The absence of a fatality or an accident, someone said recently, “doesn’t mean the presence of safety.” Many people involved in safety will appreciate the significance of those words.
Developer and contractor team on a University of Texas housing project are liable in March 2 death of cyclist Michael Delgado, 29, the state suit claims.
Group cites need for better crew safeguards, citing its member firm study that work zones are either as dangerous, or more dangerous, than they were a year ago.
An out-of-control Acura, which sped through an opening in the concrete barriers separating a work zone from highway travel lanes on Interstate-695, caused six worker fatalities.