by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
According to police crash report data from 2020 to 2022, there were approximately 280,000 crashes in Connecticut, and 34,000, or 12 percent, occurred on curves on state or town roads. In an effort to curb car accidents and deaths, the state Department of...
by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
For 13 years running now, fall protection has hamstrung contractors and their safety directors. During that time, it has become OSHA’s most frequently cited infraction. It remains the most cited this year. During the National Safety Council’s (NSC) Safety...
by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined an Orange-based concrete subcontractor more than $185,000 due to a June 2 partial building collapse on Lafayette Street. A U.S. Department of Labor spokesman said in an email Thursday that the OSHA...
by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
New York developer Vessel Technologies is eyeing a site along Tolland Turnpike in town for a new 42-unit apartment complex. Vessel officials discussed the proposal with the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission at a meeting on Dec. 4, though they have yet to...
by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
The State Bond Commission, meeting Friday, is poised to approve hundreds-of-millions of dollars to aid housing initiatives, clean brownfields, upgrade cultural facilities and support private development projects. Housing is a big focus of Friday’s session, with the...
