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Beyond Inverse Condemnation in Wildfire Litigation: An Oregon Jury Finds Utility Liable for Negligence, Trespass and Nuisance

Construction and Infrastructure Law

On June 10, 2023, a jury in Portland, Oregon found PacifiCorp and Pacific Power (collectively, “PacifiCorp”) liable for negligence, trespass, and nuisance based on a series of four wildfires that occurred during Labor Day weekend in 2020. in the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Multnomah, Case No. 20-CV-33885.

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Construction Safety Lab to Open in Oregon

Construction Equipment

In an effort to combat the risk of injury to workers in construction, Knife River Corporation and MDU Construction Services Group have joined forces with the College of Engineering at Oregon State University to develop one of the world’s leading facilities for improving safety for construction workers and the general public.

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School Safety is In the Making

BD+C

School Safety is In the Making 1 kcichowicz Fri, 03/24/2023 - 10:24 Designing safer schools may involve providing protection where multiple life-safety threats overlap. On the other, it can work with other surveillance and access control systems to provide warning of approaching life-safety threats.

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It's Getting Safer in Oregon

Construction Equipment

Construction workers in Oregon will have a better chance at going home safely at the end of the day due to two new OSHA rules going into effect this year. Starting January 1, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division’s minimum height at which workers must be protected from falls is now six feet.

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Virginia first state to enact COVID-19 emergency temporary standard

Construction Dive

An ETS regarding coronavirus-related workplace safety requirements for contractors and other businesses is also in the works for Oregon.

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Fire Safety Provisions for Tall Mass Timber Buildings to Be Adopted by the NFPA

Construction Junkie

Photo by the Oregon Department of Forestry , CC BY 2.0. The National Fire Protection Association has recently adopted provisions to allow for taller mass timber buildings within NFPA 5000 Building Construction and Safety Code and NFPA 101 Life Safety Code. Cross Laminated Timber.

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Award of Merit: Safety: Bonneville Power Administration Quenett Creek Substation

ENR Construction

The Quenett Creek Substation is a 230-kV greenfield facility built to supply increased electricity to the growing rural communities near the Oregon-Washington border.

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