Posts Tagged ‘Building’

Hanoi building contractors fined for fatal accidents

Hanoi building contractors fined for fatal accidents
Fifteen contractors of a Hanoi building which has claimed six lives have been fined a total VND235 million (US$12,000) for violating work safety regulations.

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Man falls from scaffolding at McAllen building

Man falls from scaffolding at McAllen building
A man is recovering in the hospital after falling off a from scaffolding at a building in McAllen.

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Hi Visibility Clothing Should Be Worn On Building Sites

With a high increase in accidents within building and constructing sites: It’s very essential and should be a priority to builders to always wear high visibility cloths when on building and construction sites to minimize these accidents.

Perceptibility should be a major factor to be considered in keeping workers across a diverse range of building and construction professions safe. For a majority of workers, reflective and high reflective clothing can… Continue reading

Building scaffolding

Bamboo scaffolding high wire act… Continue reading

New York Construction Accident Lawyers Say Building Tunnels is Dangerous Work

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Building tunnels can be a very dangerous job with all of the work, time, and effort that goes into it, not even to mention that building a tunnel requires a level of construction expertise that many construction workers have to work their entire life to find. Normally a tunnel takes 3 months or more to… Continue reading

A Warning to Negligent Apartment Building Landlords in New York From Personal Injury Lawyer, David Perecman

A Warning to Negligent Apartment Building Landlords in New York From Personal Injury Lawyer, David Perecman
New York personal injury lawyers want property managers to know that it is their responsibility to make sure their apartment buildings are safe, no matter how the economy has affected them.

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Indiana-Armstrong Builders/Spring Home Show: Building code revisions to increase cost of homes next year, PBA says

Indiana-Armstrong Builders/Spring Home Show: Building code revisions to increase cost of homes next year, PBA says
The Pennsylvania Builders Association contends that changes going into effect under the 2009 Uniform Construction Code are unnecessarily pricing new homes out of reach for some would-be buyers, and threaten the economic survival of small builders across the state.

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Construction and Building Site Accident Claims

Every worker could possibly meet an accident while at work, especially those who are working in a construction-related company. Construction workers are usually very well-trained and skilled in their particular craft but they still need to take safety measures because many accidents take place each year within construction and building sites. There are a lot of factors that can cause accidents in areas such as these. They might be caused… Continue reading

The 5 Most Common Building Site and Construction Accidents

This article explores some of the more common construction accidents in the workplace.

Ladders.

Ladders always carry a danger. When ladders are used to move between different levels on a construction site injury can be caused in a number of ways. One of the more serious injuries we have seen was when someone had failed to secure a ladder to the next level. As the user ascended the ladder it came… Continue reading

Palm Springs, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach & San Diego Construction Lawyer Discusses the Building Industry in California

If you are a general or sub-contractor or are employed in connected with the construction industry and work in any of the hard hit areas of Southern California such as Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, Anaheim, Palm Springs, Riverside, San Bernardino, Fontana, Fullerton, San Diego, Chula Vista, El Cajon, Temecula, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Redlands, Moreno Valley, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Orange County, Desert Hot Springs, Cathedral… Continue reading

Construction & Building Site Accidents

Safety on work sites is essential, not only for the sound health of employees, but also for the smooth working of the company. It is the duty of the employer to take care of the safety and health issues of its employees that may hamper them at their work place. Legally speaking, it is also necessary on the part of the employer to report incidents or accidents at the… Continue reading