ConDig (29-Mar-23). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Wisconsin-based roofing company and a general contractor for exposing workers to potentially deadly falls at an Appleton project. It comes as the agency…
ConDig (21-Mar-23). US construction starts jumped up 6% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $912.8 billion, according to Dodge Construction Network. It comes as residential and nonresidential building starts increased 11% and 9% respectively,…
ConDig (08-Mar-23). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined two contractors after a 51-year-old painting contractor died on a residential apartment complex project in Cleveland. The agency issued a citation to Geis Construction for…
ConDig (01-Mar–23). Construction spending in the US edged down 0.1% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,825.7 billion after falling 0.7% in December, according to latest figures from the Commerce Department. Despite the…
ConDig (15-Feb-23). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined a Massachusetts-based roofing contractor $137,196 for exposing workers to dangerous fall hazards. Following a monitoring inspection at a company work site on Roach Street in…
ConDig (10-Feb-23). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined a Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based contractor $85,005 for two safety violations. The agency said that Siteworks Inc had failed to take required steps to protect…
ConDig (22-Dec-22). Texas-based civil contractor Sterling Infrastructure Inc has acquired Concrete Construction Services of Arizona L.L.C. and its affiliated company (CCS) for $22 million. Sterling said that CCS provides residential single-family home concrete foundations, including…
ConDig (20-Dec-22). Construction of new homes in the US edged 0.5% lower in November in the wake of rising building material costs, elevated interest rates and supply chain bottlenecks, according to a report from the…
ConDig (30-Nov-22). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Wisconsin-based roofing contractor $349,371 for exposing employees to dangerous fall hazards. The agency said inspectors observed roofing workers at heights greater than 6…
ConDig (20-Oct-22). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a developer and two subcontractors for exposing employees to potentially lethal dangers by allowing them to work near energized power lines on a New…