News New York State’s construction death rate rises 9% A report from New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) has found that across the state, the construction fatality rate increased from 10.2% to 11.1% per 100,000 workers…
News Ferrovial puts sensors in helmets to prevent death by machinery Ferrovial says it has successfully tested proximity sensors in vests and helmets to alert workers when machinery gets too close. The system triggers a triple alert — physical, visual, and…
News Arkansas contractor fined $287,000 after two workers die in sewer Belt Construction Inc, a contractor based in Arkansas, has been fined $287,150 after two employees asphyxiated while working in a confined space. One lost consciousness in a sewer 20ft below…
CIOB Community, News Fresh thinking on quality from an Australian building commissioner Once-in-a-generation reforms to the construction industry in Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) will mean that students in the sector in 2030 will look back on buildings built in 2016-17 and ask themselves “did we really stoop to that level”?
News Man electrocuted at apartment under construction A 50-year old man has died in Chennai, southern India, having been found electrocuted after visiting an unfinished apartment he had bought. The man, named as Paalpandi by The Hindu…
Projects Besix notches up 20 million injury-free hours on Dubai Uptown Tower The team building the 340m-high Dubai Uptown Tower this week logged 20 million person-hours without a lost-time injury since work started in January 2019. Besix Middle East is responsible for…
News ‘Callous’ Illinois contractor fined for failing to protect workers from site hazards Araujo Construction, a roofing contractor based in Calumet City, Illinois, has been fined $277,000 for repeatedly failing to protect employees from hazards while working on residential projects. According to the…
News Vinci wins Canadian safety prize for compressed air exoskeleton An exoskeleton devised by a Canadian subsidiary of French contractor Vinci and Montreal-based Biolift has been honoured by Quebec’s Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association. Eurovia Quebec and Biolift won…
News Three killed in Hong Kong crane collapse Three workers died and six were injured on Wednesday in Hong Kong when a tower crane collapsed at a construction site on Anderson Road, Sau Mau Ping.
