The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced $25,000 grants to each of four recipients in the Great Lakes region, including a Minnesota tribe and a Wisconsin nonprofit organization.

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OSHA reports • Van Dyn Hoven Construction, Combined Locks, must pay a $2,400 fall-protection citation because the period to contest the violation has ended. The company was issued the citation April 8 during a roofing job at 1600 Rexford St., ...

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OSHA reports • Crystal Print Inc., Little Chute, must pay a $2,975 demolition-preparatory-operations citation and two lead citations, totaling $4,760, because the period to contest the violations has ended. The company was issued the citations Jan. 12 during a wrecking ...

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OSHA reports • JLCF Contractors, Brookfield, must pay a $2,400 head-protection citation, a $2,400 eye-and-face-protection citation and a $4,200 fall-protection citation because the period to contest the violations has ended. The company was issued the citations Dec. 9 during a ...

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OSHA reports • Jose Romero Roofing Inc., West Bend, must pay a $1,400 fall-protection citation because the period to contest the violation has ended. The company was issued the citation Sept. 30 during a roofing job at 1000 Milwaukee Ave., ...

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OSHA reports • Southport Mechanical LLC, Kenosha, must pay a $600 fall-protection citation because the period to contest the violation has ended. The company was issued the citation Sept. 1 during a plumbing, heating and air conditioning job at 2121 ...

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OSHA reports • Shingles Etc. Inc., Pleasant Prairie, must pay a $1,050 scaffolding citation, a $600 fall-protection citation and two ladders citations, totaling $2,100, because the period to contest the violations has ended. The company was issued the citations Aug. ...

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By Joe Lanane Instead of buying a $25 kit to test for lead, Wisconsin contractors and, by extension, homeowners face shelling out up to $500 for an independent inspection before remodeling older homes. Lead Abatement at Two Residential Buildings – ...

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By Jan Basina I occasionally see lead abatement projects posted in JobTrac. And they almost always seem to scream “Warning. Warning.” Lead Abatement at Two Residential Buildings – Phase 1 (HUD), La Crosse Take the job in La Crosse, for ...

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