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Chicago Construction Worker Dies in Sewer Flood

Construction Equipment

a 25-year-old worker employed by Kenny Construction, died Wednesday night performing sewer maintenance when flash floods swept through the Chicago area, according to the Chicago Tribune.' Gustavo Briceno Jr.,

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Is a trench a permit-required confined space?

FDR Safety

Tapping/tying into an existing sewer line inside of a trench to make a connection. Employers should also be aware that it is also possible to have a permit-required confined space in a trench where work does not otherwise require a permit. An example might be a 30-inch pipeline laid inside the trench that ties into a sewer line.

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Contractor Cited For Letting Employees Work in Unprotected Trench

Construction Equipment

. . The Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued one willful citation to an employer for allowing employees to work in a 9.5-foot-deep At the time of the inspection, workers were installing sewer lines at the intersection of Lee and Washington Roads in Fort Jackson, S.C.

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7 Benefits Of Wastewater Treatment

Construction Marketing

When residual wastes are sent to a sewer system, you’ll likely incur significant discharge fees. For this reason, oil and gas wastewater should be treated before it’s used on dirt roads to deice roads or suppress dust to safeguard public health and workers’ safety. 3) Improve Efficiency. 4) Increase By-product Recovery.

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Kansas: Amazon Picks Kansas City for Fulfillment Center

Business Facilities

But most significantly, it is transformative because of the quality employment opportunity Amazon will offer. The investment Amazon is making in Wyandotte County is more than an economic development success, it is also a key component to solving the employment gap” said President of Wyandotte Economic Development Council Greg Kindle.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds With Terry Gill, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

Business Facilities

Braidy Industries Chairman and CEO Craig Bouchard recently said the region’s pool of available, talented workers ought to be seriously attractive for advanced-manufacturing employers. The program is one of the many ways Kentucky removes obstacles that stand between employers and putting Kentuckians to work.

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$1.1B Steel Plant for Arkansas

Construction Knowledge

Mississippi County is providing $12 million from a half-cent, industrial development sales tax to be used on infrastructure needs including gas and sewer lines and purchasing the land. ENR reported today that Big River Steel, LLC plans to build a $1.1B US plant that will convert scrap steel to new steel.