Articles Tagged with ''Construction Safety''

Construction Safety

Few Details Known So Far About Atlanta Parking Deck Partial Collapse

Richard Korman

September 16, 2020

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Structure's integrity is being evaluated after two precast deck accidents that injured workers.

ENR MidAtlantic Announces the 2020 Excellence in Safety Award Winners

Justin Rice

September 14, 2020

ENR MidAtlantic Announces the 2020 Excellence in Safety Award Winners

Water/Environment

Chicago Launches Program to Replace Lead Service Lines for Drinking Water

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says lines are safe due to a chemical coat but Chicago is subsidizing removal anyway

Jeff Yoders

September 12, 2020

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Chicago has around 400,000 homes with lead service lines. Although the city has made EPA's safe drinking water standard, the homes tested mostly belong to employees and retirees from the water management department and the voluntary replacement program is not funded beyond 2021.

ENR New England Announces the 2020 Excellence in Safety Award Winners

Justin Rice

August 27, 2020

A safety expert from the region has selected ENR New England's 2020 Best Projects safety award winners.

Highway Infrastructure

NTSB Calls for Tunnel Inspections to Increase Focus on Electrical Systems

Tom Ichniowski

August 20, 2020

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Recommendation comes in report on 2018 fatal Pennsylvania Turnpike tunnel crash.

Best Projects Awards

ENR Mountain States Announces 2020 Excellence in Safety Award Winners

Mark Shaw

August 18, 2020

Our safety judges noted that many firms improved not only their safety records but also their approaches to safety and their safety cultures.

Announcing ENR Texas & Louisiana's Excellence in Safety Awards

Louise Poirier

July 28, 2020

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ENR Texas & Louisiana is honoring four projects for their outstanding safety records and job-site procedures as part of the annual Excellence in Safety Award, a part of our regional Best Projects competition.

ENR Announces 2020 Global Best Projects Winners

Diverse mix of projects features work in 21 countries on six continents

Scott Blair

July 17, 2020

After many hours of analysis and debate, a panel of industry veterans has selected the winners of ENR’s 8th annual Global Best Projects competition.

Construction Accidents

Minnesota Trucker Sentenced Over Distracted Driving Workzone Fatality

Richard Korman

July 14, 2020

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Prosecutors claim driver was viewing pornography on his phone in moments before accident.

Three-story building partial collapse Carroll Garden

Building in Brooklyn, N.Y. Being Demolished After Partial Collapse

Corinne Grinapol

July 2, 2020

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Three-story structure had received a partial stop work order for city buildings department violations before the collapse.

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