Learn Multiple Employer Rules Before It's Too Late William Mueller August 22, 2018 No Comments There might not be a more underappreciated topic in the construction industry than the U.S. Labor Department’s multiemployer citation policy.Read More
Construction Accidents Virtual Fall-Protection App Debuts The app lets a user wearing a headset walk on a virtual building roof Aileen Cho August 20, 2018 One Comment Users can assemble a safety system that either saves or dooms a worker.Read More
Two Insurers Balk at Coverage for FIGG on Florida Collapse Exclusions said to back position of Travelers, Phoenix on claims Richard Korman August 16, 2018 3 Comments One attorney estimates the total settlements for death and injury could top $90 million.Read More
Construction Labor Carpenters Break With New York Building Trades Unions in Pact With Developer Union regional council is locked in bitter dispute with Related Cos. Richard Korman August 15, 2018 One Comment An initial victory is won by a developer that is battling New York unions.Read More
Disasters Death Toll Approaches 40 in Collapse of Cable-Stayed Bridge in Italy Europe's first concrete cable-stayed span, opened in 1967, was undergoing repairs Peter Reina August 14, 2018 3 Comments More than 200 firefighters and specialist rescue teams struggled through huge amounts of debris.Read More
Vancouver-Area Officials OK $5.4 Billion to Expand Regional Transit Scott Van Voorhis August 14, 2018 No Comments But developers chafe at new fees to support an added $2.1 billion in infrastructure investments.Read More
Feds Move To Expand State Role in Wetland Permitting Mary B. Powers August 14, 2018 No Comments Corps of Engineers and EPA finally begin to clarify which waters are both open and off limits to expedited state regulation.Read More
Construction Safety China Works To Limit Disastrous Rail Construction Accidents Government makes effort to improve horrendous record of fatalities Saibal Dasgupta August 13, 2018 No Comments Placing blame for an industry with a worse-than-spotty recent safety history.Read More
Structural Failures Investigators: Big Cracks, But No Cause Yet for Florida Bridge Collapse Newly released photos show cracking prior to collapse at the Florida International University bridge Scott Judy August 10, 2018 10 Comments The Florida International University photos show cracking in a second vertical member.Read More
The American Infrastructure Engineers: Give Us the Risk Realities for Autonomous Vehicles How civil engineers can keep Tesla and Uber honest about self-driving cars Richard Korman August 9, 2018 One Comment As Google, Uber, Amazon and Tesla work to transform transportation, there’s an important task that should be taken up by civil engineers: better informing the public about the risks.Read More