ENR’s Excellence in Safety Award is now in its ninth year as part of the annual regional Best Projects competition. This year, ENR Texas & Louisiana is honoring four projects for their outstanding safety records and job-site procedures.
The smoother, safer path afforded by the three-mile truck climbing lane and wider shoulders belies the unexpected challenges encountered during the three-year construction process.
Environmental heat exposure at work caused an average of 38 deaths per year from 2011 to 2019, with related deaths likely underreported, officials said. Nearly 42% of worker deaths were in construction, repair or cleaning.
During NYC Dept. of Buildings' three-month safety sweep, inspectors also issued more than 3,600 violations to contractors and site safety professionals for failing to keep sites safe.
"As I watched COVID-19 cases quickly jump from 1 to 10 to 10,000, I went into triage mode, acting fast to keep our people safe and still deliver for our clients," says CEO of Shawmut Design and Construction.