Dubai-based developer Nakheel has awarded a $37m construction contract to Al Ghurair Contracting and Engineering Works (AGCEW) for its second hotel at Dragon City
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Month: April 2017
Qatar: Report finds excessive World Cup work hours
Some migrant labourers building stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar are working up to 18 hours per day, according to a report conducted by Impactt
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When the Safety Danger Signals Are Misread
When an intense construction fire shut down one of Pittsburgh’s busiest bridges last September, fire trouble had not been completely unexpected.
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How 'Normal' Activities Led to Three Fatal Construction Accidents
At these jobsites, sloppy practices seem to have been routine, or normalized, and deadly.
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When the Safety Danger Signals Are Overlooked
When an intense construction fire shut down one of Pittsburgh’s busiest bridges last September, fire trouble had not been completely unexpected.
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When the Construction Safety Danger Signals Are 'Normalized'
When an intense construction fire shut down one of Pittsburgh’s busiest bridges last September, fire trouble had not been completely unexpected.
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How 'Normal' Activities Led to Three Building Accidents
At these jobsites, sloppy practices seem to have been routine, or normalized, and deadly.
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$6B Cost Estimate Increase Imperils U.S. Nuclear Projects
Westinghouse Electric Co.’s recent realization of more than $6 billion in additional costs related to completing construction of two U.S. nuclear projects forced the firm to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 29.
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Trump Talks Up Infrastructure With Unions
President Trump continues to court construction unions, telling the North America’s Building Trades Unions annual legislative conference that he wants to rebuild infrastructure, streamline project permitting and reduce undocumented labor.
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DC Metro Chief Defends Track Repair Blitz
The head of Washington, D.C.’s beleaguered Metrorail system recently told Congress his agency “had to move and move quickly” in launching an accelerated infrastructure maintenance program in 2016, despite lacking a budget or management plan to guide what could be a $118-million effort to restore the 118-mile system.
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