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Barletta Heavy Division Inc. settled with the state over illegal disposal of contaminated fill from the $410M 6/10 connector construction project.

The recent triple fatality at a Bechtel LNG construction project in Port Arthur, Texas, prompted heartfelt comments from firm President and Chief Operating Officer Craig Albert.

DelDOT and other DOTs are working with contractors on improving safety messaging through telematics data from equipment.

Lawsuits allege engineers were negligent in their design of temporary structural supports which led to the bridge's collapse in Clay County, Mo. The falsework contractor, which was fined by OSHA, was not named in the lawsuits.

An editor's assessment of the value of Construction Safety Week.

A commentary arguing that gutting OSHA’s budget will make American workers less safe.

Does every equipment model demand separate training?

But House committee members voiced strong support to keep agency in tact, saying a federal role in disaster response is vital, even as they called for changes in approach.

Mood at annual IMPACT conference in Orlando was upbeat as more than 1,200 union and signatory contractors members gathered. 

There is some hope for improvement in New York state’s awful insurance coverage environment, but it’s unlikely to come from state lawmakers.