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MITA has learned that MDOT recently provided guidance to their field offices on how they should proceed with the “finaling out” of their construction projects impacted by the lockout of the Operating Engineers, Local 324 (OE 324) last September. It is MITA’s understanding that MDOT’s statewide guidance addresses the following
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Bridge Magazine May 13, 2019 By Mike Nystrom Executive Vice President Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association Many groups across our state have urged Michigan governors and legislators, elected over the past two decades, to exercise leadership and pass a plan that will truly fix Michigan’s crumbling roads and bridges. Michigan
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“MIOSHA Launches Campaign To Prevent Roadway Accidents” is the title of a recent communication released by LARA. In 2018, nine of the 38 workplace fatalities in Michigan involved individuals being struck by vehicular equipment. Please remember that MIOSHA covers ALL industries, so many of these incidents were outside of the
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Effective Monday, May 13, 2019 at 6:00 am, weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways within the entire State of Michigan.State trunkline highways typically carry M, I, or US designations. Weight restriction information and updates may be obtained by calling 1-800-787-8960. For companies located in Canada or
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3M Fall Protection has learned of the possibility of a manufacturing defect in a dorsal d-ring of ExoFit NEX™ harnesses manufactured between January 2016 and December 2018. Although there have been no reported incidents involving this condition, a dorsal d-ring with this defect will not support the load in a
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Are you looking to improve and update your safety equipment? The MIOSHA Workplace Improvement to Safety and Health (MIWISH) Program awards employers in the state of Michigan a dollar-for-dollar match, up to $5,000, to qualifying employers for projects designed to reduce the risk of injury and illness to their workers