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Registration of construction workers for availing benefits under various Delhi government schemes will now be done through the doorstep delivery programme, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced. "The service begins today on '1076' helpline. No construction worker will have...

Gustavo Ramirez was a popular 16-year-old who loved soccer, played drums at school and in a church youth program and had an infectious, happy-go-lucky personality. His oldest sister, Jenifer Enamorado, says he always had a soccer ball or basketball...

This family-owned Wall Township company is battling a certain biological agent that's threatening local businesses everywhere. It's not COVID-19 - it's mold. GreenWorks, an Allenwood-based environmental investigation, construction and decontamination company, is lending a hand to area businesses and emergency...

From health benefits to insurance clauses in construction contracts, COVID-19 is changing the way contractors are thinking about insurance. Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, the British Columbia Construction Association Employee Benefit Trust (BCCA EBT), a non-profit provider of...

In a post-pandemic world, will municipalities rethink policies and regulations to permit more green or sustainable design and construction. Speakers at a webinar hosted by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) recently in Guelph, Ont. hope so. Panellist Alex Chapman,...

The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration is looking to enhance its focus on workplace safety in the construction and manufacturing industries as COVID-19 cases continue to climb across the state. MIOSHA is hoping two State Emphasis Programs will ensure...

Early in the pandemic, construction workers in Texas were more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 compared to other occupations, according to a recent study published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open. Researchers analyzed hospitalization records at three major...