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Action follows Ritchie Bros. agreement with the US Dept. of Homeland Security, but neither would confirm if the current condition of materials, bought in 2017, is suitable for new construction.  

Federal investigators are probing what caused what is believed to be contractor helicopter to strike the utility's power line and crash onto a barge near Alton, which closed the Mississippi River to traffic for several hours.

Use cases for deploying artificial intelligence to augment safety practices on jobsites took center stage at the Construction Industry Institute annual conference.

A commentary argues that the uproar among truckers should not prevent tactful use of an effective safety aid. 

Joe Cunningham, 48, a member of Laborers union Local 310, was trapped under a forklift and died at the project site, with federal OSHA now investigating the accident.

A partial collapse in LA’s Clearwater Tunnel trapped 31 workers nearly 450 ft underground; all were rescued safely. Officials cite soft soil and “squeezing ground” as likely contributing factors.

A 23-year-old construction worker has died after being struck by an excavator while working on a $45-million MDOT project in Brighton, Mich.

The accident killed Dylan Kemp, 27, and injured an unidentified worker after steel trusses fell on them at a high school gymnasium project in Potterville, Mich.

What is the safety lesson learned from the death of Dominic Herbert?

A U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration panel is holding a multiday virtual public hearing on its proposed workplace heat injury and illness prevention standard through July 2.