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Temporary channels are open for shipping, with reopening of the main channel slated for May. 

Work has stopped and OSHA is investigating after Jorge De La Torre, 27, was killed April 4 when a portion of a crane fell onto a bridge in the city. 

Valor Consulting issued 20,000 Site Safety Training cards, most of which were still active.

Demolition has begun on the bridge debris as the U.S. Coast Guard establishes temporary shipping channels to the Port of Baltimore.

Contractor groups voice concerns about workplace safety and more.

As bodies of two missing workers were recovered, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg pledges a united effort to reopen the Port of Baltimore as soon as possible amid an NTSB full investigation.

The NTSB arrived on scene while President Biden vows to “move heaven and earth” to reopen port and rebuild bridge.

In December, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it was replacing traditional hardhats for its employees with ANSI-Z89.1-certified Type II safety helmets when they work on sites.

Hurtado Construction Co. has a history of past OSHA citations and officials said another of its employees was killed in a trench accident in 2007.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final rule prohibiting ongoing uses of chrysotile asbestos, the only known form of asbestos currently imported, processed or distributed for use in the U.S.