Legal/Regulation: Page 116
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Improve construction site safety—with an iPhone app?
The iConstructSafe app provides videos for iPhones and iPads that cover best practices for equipment and personal protective equipment.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 6, 2013 -
U.S. is moving ahead with hiring rules that will add contractor expenses
Rules that require efforts to hire disabled people and veterans as well as more record-keeping by contractors have been sent to the Office of Management and Budget for review.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 5, 2013 -
Largest builder in nation settles utility dispute for $2.3M
Centex Homes will pay for connecting hundreds of homes to the city water system, although it had received authorization from the Florida city to do so.
By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 2, 2013 -
$1M earthquake simulation study may lead to changes in building code
Scientists and engineers are studying the effects of seismic activity on steel structures.
By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 1, 2013 -
China halts construction on world's tallest building
Construction of the Sky City tower was forced to stop, just days after it was started, due to lack of government approval in addition to safety concerns.
By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 1, 2013 -
New LEED standards adopted amid protest
Although the new LEED standards were approved by a majority of USGBC members, certain groups are vehemently opposed to the updated draft.
By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 1, 2013 -
A tale from the rails: How 'buy American' killed a project
A proposal to construct a high-speed rail link between Las Vegas and Los Angeles lost any chance of federal funding because of a rule saying it had to buy what doesn't exist.
By Ron Gallagher • July 29, 2013 -
China, Pentagon City and NYC plumbing: The week's most read construction news
These were the five most popular reads of the past week on Construction Dive.
By Brian Warmoth • July 29, 2013 -
Utility sues Bigge over fatal gantry collapse at nuke plant
Bihgge Cranes and Rigging had constructed a gantry to lift a large part from a generator at the Arkansas Nuclear One plant, and it let go while moving 550 tons, killing a worker.
By Ron Gallagher • July 25, 2013 -
Trade groups sue NYC over pre-installed plumbing
The new disagreement involves residential units in New York's Atlantic Yards.
By Ron Gallagher • July 24, 2013 -
Savings on site investigations can prove expensive later
Finding out about wet soils, unexpected rock, utility conflicts, hazardous materials and other issues can prove that savings a little on site investigation can cost a lot later.
By Ron Gallagher • July 23, 2013 -
Contractors' hiring-pool plan gets court backing, but it's only one case
A federal appeals court upheld a centralized hiring pool that independent electricians ran in Houston, but the ruling was a reversal of an NLRB action, not a general blessing of the idea.
By Ron Gallagher • July 21, 2013 -
Contractors urging Congress to beat EPA to fly ash rules
The clock is ticking with numerous construction operations likely to be impacted.
By Ron Gallagher • July 19, 2013 -
Skanksa, robots and China: This week's most read construction news
Head into your weekend better informed with this weeks most popular Construction Dive posts.
By Brian Warmoth • July 19, 2013 -
Look for new OSHA rules on silica dust by month's end
The American Subcontractors Association expects new permissible levels of silica-dust exposure for construction workers to be issued by July 31.
By Ron Gallagher • July 18, 2013 -
Employers Impacted by U.S. Supreme Court DOMA Ruling
The United States Supreme Court has issued two decisions that expand same-sex marriage rights. In the first, United States v. Windsor, No. 12-307 (June 26, 2013), the Court ruled unconstitutional a law denying federal recognition of legally-married same-sex couples. In the second, Hollingsworth, ...
July 18, 2013 -
Less sulfur in diesel means bigger explosion risk, machinery-makers warn
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers says that newly-required low-sulfur diesel cannot dissipate static electricity as well as the old, so proper fueling is critical.
By Ron Gallagher • July 17, 2013 -
Architects, engineers don't really know about demolition, industry group tells Pa.
Pennsylvania is looking at regulations in the wake of the June collapse that killed six in Philadelphia, but the NDA wants a second opinion.
By Ron Gallagher • July 15, 2013 -
Lawsuit settlement in Calif. is cautionary tale for engineers
With interest running at $14,000 a day during an appeal, Jacobs Engineering cut its losses and settled with its former client.
By Ron Gallagher • July 15, 2013 -
Sequestration effect: Bigger fish are feeding in a smaller pool of gov't work
Contractors who seek smaller federal contracts are finding themselves competing now with big new names.
By Ron Gallagher • July 14, 2013 -
LEEDv4 and apartments: This week's most read construction news
Head into the weekend better informed with the week's most popular news posts.
By Brian Warmoth • July 12, 2013 -
Vest with lights sewn in is a bright safety idea
A Colorado company developed a safety vest that uses lights, including lighted words, to make workers much more visible at night.
By Ron Gallagher • July 11, 2013 -
Contractors can benefit by encouraging reports of 'near-miss' incidents
These reasons look like they should be obvious.
By Ron Gallagher • July 9, 2013 -
Non-profit industry group will wave the flag for creating P3 projects
The new Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure sees a need for America to embrace public-private partnerships for a variety of reasons.
By Ron Gallagher • July 9, 2013 -
Foreign-language training for aerial-platform workers is high on IPAF agenda
The International Powered Access Federation is making it a priority to get platform workers training in languages they can understand.
By Ron Gallagher • July 8, 2013
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