If you have purchased a hard hat from 3M that claimed to protect you against an electrical shock, you may be due a free replacement hard hat, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced… [To read the rest of the story, visit constructionjunkie.com!]...
It was a scary moment in Queensland, Australia’s Griffith University College of Art building last week as a wheeled crane suddenly tipped and crashed into the top levels. Firemen rushed to the… [To read the rest of the story, visit constructionjunkie.com!]...
Being inside a building during an earthquake is, at best, a little unsettling, but it’s extremely difficult to measure the movement of an entire building. Last year, researchers at MIT were able… [To read the rest of the story, visit constructionjunkie.com!]...
When a small fire inside a $50 million Houston high rise apartment complex suddenly turned the 5th floor into a fiery inferno, construction worker Curtis Reissig became trapped on the unfinished… [To read the rest of the story, visit constructionjunkie.com!]...
If the construction industry isn’t talking about the labor shortage at the moment, the focus is on safety. Billions of dollars and thousands of hours are spent each year trying to keep workers… [To read the rest of the story, visit constructionjunkie.com!]...
As we’re all aware, construction is a dangerous occupation, but just like any business decision, it’s hard to figure out how to solve the problem without having data for back up. OSHA has just… [To read the rest of the story, visit constructionjunkie.com!]...
