by admin | Aug 11, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Workforce News
The most dangerous job in the U.S. is construction laborer, while the safest is accountant/auditor, according to a study released Thursday by Carlsbad, CA based CareerCast. Construction laborers toil in high-risk construction sites and, as a result, have the highest...
by admin | Aug 9, 2016 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
Based on photos I suspect uneven ground conditions. In the 2nd and 3rd picture (Below) you see how the ground slopes towards the direction of the accident. Proper training would have prevented this tragedy. A maintenance worker in a Genie S-65 was killed after the...
by admin | Aug 9, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Manufacturer News, Workforce News
WBAY.com reports, the Manitowoc Company has announced plans to relocate crawler crane operations from Manitowoc to Shady Grove, Pennsylvania. The company says the transition will begin in the third quarter, and will likely be complete by the middle of 2017. “In the...
by admin | Aug 8, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Workforce News
Construction employment grew by 14,000 jobs from June to July, finally taking back some of the 27,000 jobs lost since April and pushing industry employment up 3.3% year over year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Construction wages have also grown 3% since...
by admin | Aug 4, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Manufacturer News, Workforce News
WSAU reports Caterpillar has set the date to close its Prentice, WI facility. Workers will be laid off starting September 30th. Caterpillar announced earlier this year they’d be closing their Prentice Forestry products facility in Prentice as part of a global...
by admin | Aug 4, 2016 | Workforce News
A New Jersey construction company faces a proposed $71,400 fine and 29 federal citations for crane operation and chemical hazards, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). RCS Construction LLC at was...
