The voice of Canada's open shop construction associations praised the federal government for including in its Budget Implementation Act repeal of the Depression-era Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act.
Read more: Canadians eye repeal of Davis Bacon-modeled construction wage inflators
Recognizing the Canadian Center for Occupational Health & Safety-recommended 23-kilogram (50-lb.) threshold for objects workers regularly handle, Lafarge Canada has introduced a 20-kilogram (44-lb.) alternative to the traditional 40-kilogram (88-lb.) cement bag.
Read more: Lafarge Canada heeds safety directive in switch to 44-lb. cement bag
Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick became the 53rd U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general and U.S. Army chief of engineers during an assumption of command ceremony last month at Baruch Auditorium, Fort Lesley J. McNair.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Refton, Pa.-based Quality Stone Veneer Inc. with eight safety violations, including one willful, for scaffolding hazards found during stone installation at a Hegins, Pa., residential site.
Read more: OSHA proposes $154K in fines for veneer stone installer
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $38,000 in fines for Cleveland Cement Contractors Inc. following an investigation into the partial collapse of a downtown Cleveland casino's parking garage. The agency identified six serious safety violations in the December 2011 incident, which occurred during concrete placement on the second level, and resulted in crews suffering sprains and strains.
Read more: Contractor cited in collapse during parking garage pour
