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Why PPE remains a crucial safety control on construction jobsites
Mortenson emphasizes PPE as the last line of defense in construction safety, focusing on controls and culture to prevent incidents on jobsites.
Experts share heat safety tips as Wisconsin faces summer swelter
Last weekend saw three days with temperatures in the 90s and high humidity, making a blazing summer start for most of Wisconsin. Construction safety experts offered some tips for dealing with heat on a job site.
Wisconsin construction worker airlifted after falling two stories
Flight for Life Transport airlifted a construction worker after they fell from a two-story structure in the Twin Lakes area.
112 Wisconsin workers died on the job in 2023, report says
A total of 112 workers in Wisconsin died on the job in 2023, a new report on workplace fatalities and injuries showed.
Respectful construction sites are safer, more profitable and help address the workforce shortage
What can you do to create respectful work environments where everyone can work safely and in which you can limit your potential legal expenses?
Safety leaders highlight innovations and the state of the sector during panel discussion
Safety technologies and innovations took center stage Wednesday morning during The Daily Reporter’s annual Hard Hat Safety Forum webinar.
OSHA penalties increase in 2025
Maximum and minimum penalty increases under OSHA will be final on Jan. 15.
Milwaukee library project site damaged in high-speed chase crash
Two cars collided at the intersection of West Locust Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive before careening into the entrance of the under-construction MLK Library Apartments.
Local contractors recognized with AGC construction safety awards
Four Wisconsin construction companies were recognized in 2024 for their safety program performance.
Construction firms benefit by a culture of safety. It starts with a safety program
Work zones – for road and bridge construction – are a hazard to drivers and workers alike, and 2,336 accidents occurred in Wisconsin during 2022.
Give ’em a brake: Construction season has arrived and so has reckless driving
Slow down and phones down in active construction zones.
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- Baird Center CEO fired by convention center board
- Q&A: Minnesota environmental group leader talks data center review process
- Trump announces $19M modernization of coal plant near Portage
- Wauwatosa shops for specialty grocer
- Wisconsin allocates nearly $50M in tax credits for housing projects
- Contractors eager to fill positions as open construction jobs tick up to 259,000
- Wisconsin awards $130,000 for construction and trade worker training
- Milwaukee manufacturer plans expansion with data center growth
- Megaprojects push Milwaukee construction costs above U.S. average
- Brown County drops data center moratorium proposal
- Cobalt Partners share North Shore Library development plans
- Zignego Co. scores $45M highway contract at start of construction season
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)