New Hampshire is the 4th Northeast state ranked in the bottom 10 of our countdown. Like most of the states in that region, the cost of living is higher than the national average (New Hampshire is 12% above the average).
Read moreNTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Collapsed Pedestrian Bridge in Florida
On March 15, 2018, a devastating pedestrian bridge that was under construction collapsed onto an open roadway below, killing 1 bridge worker and five motorists, as well as injuring 8 others. As was expected, investigations have been underway since the accident, which are expected to take at least several more months to complete
Read moreThe Top States to Work in Construction: #42 South Carolina
South Carolina is part of a south region that is primed to see the most construction growth, according to Oldcastle's 2018 North American Construction Forecast Report. In terms of construction wages, the state is consistently mediocre, according to the data with most of the construction occupation wages ranking in the high 30s or 40s (out of 50).
Read moreFederal Government Announces Plans to Rollback or Revise Several Regulations Affecting Construction
The Trump administration recently released its Spring 2018 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions and, contained within it, is a series of regulations that federal agencies plan to either amend or eliminate.
Read moreThe Top States to Work in Construction: #43 Rhode Island
Rhode Island: neither a road, nor an island. Discuss.
Read moreElon Musk Might Start Selling Masonry Block Made of Compressed Soil
Elon Musk and Steve Davis talking about their new masonry blocks
One of the biggest hassles of site work in construction is the hauling away of spoils. It’s costly and time consuming to bring in truck after truck to take unneeded soil off to an unknown dump site. When Elon Musk and his team, The Boring Company, started digging a tunnel for a HyperLoop system in Los Angeles, they knew there had to be a better way to handle to soil than to haul it away.
Read moreOSHA Proposes Rule to Alter, Enforce Long Delayed Crane Operator Qualifications
Last November, OSHA issued a final rule that would finally allow them to enforce language, which has been in their standards since 2010, requiring construction crane operators to be formally qualified to operate the equipment. The first day of enforcement for that rule had been set for November 10, 2018, but the agency has recently proposed a new rule that would pull back some of the initial requirements.
Read moreThe Top States to Work in Construction: #44 Florida
Florida has no doubt had its fair share of strange news stories over the past few years, not only in general, but also specifically in construction. Some have been tragic and scary, like the recent pedestrian bridge collapse that killed several people and a crane collapse that nearly missed several workers. Other stories have been down right strange, like this slow speed police chase led by a man who stole a backhoe.
Read moreReport: Using “Subs of Subs” Causing Rise in Construction Deaths
Finding enough labor to complete jobs has been a problem for many companies in the construction industry over the past few years. Amid a construction “boom” in many areas, general and subcontractors are accepting jobs without enough people to work them, so some have turned to hiring “subs of subs” to supplement their work, a report published by The Tennessean says.
Read moreOSHA Enforcement of New Beryllium Exposure Standard is Now in Effect for Construction Industry
In March, OSHA announced that they would be enforcing their previously delayed beryllium exposure limit for the construction industry on May 11, 2018. The agency has recently confirmed that enforcement date in a memorandum on May 9, 2018.
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