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North Dakota Facing Infrastructure Challenges: TRIP

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While recent increases in state transportation funding have started to provide local governments in North Dakota some assistance in addressing their transportation needs, the state will face challenges in maintaining and improving road and bridge conditions, safety and reliability without…

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North Dakota Has Highest Worker Fatality Rate, Data Reveals

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According to data from the AFL-CIO Safety and Health Department, North Dakota had the highest fatality rate in the nation (14.9 Fifty-six workers were killed in North Dakota in 2013. per 100,000 workers) in 2013, more than four times the national average.

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First Interstate Carbon Capture Pipelines Proposed in US

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Three projects would cost billions to collect CO2 from bio-refineries across upper Midwest states to be sequestered at underground sites in North Dakota and Illinois, but opponents fear big safety risks of compressed gas

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How Intelligent Compaction Brings Safety to Road Paving

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Rollers with intelligent compaction telematics-based features are making a safety difference on night projects. Bryce Wuori, owner of Wuori Technology Consulting, Bismarck, North Dakota, helps contractors solve paving problems. “We We now connect the [Caterpillar 460] rollers so they actually talk to…

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Safety as service for Kevin Moorhead

The Korte Company

When Safety Director Kevin Moorhead does his job right, it might not look like he’s doing anything at all. “In In the safety career field, we don’t always get to see the fruits of our labors,” he said, “because if an employee follows something from our training and doesn’t get hurt, there’s nothing to remember.”.

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Safety as service for Kevin Moorehead

The Korte Company

When Safety Director Kevin Moorhead does his job right, it might not look like he’s doing anything at all. “In In the safety career field, we don’t always get to see the fruits of our labors,” he said, “because if an employee follows something from our training and doesn’t get hurt, there’s nothing to remember.”.

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First Interstate Carbon Capture Pipeline Is Proposed in US

ENR Construction

Three projects would cost billions to collect CO2 from bio-refineries across upper Midwest states to be sequestered at underground sites in North Dakota and Illinois, but opponents fear big safety risks of compressed gas