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ABC, in conjunction with the Coalition for Workplace Safety, filed comments with OSHA opposing a proposed rule that will change how the agency will operate its On-site Consultation Program for all worksites, including those that have Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program status. ÌýÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓalso filed its own set of comments focusing on the direct impact this proposed rule would have on the construction industry.Ìý
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are requesting comments from the construction industry about the potential use of government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on large-scale federal projects in Washington, Maryland, Kentucky and Minnesota.
ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓmembers that attend BizCon, Feb. 19-20 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., will have the opportunity to hear from leaders in the health care, energy, retail and chemical sectors who collectively have more than $20 billion in construction projects in their pipeline, according to Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Capital Expenditures List.
Construction Executive launched three freeÌýeNewslettersÌýtargeting niche topics in a biweekly email format.Ìý
The 2013 Safety Training Evaluation Process (STEP) applications are now available and have been mailed out to all ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓchapters and contractor members.Ìý
A Philadelphia jobsite of longtime ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓmember E. Allen Reeves, Inc., of Abington, Pa., was the target of vandalism during the Christmas holiday. Philadelphia police detectives say arsonists caused an estimated $500,000 in damages at the Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting, a new Quaker meetinghouse.