MILWAUKEE (June 26, 2017) – The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has updated its Digger Derrick Safety Manual with new and expanded content on safe equipment operation, start-up and shutdown and maintenance precautions.

ST. PAUL, Minn.(June 23, 2017) — 3M Personal Safety Division, the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers (Iron Workers International) and the Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT) have announced a partnership agreement to provide members, facilities and IMPACT signatory contractors access to 3M training Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and special services.

DENVER (June 22, 2017) – The Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) is proud to announce the 2017 recipients of the organization's most prestigious awards. The recipients, Rich Baldwin, CSP; Brad Giles, CSP, STSC, P.E., Grad IOSH; Ann-Marie Grusch, CHST; and James Lange, CSP, ASP, OHST, STSC received their awards during a luncheon ceremony at ASSE's Safety 2017 held in the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.
 

SEATTLE, Wash. & BOISE, Idaho (June 21, 2017) – Parkstone Properties and Guerdon Modular Buildings are set to begin the vertical construction process of the newest CubixTM micro-apartment project, Cubix – North Park, in North Seattle. The craning in of modules for the four-story building will begin in July and is an important milestone in the strategy of bringing affordable housing online rapidly.

NEW YORK (June 21, 2017) – At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $651.2 billion, new construction starts in May increased a slight 1 percent from April, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.  Public works construction bounced back 30 percent from its subdued April amount, helped by the May start of four large pipeline projects totaling a combined $3.0 billion.  This enabled the nonbuilding construction sector (which also includes electric utilities and gas plan