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Cal Beyer: Boosting Industry Awareness About Suicide Prevention

Mark Shaw

January 18, 2017

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Cal Beyer has spent most of his career trying to save lives.

Image Recognition Software Finds A Role in Construction Safety

Tom Sawyer

January 11, 2017

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This year’s judges for ENR’s photo contest were shadowed by a machine-learning, artificial-intelligence system being developed to flag safety hazards in construction photos and video.

Environment

Drinking-Water Concerns Dominate 2016

Corroded lead lines and aging infrastructure are national problems

Pam Hunter McFarland

December 23, 2016

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Public awareness about need for new water infrastructure grew as a result of Michigan's tribulations.

Safety

China Enacts Law Making Owners Liable for Jobsite Accidents

The move comes after 179 people died in five accidents over the past three months

Saibal Dasgupta

December 22, 2016

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According to official government figures, some 66,000 people died in 282,000 work-safety accidents in China during 2015.

Risk Management

ARTBA Hopes to Certify Thousands for Safety Training

Rising work zone fatalities raise concerns

Richard Korman

Janice L. Tuchman

December 21, 2016

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By training a cross section of construction team members and testing their knowledge in a safety certification program, leaders of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association believe they can put a dent in the 48,600 injuries and deaths that take place in highway work zones each year.

Foreman in Fatal NYC Trench Collapse Gets Jail Sentence

Project contractor was found guilty of manslaughter in June, but is appealing that ruling.

Mary B. Powers

December 20, 2016

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Project contractor was found guilty of manslaughter in June, but is appealing that ruling.

State of Utah Consolidates Labs, Ups Its CSI Capabilities

Final phase of the Unified State Laboratory project brings investigators from several agencies together onto one collaborative campus

Brian Fryer

December 19, 2016

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As 2016 comes to a close, Salt Lake City-based general contractor Big-D is putting finishing touches on the final phase of Utah’s new Unified State Laboratory complex in the Salt Lake City suburb of Taylorsville.

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