2018 Best Projects Winners ENR Mountain States Announces Winners of 2018 Best Projects Competition August 7, 2018 This year's competition featured 124 entries from seven states, the largest number of entries in the contest's18-year history.Read More
Design and Performance Standards for Small-tool Tethering Devices Approved Tom Sawyer July 31, 2018 No Comments Long-anticipated product guidance to prevent dropped-object injuries and fatalities is adopted by two national standards organizationsRead More
Regulations and Health Groups Ask OSHA for National Heat-Protection Standard Tom Ichniowski July 19, 2018 One Comment Petitioners say agriculture and construction workers face greatest risk of heat-related deaths and injuries.Read More
Mind-bendingly Complex Efforts Rewarded as ENR 2018 Global Best Projects Winners Scott Blair July 13, 2018 4 Comments Judges picked 22 projects from 14 countries and six continents as this year's class of honorees.Read More
Construction Risk Jobsite Fire Cause Unclear, But Denver Officials Clear Trades July 11, 2018 No Comments Denver fire officials say they now know what did not cause a deadly jobsite fire in early March that took the lives of two construction workers.Read More
Construction Industry Tackles the Opioid Crisis John Gregerson June 20, 2018 No Comments In addition to screening and accident prevention, some contractors are helping with rehab to confront one of the industry’s most dire issuesRead More
Rail Safety FRA: 12 Railroads May Miss Train-Control Systems Deadline Tom Ichniowski May 18, 2018 No Comments Freight railroads have positive train control systems on 60% of their route miles, passenger lines lag, at 25%.Read More
Latest Data on Opioid Use Hint Tide May Have Turned Jonathan Barnes May 16, 2018 No Comments The opioid abuse epidemic, which has affected construction along with other work environments in the U.S., may have crested, according to recently obtained data.Read More
Builders Seek New Defenses Against Construction Fires Jim Parsons May 16, 2018 No Comments Fire-prevention experts advise adopting a multi-phased approach to preventing and detecting fires during construction.Read More
Fire Safety US Codewriters Initiate First Post-Grenfell Tower Changes Richard Korman May 2, 2018 No Comments The major model building code in the U.S. may make adjustments in light of last June’s Grenfell Tower fire tragedy in London, where 71 people died.Read More
