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Washington’s existing Metro infrastructure

Following Mishaps, D.C. Metro Presses on With Repairs

February 15, 2017

An aggressive effort to overhaul the aging Metro system in Washington, D.C., is producing results as it nears the one-year mark, with more than 28,000 cross-ties and nearly two miles of grout pads now replaced.

Construction Risk Management

Contractors Request and Pay For Untested Builders Risk Exclusions

Will exclusions that provide more flexibility on coverage for defects help limit litigation?

Scott Van Voorhis

January 24, 2017

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Until recently, the list of what would be covered or excluded in a typical builders risk insurance policy was often a cut-and-dried affair.

Safety

China Enacts Law Making Owners Liable for Jobsite Accidents

The move comes after 179 people died in five accidents over the past three months

Saibal Dasgupta

December 22, 2016

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According to official government figures, some 66,000 people died in 282,000 work-safety accidents in China during 2015.

Risk Management

ARTBA Hopes to Certify Thousands for Safety Training

Rising work zone fatalities raise concerns

Richard Korman

Janice L. Tuchman

December 21, 2016

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By training a cross section of construction team members and testing their knowledge in a safety certification program, leaders of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association believe they can put a dent in the 48,600 injuries and deaths that take place in highway work zones each year.

Risk Management

Designers Face Fatal Pedestrian Bridge Collapse Fallout

Engineer contests possible license suspension over Wake Technical Community College bridge errors

Scott Judy

December 7, 2016

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Engineering board proposes penalties while worker's family sues architect.

Safety and Health

Worker Killed in Freak Chop-Saw Accident

Massachusetts man was working second job to earn extra money

Johanna Knapschaefer

November 24, 2016

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Water mechanic was making residential pipe connection when bound chop saw kicked back and sliced carotid artery

Odebrecht Brightens Night-Time Work Zone Safety Picture

The contractor outfits workers on big Florida project with new light-emitting gear

Scott Van Voorhis

November 16, 2016

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More than 40 workers don light-emitting hard hat rings on SR 836 outside Miami.

Fourth Fatality From German Chemical Plant Explosion

Preliminary investigation suggests angle grinder spark triggered blast after pipe was cut

November 8, 2016

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Three BASF firefighters and a Polish sailor died and several others were injured after an Oct. 17 explosion along a riverside loading dock in Ludwigshafen.

Break in Water Main Kills Two Workers in Boston Trench

Justin Rice

October 26, 2016

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Two workers employed by a drain-cleaning contractor were trapped and drowned on Oct. 21, when a punctured main sent water flooding into a 12-ft-deep trench where they were working, according to the Boston Fire Dept.

Pittsburgh Contractor Keeps Rehab Close To Schedule After Liberty Bridge Fire

Justin Rice

October 26, 2016

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Despite a fire on Pittsburgh’s Liberty Bridge last month, contractor Joseph B. Fay Co. missed by only four days a milestone to open the bridge’s fourth lane to traffic.