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On June 24th, a U.S. District Court in Texas preliminarily stayed three changes to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Davis-Bacon Act regulation that took effect Oct. 23, 2023. The court’s order means DOL may not enforce these provisions for the time being. They include: • Section 5.2 pertaining to
MITA has seen an increase in Serious citations for routine violations that were previously cited as Other-Than-Serious. This change stems from an initiative by upper management at MIOSHA, where serious citations are now issued for lack of accident prevention plans and/or lack of first aid certificates on each job site.
Work Zone Safety After 2 crashes in work zones, officials warn of safety (WLNS, 6/26/24) Officials urge safe driving in work zones following accidents (WILX, 6/27/24) Michigan Department of Transportation honoring those killed in work zone crashes (CBS Detroit, 6/26/24) Semi-Truck Crashes Big In Michigan Construction Zone (Yahoo! News, 6/27/24)
For the third year in a row, the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Clare Welcome Center will host the National Work Zone Memorial over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. This special memorial honors the lives of more than 1,600 road workers, motorists, pedestrians, law enforcement officers, public safety officials,
Roads These are Michigan’s worst roads in 2023 (MLive, 6/19/24) More than $5 million in road repairs begin this week across Michigan (The Center Square, 6/18/24) Report ranks Michigan roads county by county (WSJM, 6/15/24) Work Zone Safety If you’re traveling this weekend, watch out for Michigan road construction
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is hosting an industry forum to discuss the upcoming one-step, design-build-operate-maintain procurement for Round 2 of the NEVI Formula Program in Michigan. This forum will allow potential proposers to learn about the Round 2 procurement process, locations, and schedule. When: 2:00 p.m. (ET)., Tuesday,
With this week’s extreme temperatures, we should all be aware of some tips to prevent heat stress. Remember physical activity at high temperatures can directly affect health and indirectly be the cause of accidents. MITA has created a tool box talk containing tips on how to beat the heat and
MITA will host its next Safety Directors Meeting on July 29, at 9 AM at the MITA Building. Samantha Birsen from MIOSHA will be on hand to discuss safety grant opportunities through MIOSHA. Greg will discuss the trends, good and bad, we are seeing in from MIOSHA in the way
Water Infrastructure ‘We are over 150 years old’: How Grand Rapids’ aging water infrastructure came to be (FOX 17, 6/13/24) Roads Annual roads and bridges report shows infrastructure conditions declining in Michigan (WZZM 13, 6/11/24) Southwest Michigan roads ranked among Michigan’s worst, but improvements are happening (Moody on the
During the past couple of construction seasons, MITA has been involved with several serious injuries as a result of cut-off saws “kicking back.” Some of these injuries have been inches from death. MIOSHA has noticed and is considering action. To prevent more injuries and possible new regulations, please take the
Roads See how your area Michigan road conditions rate from 1 to 10 (MLive, 6/4/24) Work Zone Safety Keeping people safe on both sides of the barrel: A new bill wants to keep people aware of work zone speeds (FOX 47, 6/3/24) MITA Mention: Rob Coppersmith is the head
Dams Fixing the dams: Michigan is on an infrastructure support mission (EGLE, 5/31/24) Roads Michigan roads are deteriorating faster than they’re being fixed (MLive, 5/30/24) ATTACHED Whitmer pitches $100K ‘Shark Tank’ contest to generate ideas for road, mobility improvements (The Detroit News, 5/30/24) Mackinac Policy Conference Recap
