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Department of Labor alleges subcontractor knowingly exposed employees to asbestos hazards during former Waukegan hospital demolition

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Department of Labor alleges subcontractor knowingly exposed employees to asbestos hazards during former Waukegan hospital demolition WAUKEGAN, IL – Alleging that K.L.F. Enterprises — a Chicago demolition subcontractor — knew it was exposing its employees and others to the serious dangers of asbestos at a Waukegan work site, the U.S. Department of Labor has cited the company for 36 safety and health violations after a federal investigation. In November 2023, investigators with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened a complaint inspection after they observed K.L.F. employees not wearing protective equipment amid piles of debris and steel I-beams during structural demolition of the eight-story former Lakes Behavioral Health hospital. OSHA determined that K.L.F. continued demolition activities — disturbing and removing asbestos used to fireproof the building’s interior — despite recognizing the debris piles outside were likely asbestos-laden. The company did
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Maryland contractor continues to expose workers to falls from elevation, construction’s deadliest hazard, this time at Pennsylvania worksite

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Maryland contractor continues to expose workers to falls from elevation, construction’s deadliest hazard, this time at Pennsylvania worksite MECHANICSBURG, PA – A Maryland residential framing contractor – cited for 136 willful, repeat, serious and other violations in 20 workplace safety inspections since 2020 – continues to expose its workers to falls from elevation, the construction industry’s most lethal hazard, inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently found. OSHA opened an inspection on Feb. 23, 2022, at a Mechanicsburg work site as part of the agency’s construction targeting program, and determined that VD Construction Services LLC of Hyattsville failed to provide workers with required fall protection equipment, had set up and used extension ladders in an unsafe and improper manner, and did not ensure that workers using pneumatic tools had eye protection. OSHA cited the company for three willful and three serious violati
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California Needs More Housing. Unions Might Stand in the Way.

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By Farhad Manjoo from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/NfpcRK6 via IFTTT
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There’s a New Billboard in Town, and You Can Walk in

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By Joseph Giovannini from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/Tp4YlON via IFTTT
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How can aviation fly toward net zero?

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A Professor Who Studies Housing Discrimination Says It Happened to Him

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By Debra Kamin from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/QWc3b4v via IFTTT
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Sleepy Greek Port Becomes U.S. Arms Hub, as Ukraine War Reshapes Region

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By Niki Kitsantonis and Anatoly Kurmanaev from NYT World https://ift.tt/1EzTWbH via IFTTT
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The Housing Market Is Bad but Not That Bad

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