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Tech, mental health, pandemic rules highlight safety panel talk (VIDEO)
Panelists discussed the latest in safety for coronavirus, mental health and changing technology.
Safety panel: Mental health becoming priority as pandemic subsides
From vaccinations to mental health, COVID-19 has greatly changed how the construction industry thinks about safety.
Trades groups answer contractors’ questions about mask mandate
The definition of indoors and outdoors becomes a bit less clear when you’re a contractor working on a job site. And that distinction is perhaps more important than ever now that Wisconsin has a statewide mask mandate in effect.
OSHA issues guidelines clarifying when contractors have to report COVID-19 cases
Contractors won't need to report to OSHA cases of COVID-19 unless it's clear that an employee caught the virus on a jobsite, under recently released guidance from federal officials.
BEST PRACTICES: Contractors taking steps to keep crews safe during outbreak
Working in an industry that state officials have deemed essential, Wisconsin construction crews haven't got the luxury of watching the COVID-19 outbreak unfold from home like many state residents.
ON THE LEVEL: At AGC of GM, Burazin tries to ensure trades workers well-protected
For Dan Burazin, going into construction required scarcely a moment’s consideration. He followed the trail blazed by his father, Raymond.
OSHA wants public injury reports
A proposed federal rule that would require construction companies make public the reports of any on-site injuries and illnesses is prompting concerns about how the information would be used.
Federal shutdown threatens OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the construction industry it polices were bracing Monday for a possible federal government shutdown that would furlough most inspectors.
The good side of the recession: Industry’s fatality numbers drop
The recession saved lives in the construction industry.
An enforced marriage
Changes to Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations cost contractor Matt Olk $1,500 last year.
Daylight saving prompts calls for caution
Sean Ryan [email protected] There is always a rash of construction accidents on a Monday following the beginning of daylight saving time, warns Frank Keres. “These aren’t major catastrophic accidents,†said […]
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- As employers face labor shortages, Biden administration rolls out playbook for training workers
- Wisconsin Senate committee votes against confirmation for four DNR policy board appointees
- October proclaimed Architecture Awareness Month in Wisconsin
- Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of October 2, 2023
- Corn mill owners plead to federal charges in fatal explosion, will pay $11.25 million
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Second phase of Lower Yahara River Trail construction
- Sky-high mortgage rates leave homes unaffordable for more buyers, sending new home sales tumbling
- Forecast: Economic challenges ahead as rates rise and labor shortages remain
- CBRE opens office on 18th floor of Milwaukee BMO Tower
- Former inmate able to rebuild life through work in construction trades
- Zignego to lead $60M I-894 improvement project
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)
