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The MBTA submitted a four-part safety plan with the Federal Transit Administration after a rash of near miss accidents and an incident that left a worker seriously injured.

Three contractors have been indicted in a 2019 collapse at a Bronx, N.Y., construction site, where a worker was crushed to death.

An out-of-control Acura, which sped through an opening in the concrete barriers separating a work zone from highway travel lanes on Interstate-695, caused six worker fatalities.

Construction-related injuries in 2022 increased in New York City compared to the previous year.  

As an index of what people are thinking, event themes can serve an important function. That applies to this year's Safety Week events, May 1-5.

Safety Vice President Matthew Compher packages New View safety principles to limit harm from serious injuries.

Authorities are probing a trench collapse that killed two construction workers, who were identified by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as Francisco Reyes, 41, and Fernando Lagunas Pereira, 28.

Five contractor employees and construction inspector died when a car entered their Interstate-695 work zone at high speed through a barrier gap.

As government pressure mounts on Norfolk Southern to conduct and pay for comprehensive area cleanup, Arcadis and AECOM have been hired to assist.

International Accreditation Services has certified two programs and union leaders are seeking certification for a third.