by admin | Apr 28, 2016 | Workforce News
35 construction workers died in Britain last year, yet the Tory government keeps cutting our protection, writes BRIAN RYE. CONSTRUCTION is the most dangerous industry in Britain. Last year 35 workers were killed. One death is too many; 35 is far too high. Yet 35...
by admin | Apr 25, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
Thousands of miles of line of varying diameter — from the fiber optics carrying telephone, television and Internet to larger metal pipes carrying water, sewer, natural gas and petroleum products — lie underground. For the most part, people and pipelines...
by admin | Apr 24, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Workforce News
The owner of a Black River Falls-based construction company says a decision to expand in Minnesota because of Wisconsin’s right-to-work law is paying off. Jim Hoffman, president of Hoffman Construction Co., opted to ramp up his business’ presence in the neighboring...
by admin | Apr 23, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Energy News, Workforce News
America has entered the global gas market, as the first export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) left Cheniere’s Sabine Pass export terminal in Louisiana on Feb. 23, headed to Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil’s state-owned energy company. “This is a...
by admin | Apr 23, 2016 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
WOODS HOLE — A construction worker was flown to an off-Cape hospital Thursday after he was struck by heavy equipment at a Woods Hole site, according to Falmouth fire and police officials. A large piece of heavy construction equipment was backing up when it hit and...
by admin | Apr 22, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Heavy Machinery News, Workforce News
Terex adds 13 new Driver Safety Training courses for medium-duty utility trucks, part of the company’s Master Mechanic Learning Center, to its suite of online training courses. These web-based modules provide utility fleet professionals with proactive driver training,...
