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To Save Lives in Construction, Eliminate Unsafe Choices

Knowledge of human behavior shows us how to prevent decisions that lead to accidents

T.J. Lyons

April 19, 2017

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It is better not to allow choices when the choice can determine life or death.

Construction Accidents

Safety Data: Noon Presents the Hour of Greatest Danger

New AGC report provides a revised view of the most potentially lethal time of day

Richard Korman

April 18, 2017

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What surprises were discovered in the Associated General Contractors' fatality research report?

Construction Accidents

Survey: Workers Intentionally Take 'Calculated' Safety Risks

Departing from company rules and procedures is common, results show

Scott Van Voorhis

April 17, 2017

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What remains to be learned is exactly why workers do it so often.

A Century of the ENR Banner

April 13, 2017

As the following stories demonstrate, the past is prelude to the present

Construction Safety

OSHA Delays Construction Silica Rule Enforcement Date

Agency changes deadline to Sept. 23, three months after original date

Tom Ichniowski

April 6, 2017

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Agency says it will use additional time to provide more information to construction firms.

Construction Safety

OSHA's First Trump-Era Press Releases Omit Sting For Employers

The Dept. of Labor's new approach seems to stress cooperation over enforcement

April 5, 2017

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A new emphasis at the safety agency since Jan. 19th.

Risk Management

How 'Normal' Activities Led to Three Fatal Construction Accidents

Three tragedies that appear to have sprung from routine habits

Richard Korman

April 5, 2017

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At these jobsites, sloppy practices seem to have been routine, or normalized, and deadly.

Intentionally Set Atlanta Interstate Fire Closes Artery Until June

April 5, 2017

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Crews from C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Marietta, Ga., are removing debris from an Interstate 85 bridge in Atlanta that collapsed during a March 30 rush-hour fire.

Firms Face $882K Safety Fine For Alaska Power Project Violations

April 5, 2017

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Three contractors have been hit with $882,000 in fines and 24 citations from the Alaska Dept. of Labor for their roles in a safety-related incident last September on a project for Anchorage Municipal Light and Power.

Former DOT Sec. LaHood To Lead DC Metro Review

Jim Parsons

March 29, 2017

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Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will lead an independent review of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) in an attempt to find solutions to numerous operations, governance and financial issues that increasingly have compromised service on the 118-mile Metrorail system.