Transportation Construction Targeted for New Silica Enforcement Inspections
By Brad Sant, senior vice president of safety & education, ARTBA The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has alerted ARTBA that it will target transportation construction sites for focused enforcement of worker exposure to respirable crystalline...
ARTBA Names New Leaders to Two Safety Groups
By John Schneidawind, vice president of public affairs, ARTBA ARTBA has named two safety experts to chair its two primary safety panels: the Transportation Safety Advisory Council (TSAC) and the ARTBA Safety Committee. Jim Burnley, a partner at Venable LLP, was named...
U.S. DOT Announces FY2020 BUILD Grant Funding Opportunity
By Lauren Schapker, vice president, legislative affairs The U.S. Department of Transportation Feb. 19 announced a notice of funding opportunity for the next round of Better Utilizing Infrastructure to Leverage Development (BUILD) grants. BUILD grants support the...
Take Action: Urge Your Senator to Support Revenue Proposal
By Dean Franks, senior vice president, congressional relations, ARTBA For the first time in 12 years of Highway Trust Fund (HTF) crises, U.S. Senate Republicans and Democrats are pushing a real solution. Now is the time for you to contact your senators and tell them...
Feb. 27: Free Webinar on Construction Industry Opioid Use & Worksite Overdose Fatalities
Opioids killed more than 42,000 people in 2016 and 40 percent of those deaths involved a prescription opioid, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Construction workers are among the hardest hit segments of the U.S. population, with some...