by admin | Apr 21, 2016 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
A construction worker has been winched to safety after he fell seven meters into a pit at a work site in Melbourne’s north this afternoon. Specialist fire crews were brought in to rescue the man at the Epping construction site just before 3pm. It is believed he...
by admin | Apr 21, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Equipment Rental News, Workforce News
It’s often the disappearance of the familiar that makes us notice the city around us. We walk the same streets every day, no longer really noticing the buildings that define them. Then a hole appears, an open wound in the urban tissue. New views are revealed, naked...
by admin | Apr 21, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) closed its plants on Wednesday for safety inspections, following accidents that claimed the lives of three workers in one week this month. It is the first time that Korea’s largest shipbuilder has suspended operations since it was...
by admin | Apr 21, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Workforce News
Contractors at the top end of the spectrum report experiencing higher project quality, greater impact of safety on their project ROI and better ability to retain and attract new staff than those at the low end of the spectrum. A new study from Dodge Data &...
by admin | Apr 21, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Workforce News
The Kentucky Labor Cabinet signed an agreement on Tuesday meant to keep hundreds of workers safe while building a new Omni hotel in downtown Louisville. Watch WDRB.com video here Cabinet officials established a “construction partnership program” with general...
by admin | Apr 20, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Workforce News
A study from the Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation (AEDF), in partnership with the William & Mary University Department of Public Policy, indicates a significant skills gap in the U.S. heavy-equipment distribution industry’s job market. A fact...
