lives
The Scotsman - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK ... Cllr Fallon said:
"Responsibility for health and safety on construction sites lies
with the contractor and we are urging them to be particularly
vigilant ...
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CHANGES
proposed for construction code
Lansdale Reporter - Lansdale, PA, USA ... As a matter of public
safety I felt ... The BOCA construction code – now called the
International Building Code of 2003 – was the residential code
that was ...
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OPINIONS
on construction code anything but uniform
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown, PA, USA ... Act 45 sets
certification standards for building inspectors while establishing
minimum statewide safety and construction guidelines for all new
residential and ...
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SCHOOL'S
out; construction picks up
Chicago Tribune (subscription) - Chicago, IL, USA ... George
Klein, Lake Park construction manager who is overseeing the construction
of 20 ... before students return and in time to get approval from
safety inspectors ...
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2004
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PCI
Workshop Targets Top Causes of Construction-Related Injuries
Insurance Journal - USA ...The program provided the opportunity
for PCI member companies to invite their policyholders to hear
experts on construction safety concerns regarding ...
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900
workers mourned at road safety kickoff
Lansing State Journal - Lansing,MI,USA ... By Hugh Leach.
While working in a road construction zone in Macomb County last
August, the Portland man was struck by a car going 80 miles an
hour. ...
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THE
insurance market: no easy answers
Professional Roofing - USA ... slow; consolidation in the
insurance industry; the crush of construction-defects litigation
... In 2003, NRCA commissioned the National Safety Council to
conduct a ...
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SAFETY
concerns raised over ODOT project in Newport
Newport News Times - Newport,OR,USA ... Whether those accidents
were the result of driver inattentiveness or safety problems around
the construction site is a question that has been raised with
state ...
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WORK
safety a loser in Budget: CFMEU
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney, New South Wales,Australia
... Poor safety management costs the construction industry $190.3
million a year but Peter Costello is not prepared to invest in
effective measures to improve the ...
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CALIFORNIA
Tribe, Perini Sign Casino Construction Contract
Casino City Times - Newton Center,MA,USA ... Safety in and
around the construction site is a top priority. Perini has two
full-time safety engineers on site in addition to the ...
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TEMPORARY
guardrails prevent falls
NewsOK.com (subscription) - Oklahoma City,OK,USA ... One often-ignored
area of home construction safety is the installation of temporary
guardrails to protect against accidental falls. ...
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MORE
checks in place as excavations restart at 4 Circle Line
Channel News Asia - Singapore ... This was announced by the
Building and Construction Authority as a result of a safety review
of all construction for the line after the collapse of Nicoll
...
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SEARCHERS
recover body of bridge worker
Charleston Post Courier (subscription) - Charleston,SC,USA
... days of searching, authorities on Friday recovered the body
of a construction worker who ... The body, still wrapped in a
safety harness, was found in the same ...
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CONTRACTORS'
history fairly good
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA The companies involved
in the girder collapse on Interstate 70 have a fairly clean construction
safety record in recent years, a review of federal inspections
...
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PARLIAMENT
to debate safety at worksites
Straits Times - Singapore ... review of the current safety
standards and practices as well as appropriate measures, including
legislative changes, to enhance safety for construction workers
...
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PANEL
to review rules on construction safety
Business Times Singapore (subscription) - Singapore THE government
is setting up a joint committee to conduct a thorough review of
Singapore's current regulatory framework on construction safety,
including a ...
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BRIDGE
builder fined $20,000
NapaNet Daily News - Napa,CA,USA ... of Occupational Safety
and Health released its report this week on the Dec. 3, 2003,
collapse of the replacement Maxwell Bridge, and fined construction
firm CC ...
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REVISITING
the tender system
Business Times Singapore (subscription) - Singapore ... the
tender system, it is setting up a joint committee to conduct a
thorough review of Singapore's current regulatory framework on
construction safety as well ...
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OSHA
Launches Two VPP Pilots; May 26 Launch Ceremony to be Held
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA ... representing:
Associated Builders and Contractors, The Associated General Contractors
of America, Black & Veatch, Construction Safety Council, Curtis
Lumber Co ...
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FOUR
more Circle Line sites resume excavation works after safety ...
Channel News Asia - Singapore SINGAPORE : Four more Circle
Line sites have resumed excavation work after passing a safety
review by the Building and Construction Authority. ...
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BUILDING
sites closed in blitz
NEWS.com.au - Australia ... also issued 21 notices for safety
breaches that did not create "an immediate risk". POOR edge protection
around cavities such as stairwells under construction. ...
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CONSTRUCTION
Worker Shocked by Light Fixture
WABC-TV - New York, NY, USA ... The construction worker remains
in critical condition. ... light fixture, said he did so because
other residents complained about their safety underneath that
...
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OREGON
launches campaign on workplace safety
kgw.com (subscription) - Portland, OR, USA ... A new state
safety initiative is targeting industries that likely will be
... at higher risk for injury, she said, including agriculture,
construction and health ...
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HSE
launches new safety blitz
Business Europe - London, England, UK ... safety standards
in three areas: falls from height, moving machinery and lifting
heavy loads, which are the primary cause of fatal accidents on
construction ...
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HISPANIC
group says state not protecting construction workers
WVEC.com (subscription) - Norfolk, VA, USA ... This is an
epidemic, we believe.". El Pueblo is pushing two bills aimed at
improving workplace safety, primarily at construction sites. ...
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CHILD
dies after gib falls at construction site
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand ... said something had fallen on
a child playing on a construction site ... Occupational Safety
and Health Auckland regional manager John Forrest said an inspector
was ...
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HSENI
warns of imminent construction safety blitz
4ni.co.uk - UK The Health and Safety Executive of Northern
Ireland (NSENI) is to carry out an intensive inspection blitz
of construction sites across Northern Ireland next ...
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TOWERS
accidents reinforce construction questions
The North Carolina State Technician - Raleigh,NC,USA ... Some
of Bernhold's former students talk about on his preoccupation
with construction safety, a message he passed on to one of his
upper-level classes last ...
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SAFETY
blitz on Ulster building sites
Belfast Telegraph (subscription) - Belfast,Nothern Ireland,UK
THE Health and Safety Executive warned today that it was planning
a blitz of construction sites in Northern Ireland next week. The
...
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HOUSE
Committee Approves Worker Safety Bill
WTVD - Durham-Raleigh,NC,USA ... of the construction worker
deaths in 2002. Advocacy groups for Spanish-speaking residents
say the language barrier often makes safety instructions ineffective.
...
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BUCKET
from backhoe kills worker in trench
Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati,OH,USA ... acting deputy
commissioner of the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Division.
Some citations involved improper trench construction, some classified
as ...
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SAFETY
enforcement will make the difference
Fayetteville Online - Fayetteville NC,USA ... But the way
to truly improve safety at construction sites is to ultimately
put the state's muscle behind inspections of construction sites
and enforcement of ...
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INSPECTION
blitz on NI building sites
U.TV - Belfast,Northern Ireland,UK ... is three times more
likely to be killed in a construction site accident that his counterpart
in the rest of the UK, the Health and Safety Executive for ..
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BOOST
for building site safety
Brisbane Courier Mail - Brisbane,Queensland,Australia SAFETY
on Queensland construction sites will be targeted under a $15
million three-year Budget blitz. An extra 27 workplace health
...
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BUILDERS,
contractors adopt safety measures
Times of India - India ... nets and safety-belts, among other
precautionary measures, the sight of helmets in use by labourers
at construction sites has roused hopes on the safety issue ...
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CONSTRUCTION
industry faces new EPA diesel emission regulations
MSNBC - USA ... Like virtually every company in the construction
industry, Dondlinger will soon need to ... The new standards also
could affect safety and power output, she says. ...
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2004
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MODERN
Continental cited for Route 3 safety hazards
Boston Business Journal - Boston, MA, USA Modern Continental
Construction Co., the Cambridge-based construction company, has
been cited for safety hazards that could total $371,000 in fines.
...
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CROWD
voices concern over combining schools
North County Times - Escondido, CA, USA ... administrators
directed the attendees to four different information stations
where they could ask questions about construction, safety, transportation
and ...
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SAAB
9 - 3 Linear excels in safety
Times of Oman - Oman ... Safety cage – A construction of beams
and high-tensile steel reinforcements around the passenger compartments.
Front and rear ...
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BULLITT
company sued over fatality in construction zone
Louisville Courier Journal - Louisville, KY, USA ... 5, said
the project manager overseeing the work noted no problems with
Matsuda's road-construction signs or its measures to ensure driver
safety at the time of ...
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POWER
line construction stopped for now
Conroe Courier - Conroe, TX, USA ... River Plantation worked
to stop construction before settling its dispute with Entergy
... River Plantation's primary concern is with the safety issues
regarding the ...
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OSHA
Fines Contractor For Route 3 Safety Problems
Boston Channel.com - Boston, MA, USA ... a highway contractor
more than $370,000 for job safety violations. The proposed fines
relate to problems at four Modern Continental Construction sites
along ...
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TROOPERS
hope to sting drivers who speed through work zones
Washington Observer Reporter - Washington, PA, USA ... we
seem to have problems with speeding," said Jay Ofsanik, safety
press officer ... killed in work-zone accidents in Pennsylvania,
including 19 construction workers ...
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THIRTEEN
workers die as safety standards are ignored in race to ...
Independent - London,England,UK ... Three per cent of all
Olympic construction budgets are earmarked for on-site health
and safety. In Greece this just hasn't happened," he said. ...
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SAFETY
first strategy on the land
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press - Norfolk,England,UK ... industry.
It has taken over from the construction industry, hence the increasingly
intolerance of the Health and Safety Executive. ...
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100
homeless after metro site collapse in Guangzhou
Xinhua - China ... on Friday organized an inspection tour
on all the metro construction sites in the city to avoid similar
incidents and ensure safety on construction site for ...
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SCHOOL
project offers lesson in juggling
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA ... school officials are focusing
on two goals: safety throughout school grounds, and maintaining
the quality of education amid the distractions of construction.
...
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OSHA
Fines Cambridge, Mass.-Based Construction Company for Job ...
Miami Herald - Miami,FL,USA Apr. 3 - The US Labor Department's
Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued fines
totaling $371,000 to Modern Continental Construction Co. ...
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WORK
zone safety encouraged
Skieston Standard Democrat - Sikeston,MO,USA ... We urge those
traveling through construction zones to obey the signs and use
caution around work zones for their own safety. ...
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TROOPERS
To Keep Eye On Construction Zones
INDYchannel.com - Indianapolis,IN,USA ... Eighteen people
died in Indiana road construction zones in 2002, the last year
... Officials say they're concerned for the safety of motorists
and highway workers. ...
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CAMPUS
construction causes first student injury
The Appalachian Online - USA Director of Design and Construction
Dr. Clyde D. Robbins said each project on campus has a safety
representative present at all times to ensure safe working ...
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CONSTRUCTION
Worker Crushed By Steamroller
WFtv.com - Orlando,FL,USA ... Paving Company, a division of
Hubbard Construction Company based in Winter Park, is conducting
its own internal investigation. Director of Safety Chuck Davis
...
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OFFICIALS
unsure if worker on Benicia-Martinez span wore harness
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA ... The state
Division of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating. Metropolitan
Electrical Construction of San Francisco was fined $5,450 after
an employee ...
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WORK
zones safety target
In-Forum (subscription) - Fargo,ND,USA ... project, a three-year
project not included in this year's construction total. The Department
of Transportation and the state Workforce Safety and Insurance
...
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INCREASING
work zone safety
Mansfield News Journal - Mansfield,OH,USA ... The safety of
our co-workers and construction workers is our highest priority,"
said Tom O'Leary, District 3 deputy director. "But ...
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CALTRANS
honors its fallen workers
Sacramento Bee - Sacramento,CA,USA ... The massive safety
device was named after Mark Balsi, a Caltrans employee whose leg
... to join the lifesaving campaign by slowing down in construction
zones and ...
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STATE
beefs up enforcement in construction zones
Bismarck Tribune - Bismarck,ND,USA FARGO -- The state is putting
fewer dollars into road construction this season, but more money
into safety and law enforcement in work zones. ...
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OSHA
takes credit for one-year decline in Mexican worker deaths
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA ... and they
often take the most hazardous jobs with the least safety training
and ... in occupations that employ many Hispanics, such as construction
and landscaping ...
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LOW
Accident Rate On New Bridge Construction
WCIV - Mt. Pleasant,SC,USA Charleston (AP) - Safety records
show construction on the new 632 million dollar Cooper River bridge
has been relatively accident-free. ...
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WORK-ZONE
safety ignored by drivers
East Valley Tribune - Mesa,AZ,USA The woman on the cell phone
sped through the construction zone, oblivious to the red signal
she just ran. ... These construction zones are workers’ offices.".
...
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WORKER
Falls To Death On Skyway
NBC5.com - Chicago,IL,USA ... The US Occupational Safety and
Health Administration sent representatives to the ... not immediately
provide the name of the private construction company that ...
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OLYMPIC
rush blamed for worker deaths
South Australia Advertiser - Adelaide,South Australia,Australia
GREECE'S labour minister and the country's largest trade union
group yesterday defended Olympic Games construction safety standards
against charges that ...
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JUDGE
tries to facilitate suits in AC collapse
Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription) - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... subcontractor Fabi Construction of Egg Harbor Township and
Keating Building Corp. of Philadelphia. The letter also outlined
a history of safety violations ...
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HK'S
occupational safety performance continues improving
Xinhua - China ... Of all industries, the construction industry
had made the most substantial improvement in safety performance.
The number of industrial ...
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SAFETY
concerns put halt to high school construction
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Daytona,FL,USA ... Construction
of Flagler County's new $33 million high school has stopped because
school district construction officials are concerned about the
safety of the ...
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TAIPEI
101 monument will honor fallen workers
Taipei Times - Taipei,Taiwan ... We hope the monument construction
project will help raise public awareness of the importance of
workplace safety and health," Huang said. ...
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THE
Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health Public ...
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA The Advisory
Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) will hold
an open meeting in Washington, DC on May 18-19, 2004. ...
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FINE
over building site tragedy
BBC News - London,England,UK ... and Safety Act. A spokesman
for John Laing Services said the company changed working practices
after the deaths and later moved out of the construction sector.
...
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CONSTRUCTION
of schools may be delayed by 2 months
Agana Pacific Daily News - Agana,GU,USA ... ensure the school
is developed correctly, to ensure the safety of our ... Ganny
Cabral, superintendent of JA Jones Management, a local construction
and development ...
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HAWAII
companies garner safety recognition
Pacific Business News - Honolulu,HI,USA ... They are Chevron
Hawaii Refinery, Frito-Lay of Hawaii Ltd., and Dick Pacific Construction
Co. Ltd. The program promotes work site safety and health through
...
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SCAFFOLDING
collapse in S . Korea store kills three
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK ... marble tiles. South
Korea's headlong rush to industrialise has at times meant serious
lapses in construction safety. A crowded department ...
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ST.
Paul Travelers Commemorates Its Century of Safety Services; ...
Business Wire (press release) - USA ... lines of coverage
to its offerings, the "all lines" safety engineers evolved ...
needs of more specialty markets - gas & oil; technology; construction;
and public ...
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BUILDER
gets fine on safety at condo site
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA ... think they would be able
to cut corners with respect to safety with a ... Also under discussion
is the construction of a joint fire station that both communities
...
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AGC
names Bergelectric nation's safest contractor
San Diego Daily Transcript - San Diego,CA,USA ... News Record
as the nation's 13th largest electrical contractor, recently took
top honors at the fifth annual AGC/Willis Construction Safety
Excellence Awards ...
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WORK
on all Circle Line construction sites suspended for safety ...
Channel News Asia - Singapore By Joanne Leow, Channel NewsAsia.
SINGAPORE : Work has been suspended at all Circle Line construction
sites for a safety review to be conducted. ...
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AWAITING
answers in AC collapse
Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription) - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... Frame said that his staff was responsible only for delivering
a safe structure to the public, and that safety issues during
construction were the ...
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DUST
in the Wind : Construction makes living less tolerable
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Daytona,FL,USA ... In Florida,
no health-and-safety regulations exist that deal with construction
dust drifting into nearby homes or businesses, said James Borders,
area director ...
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CAUSES
of construction accidents
Health and Safety-Centre - UK ... Designers and the HSE has
long argued that early intervention by designers and indeed clients
can have a significant impact on construction safety during the
...
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SAFETY
checks before deep digging resumes
The Straits Times - Singapore ... Construction and Lum Chang
Building Contractors - to those working on the 16 deep excavation
sites. The current stepped-up checks are on top of ongoing safety
...
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TRAGEDY
exposes need to step up safety
Today (Singapore) - Singapore Such a serious accident shows
that much remains to be done to ensure the safety and welfare
of all those working in the construction industry in general.
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CONSTRUCTION
Worker Dies On Business 40
WXII 12.com - Winston-Salem,NC,USA ... NC -- A construction
worker died on Business 40 Monday, when another worker ran over
him with a flatbed truck. The North Carolina Occupational Safety
and ...
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WORKMEN
are risking their lives on site, says Jeff Howell
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK ... The Construction Safety
Campaign has chosen to use the Ł757 million Wembley project to
highlight the appalling death rate on British building sites.
...
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COMPANY
denies putting profit before safety after worker dies
Harrow Times - UK Kingsbury company HBG Construction Southern
admitted failing to ensure the safety of non-employees after the
man was fatally injured, in a case brought by the ...
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AD
calls for more safety on construction sites
Malta Independent - St. Julians,Malta ... to ensure that the
residential and natural environment near construction sites is
... the rights of residents are not respected and where safety
regulations are ...
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The
Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
... Darand Williams, vice president of D&D Construction and
site manager for the park's renovation, said he was uncertain
how far Gomez fell. "Safety is our ...
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FORENSIC
Report prepared for Miami-Dade School District Land ...
Miami Herald (subscription) - Miami,FL,USA ... county fire/safety
and building inspectors to play their extremely vital roles of
inspecting construction and completed buildings to maintain public
safety. ...
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REPORT:
Tropicana Subcontractor Ignored Problems
Casino City Times - Newton Center,MA,USA ... New Jersey –
As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: "As construction workers
poured ... unable to bear its own weight, the US Occupational
Safety and Health ...
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REPORT
worse than expected, families say
Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USA ... 30 construction
accident at the Tropicana. The US Occupational Safety and Health
Administration on Thursday issued citations of almost $120,000
against four ...
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ROCK
Springs construction worker killed
The Casper Star Tribune - Casper,WY,USA ... He was foreman
of the Texas-based Sikes and Sons construction company. ... The
Occupational Safety and Health Administration was investigating.
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THIRD
worker dies at McIntosh site
Savannah Morning News - Savannah,GA,USA ... Deifer refused
comment on whether he or other officials would order construction
to halt to resolve safety concerns. He said it's ...
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CONSTRUCTION
Delays Prompt Olympic Security Concerns
KOTV - Tulsa,OK,USA ... AP) _ Construction delays at the Summer
Olympic Games venues in Athens are becoming a security issue,
and congressmen are concerned about the safety of US ...
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2004
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CONSTRUCTION
accident leads to charges
CBC Prince Edward Island - Charlottetown,Prince Edward Island,Canada
... and Southern Kings Construction made a brief appearance in
Provincial Court Monday to face charges under the provincial Occupational
Health and Safety Act. ...
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WORKER
in plunge from platform dies
Shropshire Star - Telford,England,UK ... Principal construction
inspector for the Health and Safety Executive Joy Jones said experts
were working with police to find out what caused the incident.
...
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WE
will not tolerate this
News24 - South Africa ... Construction companies must at all times
ensure that community's safety is not compromised. We are not
going to tolerate companies ...
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ONE
worker dead, 1 hurt in SWFIA construction accident
Naples Daily News - Naples,FL,USA ... David Kelley is a construction
safety consultant with Bonita Springs-based Safe Site Inc. Kelley
said his company has provided four ...
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ROADSHOW
helps reduce risk in construction
Health and Safety Executive (press release) - UK ... Working Well
Together (WWT) is the country’s largest construction health and
safety campaign, with over 4,000 participating organisations.
...
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ATLANTIC
Station Parking Deck Collapses
Firehouse.com News - USA ... spokesperson for the Atlanta Fire
Department said all of the construction ... Officials from the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) were expected
...
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MARCH
Is Eye Safety Month--Time to Look at Your Efforts
SafetyNext - USA ... She adds that safety eyewear must have "ANZI
Z871" marked on the frame or lens. And she notes that employees
in construction or automotive repair are at ...
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Miami
Herald - Miami, FL, USA
LAKE WORTH, Fla. - A construction worker was killed when a truck
backed over him at a site where sound walls are being installed
along Interstate 95. ...
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WORKERS
risk death as they flout safety rules
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates SHARJAH - Recent accident
reports of a number of workers being killed because of the lack
of safety measures at construction sites in Sharjah have failed
to ...
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CONSTRUCTION
Collapse Traps Worker
Firehouse.com News - USA ... Paramedics resuscitated the construction
worker and rushed him to Parkland Hospital. Investigators from
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA ...
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SCHOOL
contractors get safety mandate
Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA ... A subcommittee will visit job
sites monthly to ensure that a safety plan - developed before
construction begins - is being followed. ...
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ONT.
to squeeze underground economy
National Post (subscription) - Canada ... his speech, Bentley
said some in the construction industry have suggested that every
worker on a construction site be registered with the Workplace
Safety and ...
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CONSTRUCTION
worker trapped in trench
Gettysburg Times - Gettysburg,PA,USA ... The Harrisburg office
of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was advised
of the incident Tuesday afternoon and will send a safety compliance
...
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RAILROAD
is blamed for wreck: Minot derailment report details ...
In-Forum (subscription) - Fargo,ND,USA ... The safety board found
a joint bar -- used to temporarily connect two rail sections ...
apart in a crash, and to develop standards for new tank car construction.
...
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SCHWARTZKOPF:
Avoid summer work on Forgotten Mile
Delaware Coast Press - Rehoboth Beach,DE,USA ... has been hampered
by cold, unusually wet weather and occasional shortages of construction
... any remaining work would not impede the flow of traffic or
the safety ...
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TRENCH
safety improves
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA ... Monday's death of
33-year-old Hector Javier Marquez at a new home site in Fishers
shows that trench work is still a significant safety hazard for
construction ...
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SECOND
Construction Worker Dies
WTOC - Savannah,GA,USA ... is part of Local 256, a union member
who tried to get local workers jobs at Plant McIntosh when construction
began last year. he's now questioning the safety ...
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OSHA
investigating teens death following Myrtle Beach ...
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA ... Staff members with the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration are in North Myrtle Beach investigating
the death of a 16-year-old boy at a construction ...
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STEEL
fractures discounted in crane collapse Damage atop truss ...
Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA ... Fru-Con Construction Corp., the
bridge's contractor, acknowledged this week that it is ... that
we can begin to pinpoint a cause." He said the Occupational Safety
...
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STATE
holds workshops to reduce job-site fatalities
Winston Salem Journal - Winston-Salem,NC,USA ... in the crowd,
especially old-timers in charge of training new workers, to drop
the traditional "tough guy" mind-set of construction that views
rigorous safety ...
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SAFETY
investigation continues
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA ... are investigating
whether safety violations contributed to the death of 16-year-old
Gustavo Hilario, who died March 9 of injuries he suffered in a
construction ...
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DYING
to work
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA ... a rate notably greater
than native-born white and black construction laborers, though
in line with the rate for native-born Hispanics. Federal and state
safety ...
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FOR
many Mexicans, US jobs too often lead to their deaths
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA ... His bosses ignored basic
work safety rules, according to state inspectors, when they ...
In 2002, the year Huerta was killed, more Mexicans died in construction
...
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CONSTRUCTION
worker killed by sewer pipe
Tri-Valley Herald - Pleasanton,CA,USA ... The man's white, blood-spattered
construction helmet and sunglasses lay near where he ... OSHA
probe would look at many issues, including employee job and safety
...
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CONSTRUCTION
Worker Crushed By 50-Foot Pipe
NBC 11.com - San Francisco,CA,USA ... In addition to interviewing
witnesses and employees of Mountain Cascade, Cal/OSHA will investigate
the construction company's safety training procedures, the ...
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MEXICAN
worker deaths rise sharply even as overall US job safety ...
White Plains Journal News - White Plains,NY,USA ... a rate notably
greater than native-born white and black construction laborers,
though in line with the rate for native-born Hispanics. Federal
and state safety ...
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CONSTRUCTION
worker saved after cave-in
Visalia Times-Delta - Visalia,CA,USA ... The collapse occurred
about noon, and work was shut down at the construction site until
representatives from California Occupational Safety and Health
...
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ROWLAND
Predicts 'Pain in the Neck' Ahead for I-95 Drivers
New York Times - New York,NY,USA ... Commuters on I-95 in area
of Bridgeport have suffered traffic delays, from construction
mishaps, including one in April 2002, when a construction worker
drove ...
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I-95
Disaster Predictable, Says Safety Experts
WABC-TV - New York,NY,USA ... on I-95 comes as little surprise
to those familiar with this curvy, congested, construction clogged
stretch of highway. Richard Blomberg, Transportation Safety ...
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OSHA
Investigates Construction Workers' Safety
WAWS - USA ... Auld and White Construction was contacted regarding
its visible safety violations and Project Manager Andy Ade responded
by saying, âośWe are very serious ...
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SABIC,
Flour team set new safety record
Trade Arabia - World ... a construction site during its peak manpower
would have been extremely difficult without the entire project
team's hard work, dedication, commitment to safety ...
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LETHAL
labor: Mexicans' death rates rising on US jobs
Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA ... His bosses ignored basic work-safety
rules, according to state inspectors, when they ... In 2002, the
year Huerta was killed, more Mexicans died in construction ...
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BAKER
Energy Receives Recognition for Safety Excellence in Gulf ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA ... the latest recognition by
the MMS of Baker's dedication to safety ... of oil and gas production
facilities, architecture, environmental services, and construction
...
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CONSTRUCTION
worker killed in 3-story fall
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA LARGO - A construction
worker died Monday morning after he fell three ... not to comment
on the circumstances surrounding the fall, including whether proper
safety ...
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LANGUAGE
Barriers, Cultural Differences Can Add Up to Job Dangers ...
Miami Herald - Miami,FL,USA ... of Hispanic workers in North Carolina
earned their living in construction, the industry that ... But
those who try to preach safety to Hispanic workers and their ...
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VIRGINIA
Recognizes April 4 - 10 as Building Safety Week 2004 ; ...
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA ... in the development
of building codes and enforcement regulations that protect the
safety of our citizens by ensuring quality construction standards,"
said Bill ...
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FEBRUARY
2004
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BUILDING
Safety Into Schools
Los Angeles Times (subscription) - Los Angeles, CA, USA ...as
the Los Angeles Unified School District embarks on its most ambitious
school construction ... in Spanish, "but the first thing we want
for our children is safety ...
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CON
Ed President Grilled by State Lawmakers Over Safety
WABC-TV - New York, NY, USA ... illustrate Con Ed's practice of
deferring maintenance at the expense of public safety. ... are
up for long periods because they're part of on-going construction
or ...
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LAWYER:
Construction Site Unsafe
WTEV - Jacksonville, FL, USA ... DR Horton responded by saying
the always promote safety on their construction sites and that
all contractors take a safety training program.
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ONE
dead in construction accident at Sikorsky Memorial Bridge
Stamford Advocate - Stamford, CT, USA ... State authorities and
the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration were
both ... A girder from the bridge could be seen lying on the construction
barge ...
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CONSTRUCTION
experts urge citizens to be careful near work crews
Hamilton Ravalli Republic - Hamilton, MT, USA ... to Bobcats,
heavy equipment has been moving up and down the gravel and dirt
covered streets of Hamilton and construction experts are concerned
about the safety ...
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FEW
safety complaints before crane collapse
Marion Star - Marion, OH, USA ... had few complaints about safety
at the site, union and transportation officials said a day after
a crane collapsed and killed three workers. Construction of a
...
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AREA
firm is focus of crane accident
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis, MO, USA ... Last year,
the Associated General Contractors of America - an industry association
- gave Fru-Con a Construction Safety Excellence Award. ...
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FEW
complaints about safety before crane collapse
MLive.com (subscription) - MI, USA ... This construction method
is very typical for ... Occupational Safety and Health Administration
investigators found no rule violations and did not fine Fru-Con.
...
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St.
Louis Business Journal - St. Louis, MO, USA The Occupational Safety
and Health Administration has proposed $111,000 in penalties against
a southern Illinois construction company for alleged safety ...
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A
construction accident at the Sikorsky Bridge claims one life
Amity Observer - Orange, CT, USA ... Milford Fire Department Spokesman
Richard Mohr said the safety measures the construction company
had in place led to the man being pulled quickly from the water
...
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WORKER
Dies On Construction Site
WXII 12.com - Winston-Salem, NC, USA ... am at a construction
site of the future Ronald W. Reagan High School on Transou Road
in Pfafftown. Officials said Berrios fell 31 feet. The Occupational
Safety ...
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KEEPING
Construction Workers Safe
WLUC-TV - Negaunee, MI, USA ... is building on their knowledge
of safety. Yesterday the third annual UP Michigan Construction
Safety Day was held in Marquette. ...
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CARPENTERS
get new training site
Arizona Business Gazette - Phoenix, AZ, USA ... to the floor space,
the training center includes classrooms for instruction in welding,
mill-cabinetry training, blueprint reading and construction safety.
...
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MAN
injured at Crown Street construction site
Record-Journal - Meriden, CT ,USA ... oh,' " said building owner
Peter P. Casella, of Meriden-based C&W Construction. ... The federal
Occupational Safety and Health Administration has no record of
ever ...
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JANUARY
2004
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STRINGENT
rules for tower cranes: Dept
Daily Express, Malaysia ... of machinery owned, samples of maintenance
checklists, work procedure manual and safety ... On the tower
crane accident which occurred at a construction site in ...
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EXPERTS
Invited to Participate at XVII World Congress on Safety
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC ... safety and health is carried
out by The Special Commission on Prevention through sections that
focus on specific industries such as agriculture, construction
...
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THE
biggest stories of 2003
Neponset Valley Daily News, MA ... months. Illegal water use and
safety violations at the site have cost contractor Alexandra Construction
more than $125,000 in fines. ...
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OOMCO
taking safety into new heights
Times of Oman, Oman The boost in construction activities has necessitated
a serious review on contractor’s health safety and environment
(HSE) standards, which were already at a ...
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NEW
W.Va. project tracks slurry sites
Louisville Courier Journal, KY ... but provides enough information
for people living nearby to get to safety in case ... Although
the tragedy forced changes in the law governing the construction
and ...
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CONSTRUCTION
worker dies in ditch collapse in Iredell County
WVEC.com (subscription), VA A construction worker died Friday
when he was buried in a ditch while ... A representative of the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration was at the scene
...
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CONSTRUCTION
worker dies in ditch collapse in Iredell County
Raleigh News, NC MOORESVILLE, NC (AP) - A construction worker
died Friday when he was buried in ... A representative of the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration was at the ...
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FIRM'S
£160000 Court Bill after Steel Column Kills School
The Scotsman, UK ... The Construction Safety Campaign said changes
had to be made to the system to stop "preventable" accidents,
which killed around 70 people each year in the ...
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WORKER
killed in cave-in identified
News 14 Charlotte, NC MOORESVILLE, NC -- Hospital officials released
the identity of a construction worker ... a fellow worker stepped
about a foot outside of their designated safety ...
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SAFETY
Tips For Extreme Temperatures
KSL-TV, UT ... But that's what has to be done in order for construction
of the University of Utah's Orthopedic Surgery Center to stay
on schedule. ...
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OSHA
proposes LeTourneau penalties of up to $42500
Vicksburg Post, MS ... causing it to strike one of several unsecured
beams being used in construction ... OSHA later admitted the safety
violations did not trigger the accident and fines ...
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TASK
force pushes for construction fences
Pioneer Press Online, IL ... with the money. "My personal opinion
is that construction safety is a problem and needs to be addressed,"
she said. Among the other ...
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WHEN
Safety Costs Too Much
New York Times ... Certainly, construction standards that are
too weak will result in death and destruction ... that are too
stringent may divert money from other health and safety ...
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SCHOOL
construction shifts into higher gear this week
Princeton Packet, NJ The school district plans to put its construction
health and safety plan into effect this week and complete work
on an extensive ventilation system designed to ...
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HEALTHY
Handling initiative for construction industry
Health and Safety-Centre, UK The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
has announced a new initiative, termed ... on the handling and
using of tools, materials and substances in the construction ...
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PART
2 : The human price
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong ... The government doesn't want more
highly publicized disasters, often caused by poor mine construction,
lack of safety equipment, precautions and education, but ...
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CALIFORNIA'S
Construction Employers Association Cautious, Hopeful ... Business
Wire (press release)
...a marketing campaign to promote the value and benefits of union
construction... The trustees also expect the safety practices
and other professionalism of the...
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GUIDE
on air and noise pollution in construction
Health and Safety-Centre, UK The Building Research Establishment
(BRE) has published Controlling Particles, Vapour and Noise Pollution
from Construction Sites, a set of five pollution ...
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AN
Integral Life in Construction
Tandem, Canada ... from the Hogg's Hollow tragedy, where five
workers of Italian origin died in a workplace accident at a subway
construction site, caused by lack of basic safety ...
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OSHA
Fines 2 Cos. In Fatal Forklift Accident
WorkCompCentral (subscription), United States The US Labor Department's
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited
Bob Smith Construction and R & M Equipment Rentals for safety
...
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CONSTRUCTION
company faces £1 million bill after blowout
Health and Safety-Centre ... Nishimatsu Construction Company Ltd
pleaded guilty to a contravention of s.3(1) of the Health and
Safety at Work, etc Act 1974, in that it failed to ensure ...
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UNION
expresses alarm at death toll in construction
Health and Safety-Centre ... services, free of charge, to employers,
seeking to establish safety representatives within the sites they
visit, in a bid to reduce the number of construction ...
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Cleveland
Plain Dealer ... Right now we're concerned about safety ... The
expansion included the construction of a new school for lower
grades, to replace razed buildings that held the ...
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The
Labour Department has stopped the construction process at the
site of the ... as a result of serious contraventions of the Occupational
Health and Safety (OHS ...
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CONSTRUCTION
Worker Hurt in Arlington Accident
WJLA (AP) - A construction worker is recovering after being hurt
in an accident at an Arlington building site. ... A crane had
to be used to pull the man up to safety. ...
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STADIUM
tragedy
Ealing Times ... The Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU),
which has been campaigning for improved safety on construction
sites, said both men were members.
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A NEW OSHA REPORT SAYS LUNDA CONSTRUCTION AND HI-BOOM ERECTING
HAD SEVERAL SAFETY VIOLATIONS AT THE TIME OF POTERALA'S DEATH.
IT ...
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2
killed at Hartford construction site
WTNH ... Mendes was hired by Vernon contractor Naek Construction
Incorporated to install a roof. ... reports that in the last decade,
Naek has been cited for 37 safety ...
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CONSTRUCTION
Workers Fall From Hartford Building
NBC30.com, Construction worker William Rivera said one of the
men who died was his supervisor ... Occupational Safety and Health
Administration investigators were at the scene ...
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2
killed at Hartford construction site
Stamford, Advocate Luis Mendes, founder of L&M Construction in
Plymouth, and William Kelly, 48 ... Officials of the US Occupational
Safety and Health Administration were investigating ...
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BOSTON
recalls molasses mayhem
Seattle Times ... Flood: The 1919 North End Disaster," contains
photographs and newspaper accounts of the devastating flood that
led to more stringent construction safety ...
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MAN'S
mission is to improve safety on roadways
South Florida Sun-Sentinel ... Massirman's zeal for car and driver
safety began in 1973 in Boston, where he owned a construction
materials distribution company. ...
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GRANITE
Construction cited in worker death
Santa Cruz Sentinel ... for safety violations and is seeking a
$17,000 fine for the second of two worker deaths during construction
of a bridge in the Florida Panhandle. ...
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DECEMBER
2003
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FIRST
state regulation on construction safety to take effect
Xinhua, China BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhuanet) China has issued its
first state regulation on construction safety, which will take effect
on Feb. ...
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CHINA'S
first state regulation on construction safety to take ...
People's Daily Online, China... China has issued its first state
regulation on construction safety, which will take effect on Feb.
1, 2004, Minister of Construction Wang Guangtao said Friday. ...
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CRANE
collapse kills Vinton man
Times Picayune, LA ... Sam Barber, a crane operator for FM Miller
Construction Co. ... Investigators with the US Occupational Safety
and Health Administration were called in, said Iberia ...
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CHARGES
sought in Tropicana collapse
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA ... subcontractor Fabi Construction
of Egg Harbor Township and general contractor Keating Building
Corp. of Philadelphia - and a history of workplace safety ...
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OSHA
REPORT: Victim of fall loosened safety gear
Fitchburg Sentinel, MA... LEOMINSTER -- A construction worker
who fell to his death from a cellular tower two months ago had
unfastened some of his own safety equipment before slipping ...
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TAIPEI
101 allowed to resume construction 'in principle'
eTaiwan News, Taiwan ... The city government ordered construction
of the 508-meter skyscraper to stop completely until safety checks
had been carried out, although the Taipei 101 mall ...
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COMPANY
finds safety a growing business
The Advertiser, LA ... I've got construction companies, tower
companies and companies that want us to look at safety in the
office workspace as well,” Pothier said. ...
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FORMER
Sierra Vistan dies in construction accident on Mount ...
Sierra Vista Herald, AZ ... 19. Ian Michael Beal, 23, of Tucson
was crushed to death in a freak construction ... forwarded the
results of the accident to the US Occupational Health and Safety
...
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BLOOD
on China's profits
Sunday Herald, UK ... China, the world’s fastest-growing economy,
recently issued its first state regulation on construction safety.
With many construction ...
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