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Minnesota-Based Pipeliner Achieves Safety Milestone

Construction Equipment

United Piping (UPI), based in Duluth, Minnesota, finished 2019 with a record of 2.5 million hours worked without a lost-time injury. The company is a pipeline contractor that works in pipeline maintenance and construction, fabrication, horizontal directional drilling, hydrostatic testing, and…

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Fire door safety: How can specifiers help?

Construction Specifier

Seventeen people died—including eight children—and 44 people suffered injuries. NFPA’s research shows these fires caused 350 civilian deaths, 2900 civilian injuries, and $1.6 In 2019, a fire in a Minneapolis, Minnesota, high-rise apartment building resulted in five fatalities. billion in property damage.

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44 Percent of Contractors Report Vehicles Crashing into Road Projects

Construction Equipment

Half of those reported an injury, and 13 percent said the accident resulted in a fatality. Contractors responding were in California, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.

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Minimize Incidents & Injuries at the Worksite

Construction Business Owner

Minimize Incidents & Injuries at the Worksite. jobsite injury. How effective contractor management saves time, money & lives. Wed, 10/05/2022 - 14:42. Occupational hazards exact high fiscal and social costs. Globally, 2.78 million work-related deaths and 374 million non-fatal workplace accidents occur every year. Promote to rotator No.

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LEED Bird Collision Deterrence to be Required in Highland Park

Green Building Law Update

The State of Minnesota has since May 2013 required for all projects that receive general obligation bond funding from the State for new construction or major renovation apply the LEED SS Pilot Credit 55 standard. There’s no nationwide repository of bird casualties or injuries, so estimating the scope of this is difficult.

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LEED Bird Collision Deterrence to be Required in Highland Park

Green Building Law Update

The State of Minnesota has since May 2013 required for all projects that receive general obligation bond funding from the State for new construction or major renovation apply the LEED SS Pilot Credit 55 standard. There’s no nationwide repository of bird casualties or injuries, so estimating the scope of this is difficult.

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Illinois Nixes Statute of Limitations where Asbestos is Discharged into the Environment

Construction Lawyer

The Illinois legislature has passed a bill that repeals both the Statute of Limitations and Statute of Repose for construction if there is an alleged injury resulting from "the discharge into the environment of asbestos." See Senate Bill 2221. The bill has been sent to the governor who is expected to sign it. This raises profound issues.