OSHA reports • RJS Contracting, Milwaukee, must pay a $750 scaffolding citation and a $750 fall-protection citation because the period to contest the violations has ended. The company was issued the citations Sept. 10 during a roofing job at 2756 ...

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OSHA reports • Goike Exteriors LLC, Madison, must pay a $600 fall-protection citation and a $600 fall-protection-training citation because the period to contest the violations has ended. The company was issued the citations June 29 during a roofing job at ...

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By Paul Snyder Environmental consultants can count the minutes a home is affected by the strobelike flickers of a wind turbine’s shadow. They can measure the decibels of the rhythmic thrum of turbine blades cutting through the air. They can ...

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By Paul Snyder A Wisconsin lawmaker has some advice for the council charged with developing rules for small wind farms: Keep things simple. Members of the state’s Wind Siting Council on Wednesday said noise and shadow flicker limits need to ...

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By Paul Snyder

staff writer

Last week, a friend of mine who lives in downtown Madison complained to me about construction noise that woke her Saturday morning earlier than she expected.

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By Sean Ryan [email protected] Brian Rudy has heard enough. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week, with a brief respite during the gun deer hunting season, Rudy hears the shotgun blasts, rifle cracks and pistol claps float ...

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