Legal/Regulation: Page 112
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OSHA wants companies to give it injury data electronically
A proposed rule would initially make companies with 250 or more workers send injury and illness data by computer.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 11, 2013 -
Settlement ends U.S. bribery allegations against Iraqi contractor
A Baghdad-based company that the U.S. charged had bribed a Corps of Engineers official for insider information on work has paid $2.7 million, and the case is closed.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 11, 2013 -
Does your company know who should do what during a job-site accident?
There are going to be accidents when humans are involved in construction, so it is wise to know what your company should do after calling 911.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 11, 2013 -
NYC proposal would limit construction to daylight hours (mostly)
Three members of the New York City Council have filed a bill that, if it became a city ordinance, would restrict construction to after 7 a.m. and before 8 p.m. on weekdays.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 5, 2013 -
Michigan court rules: Neighborhood 1, contractor's longtime yard 0
In Ypsilanti, Mich., McCormick Construction has been told to move out of the neighborhood that grew up around it.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 4, 2013 -
Mich. construction company ordered to move by court
McCormick Construction has called the residential location home since 1946.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 4, 2013 -
N.Y. Supreme Court sides with construction company in 2 rulings
DiPizio Construction Co. was fired from the Buffalo Canalside project by a state agency in May.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 4, 2013 -
Latest energy conservation code expands lighting controls, adds HVAC monitoring
The 2015 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code says there should be occupancy sensors in more areas opf buildings, including warehouse space.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 31, 2013 -
OSHA extends silica-rule comment window
The agency says it will now take comments on its proposed rules until Jan. 27, and AGC wants businesses to estimate compliance costs.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 29, 2013 -
Building code is N.D. town's bid to deter supremacist
Leith, N.D., is a very small town looking to keep a white supremacist out, and right now the playbooks involves making him meet sewer and water standards for his home.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 28, 2013 -
Stranded financially by Sandy: N.J. second-home owners
Families who scrimped to buy small but beloved summer houses on the New Jersey shore and lost them to superstorm Sandy can't even afford to tear down what's left.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 27, 2013 -
WTC debate and a big Cleveland deal: The week's most read construction news
Catch up on the most popular reads of the last week on Construction Dive. You'll be smarter for doing so.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 25, 2013 -
Cave-in danger among citations in $280,880 OSHA fines at power plant
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is levying the fines on six contractors who are building a biomass power plant in Berlin, N.H.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 24, 2013 -
Trench collapse kills Missouri worker on residential street
Details were scant, but the man died in a 7- to 10-foot deep trench while making a sewer connection, initial reports said, a situation that has been the focus of federal OSHA enforcement activity.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 24, 2013 -
OSHA: Latino construction workers more likely to die on NYC sites
A new report being released Thursday highlights a serious issue for New York projects.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 24, 2013 -
Calif. reopens probe of June death of worker at Levi's Stadium
The state has notified Schindler Elevator Corp. that it is taking another look at incident, which occurred at the future home of the 49ers.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 23, 2013 -
Architects' group hails SEC nod to crowd-funding as help for construction
The Securities and Exchange Commission has decided to put together regulations that would let startup companies sell shares through crowd-funding websites, and the American Institute of Architects says that's great.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 23, 2013 -
Shutdown-ending law will mean construction dollars
The law that ended the partial federal government shutdown and averted an end to borrowing contained some notable provisions, including a higher spending cap for a Corps of Engineers project on the Ohio River.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 20, 2013 -
Email is easy for project communications, but be careful what you write
It would be absurd to expect everyone to drop email and go back to drafting letters and memos about ongoing projects, but an attorney advises following similar rules for tone and content.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 17, 2013 -
With $98 million at stake, losing bidders protest Minn. I-35E contract award
The state DOT gave the job to Ames Construction and upheld its own action in an administrative appeal, so three companies are going to court to argue that the rules were not followed.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 15, 2013 -
Why every contract should mean a call to a lawyer before you sign
You wouldn't advise your attorney to be his own builder, so why would you try to go it alone in understanding a hard-won contract?
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 15, 2013 -
Shutdown may slow road projects as EPA reviewers sit at home
Corps of Engineers workers cannot go to their offices, and design firms fear harm if the shutdown stretches out.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 9, 2013 -
With E-verify closed, building jobs may go unfilled
Like so much else, the Department of Homeland Security's E-verify system that helps employers stay on the right side of the law is down.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 8, 2013 -
Tax-bond financing moves ahead for 251-acre KC redevelopment
A medical software company plans a $4.3 billion project on a derelict mall site, and the commission that governs tax-increment financing is on board for $1.635 billion.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 8, 2013 -
Feds clarify how much road work triggers disability regulations
Which projects on streets are "alterations" and which are just repairs has had contractors and local governments scratching their heads over Americans With Disabilities Act compliance.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 7, 2013
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