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Illinois Utility Uses Drones in Field Inspections

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Ameren Illinois supplies gas and electric power to a 43,700-square mile area of midstate Illinois near Urbana is making use of specially outfitted UAVs to detect power outages, inspect transmission facilities. damage surveillance and plan for future construction projects.

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Illinois Contractor Fined for Trenching Hazards

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OSHA opened the inspection March 10, 2014, after observing employees working in an unprotected trench at a residential home under construction in Chicago. B & T Underground Inc., based in North Riverside, Ill., Proposed penalties total $76,340.'

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Prepping For Reentry: 8 Facility Maintenance Steps For Reopening Commercial Properties

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A version of this post was published in Illinois Real Estate Journal as a bylined article from Englewood Construction. Check facility records for any annual property inspections that were missed due to closures – such as sprinkler system, fire alarms, backflow preventers and other items – and reschedule with the appropriate groups.

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Illinois Plumbing Contractor Ignores 3 OSHA Warnings In One Month

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OSHA's inspection found: Less than three weeks after being cited for exposing workers to unsafe trenches, federal investigators saw a Chicago plumbing contractor, Og Plumbing, exposing the same four-man crew to trenching hazards as they worked on sewer and water utilities at two locations in Oak Park on consecutive days in March 2016.

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The New Normal: Commercial Construction Continues in Unprecedented COVID-19 Times

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Currently, construction sites are open and work is continuing in most states where we have projects underway — including our home state of Illinois where construction is deemed an “essential” business exempt from the current stay-at-home directive put in place by our governor.

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Appeals court lowers bar for OSHA willful violations

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Circuit Court Appeals — which covers Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin — have lowered the burden of proof required for OSHA willful violations. Recent decisions from the 7th U.S. In one case , involving Dukane Precast, an employee who was cleaning the sides of an auger became trapped when the sand beneath him gave way.

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State of the Construction Industry: January Roundup

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Infrastructure contractor Black & Veatch in December announced the successful test of a 60-mile, nonstop drone-based inspection flight conducted by a remote pilot located miles away in a command center in Illinois. The proof-of-concept flight included a twisting, 23-mile stretch of electrical transmission lines.