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The safety violations in construction’s most iconic photo

The safety violations in construction’s most iconic photo

by Kimberly Glassman | May 8, 2023 | Uncategorized

Much has changed since workers building the 66-story, 850-foot-tall Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan posed for “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper” in 1932, but it remains construction’s most iconic photograph. The OSH Act created OSHA in 1971, so this photo existed...
The safety violations in construction’s most iconic photo

How DOT determined the Gold Star Bridge was safe to reopen after catching fire

by Kimberly Glassman | May 8, 2023 | Uncategorized

Given the shock of the earlier plumes of black smoke emanating from the bridge, there was some surprise when two southbound lanes opened three hours later. Additional lanes opened the following morning, but the right-hand acceleration lane and pedestrian walkway...
The safety violations in construction’s most iconic photo

Hydrogen company to expand facility in Wallingford

by Kimberly Glassman | May 8, 2023 | Uncategorized

A Norwegian green hydrogen company recently announced plans for a “gigafactory” to be built in Michigan using technology that is being developed and tested at the company’s Wallingford operation. Nel Hydrogen makes devices that take water and split it into hydrogen...
The safety violations in construction’s most iconic photo

East Hartford officials eye tax breaks, other incentives to secure Founders Plaza redevelopment

by Kimberly Glassman | May 5, 2023 | Uncategorized

East Hartford officials are creating a menu of tax breaks and other incentives to secure a project demolishing chunks of the roughly 50-year-old Founders Plaza office park along the Connecticut River, and building back hundreds of new apartments, as well as retail and...
The safety violations in construction’s most iconic photo

Old Greenwich’s Sound Beach Avenue bridge replacement complete took $2.5 million and a year of work

by Kimberly Glassman | May 5, 2023 | Uncategorized

The $2.5 million project started in April 2022 and the roadway was completely closed to traffic for three months. After that, traffic was open to just a single lane. Officials from the Greenwich Department of Public Works and the Board of Selectmen gathered at Binney...
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