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Phenix City, Alabama - A lumber company maintenance employee at Phenix Lumber Company in Phenix City, Alabama was pronounced deceased after getting stuck in a piece of equipment. The accident occurred during late August at around 3:30pm. Police and fire medics were dispatched to 4 Cultrate Road. Police Captain Skip Lassiter said that when…

United States Of America - Air quality combined with heat and humidity continues to diminish. Outdoor workers should use caution and or reschedule. Employers should continue the situation and make accommodations. Wild fires continue to burn throughout California primarily affecting the Northeast the most.

United States of America - In the United States, buildings are constructed to withstand the usual occurrence of rain, wind, snow, and earthquakes. The abnormal events of gas explosions, vehicle impacts, and uncontrolled building fires are not usually considered by architectures and engineers. Now, a new building standard may aid engineers in…

New Haven, Connecticut - A building which was under construction near the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut partially collapsed on June 2, 2023, after a concrete pour went off course. City officials have reported that eight construction workers have been injured, two of which are in critical condition. No fatalities have occurred. …

Boston, Massachusetts - The vaccine mandate for city employees in Boston has been temporarily halted by an appeals court judge in response to a lawsuit brought by labor unions representing first responders against the city of Boston. The decision grants a stay to termination of their jobs which affects approximately 450 city employees who are…

United States Of America - The United States was already dealing with a sharp consistent worker death rate prior to the Pandemic. We knew this. What we are seeing now is a compounded accelerated increase and it is spreading to vehicle, equipment, hauling, warehousing and trucking. Workers are being pushed to the limits at home and at work. Mostly…

United States Of America - Despite improvements in equipment and advancements in wearable technology, safety in the construction industry continues to see an ever-rising number of preventable injuries and deaths creeping into the 2022 year. In the United States, construction workers only make up 6% of the labor force but account for roughly 20%…

Washington- On Thursday January 13th, the supreme court had blocked president Biden’s decision to have a vaccine and testing mandate for businesses and major employers. However, the court stated that the federal government is able to enforce the necessary measures to ensure safety for employees. With the recent Omicron variant surge, US…

In the wake of the death of a construction worker at American Dream Mall two years ago, the family of the worker has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Meadowlands mall and numerous businesses linked with its development.

Washington, D.C. - As announced on Tuesday by the Labor Department, the Biden administration is dropping its rule that major companies require by mandate that employees get vaccinated or tested on a regular basis for a stipulated virus. In withdrawing the regulation, the Department of Labor acknowledged what most companies and industry experts…

Washington, D.C. - The Biden administration petitioned the Supreme Court on Thursday to retain its vaccine-or-testing mandate for large US employers, despite opposition from many business groups and Republican-led states. The arguments come as the country faces another wave of the extraordinary pandemic that is sickening and killing thousands…

Washington, DC – The vaccine mandate has been reinstated by OSHA after the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a stay on the rule on Friday night. OSHA estimated that the vaccine-or-test rule could save over 6,500 lives and prevent over 250,000 hospitalizations during its six-month implementation period. Aside from the vaccine and testing…

Washington, D.C. - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has suspended implementation and enforcement of the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for private employers after a federal court blocked the measure. The OSHA website page dedicated to the COVID Vaccine Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) reads: “While OSHA remains…

Munchen, Germany - Kewazo, a German startup, is literally lifting the scaffolding industry to new heights. The fresh product just landed a cool $5M for advancement. Good news for the industry as its fresh digitized dashboard and insights will be a hit on sites everywhere soon shortly. Construction has seen an era shift that has been moving…

Washington D.C. - As the labor crisis advances across the U.S.A vaccine mandates are rolling out as well. Most of the mandatory vaccine requirements are from larger corporations with 100 or more employees but it is the recited normal from the White House for "back to work" and "back to school". Bylt: has seen a rapid uptick in quits the last…