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Insurance costs expected to rise after Sept. 11
Date: Nov-23-2001
The fallout from the World Trade Center collapse is approaching the construction industry, as higher premium costs in a variety of areas are anticipated in order to help insurers make...
Michigan labor continues push for enhanced jobless benefits
Date: Nov-23-2001
With the nation's unemployment rate jumping a whopping half percentage point to 5.4 percent from September to October, more and more workers are looking to Unemployment Insurance to get them...
New roof truss bridges Ford Field
Date: Nov-23-2001
What was most likely the heaviest construction lift in the history of the State of Michigan - and one of the heaviest ever in the U.S. - took place on...
NEWS BRIEFS
Date: Nov-23-2001
Airport security to be federalized In the end, good sense overcame political ideology. President Bush announced Nov. 15 he would sign a legislative compromise that will place the U.S. government...
Nuke plants an important source of energy, employment
Date: Nov-23-2001
Michigan's nuclear power industry consists of three plants that supply a combined 14.1 percent of the electricity generated in Michigan. The D.C. Cook, Fermi 2 and Palisades plants are a...
Pipeline had a lot of character - but it leaked like a sieve
Date: Nov-23-2001
ROCKLAND - Wood and water don't mix? Yup, that's pretty much true. Water always wins? No doubt about it. Those two generally accepted engineering principles were clearly illustrated over the...
15-year study confirms deadly grip of falls
Date: Nov-09-2001
A newly released, sweeping report by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) confirms that of all the hazards U.S. construction workers face, falls account for the most...
Effective safety planning effectively saves lives
Date: Nov-09-2001
Most occupational safety experts now say that the best way to reduce occupational hearing loss is to lower noise levels at the source of the noise, through better engineering of...
For some in GOP, union members' political leanings are the greater security risk
Date: Nov-09-2001
Over the last two months, most of the country - and amazingly, the U.S. Congress - have managed to put political ideology aside. Democrats and Republicans have rallied behind President...
News Briefs
Date: Nov-09-2001
Social consequences of injuries probed A free safety program directed at construction safety personnel, stewards and apprentices will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4 at...