The construction industry is booming. There are a lot of projects ready to move forward right now, and contractors are frantically looking high and low for workers to build them. Wages are at the highest point we have seen in years. So why is it so hard to attract workers to the industry? One common answer is that construction work is considered too hazardous.

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As a member of the business development team at the fire-protection contractor United States Alliance Fire Protection, Jenna Jordan is the first to acknowledge that it’s impossible to put a price on the benefits of fire safety.

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The AGC of Wisconsin will sponsor the Wisconsin Safety Council’s Construction Workshop Series this year. The series will consist of five two-hour presentations focused on construction safety and health topics with time for questions and answers.

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State officials announced Thursday that 14 more schools and school districts will be receiving grant money to help them make safety improvements.

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On a clear, dry June evening in 2015, cars and trucks rolled slowly amid a herky-jerky backup ahead of a construction zone on Interstate 75 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Barreling toward them: an 18-ton tractor-trailer going about 80 mph.

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A revised proposal requiring that certain construction projects in downtown Milwaukee have canopies installed to protect passersby has cleared its first hurdle with city aldermen.

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The Alliance for Regulatory Coordination joins the International Code Council in observing May as Building Safety Month.

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As Milwaukee leaders consider ways to make employees safer when they’re in the field, one official says he knows some city workers are packing more than just their lunch for a day on the jobsite.

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A national contractors group cited the findings of a recent report on car crashes in work zones to criticize federal officials for failing to take steps it argues would better protect crews working nearby vehicle traffic.

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials say a new rule should nudge employers to double down on safety in the workplace, but construction industry groups are arguing the changes are more of a shove — in the wrong direction.

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