Mack Trucks - Mon April 20, 2020
Mack Trucks Donates to Local Lehigh Valley Community to Help During COVID-19
To assist those in the community and those on the front lines, Mack Trucks recently donated to local Lehigh Valley organizations aiding food insecurity and a shortage of medical supplies spurred by the coronavirus....
OSHA - Mon April 20, 2020
U.S. Department of Labor Considers Employer's Good Faith Efforts When Enforcing Compliance During Coronavirus Pandemic
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued interim guidance to advise compliance safety and health officers to evaluate an employer's good faith efforts to comply with safety and health standards during the coronavirus pandemic....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Thu April 16, 2020
Army Corps of Engineers Using Skills to Battle COVID-19
In times of national emergencies, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has historically taken the point among federal agencies in providing engineering skill to important public works projects stateside, as well as to American military sites abroad....
AASHTO Journal - Thu April 16, 2020
AASHTO Asks Congress for $50B Fiscal Backstop for State DOTs
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials sent a letter to Congressional leadership on April 6 requesting the immediate emergency injection of $49.95 billion to offset an estimated 30 percent loss in state transportation revenues over the next 18 months....
The White House - Thu April 16, 2020
President Donald J. Trump Announces Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups
On April 14 President Donald J. Trump announced many of the esteemed executives, economists, scholars and industry leaders who together will form various Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups....
AEM - Wed April 15, 2020
Three Ways Manufacturers Can Continue Production During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A recent article proclaimed a truth manufacturers in all industry sectors know all too well: You can't build an airplane working from home. As law offices, financial services firms and tech companies close their doors and require employees to work from home, manufacturers face the reality that manufacturing requires employees to work onsite....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Wed April 15, 2020
Construction Industry Responds
Many construction equipment manufacturers, construction companies and other construction-related firms are stepping up in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. These are just some of the many acts of mercy being performed in the industry....
U.S. Department of Labor - Tue April 14, 2020
U.S. Department of Labor Announces OSHA Interim Enforcement Response Plan to Protect Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced an interim enforcement response plan for the coronavirus pandemic on April 14. The response plan provides instructions and guidance to OSHA area offices and compliance safety and health officers (CSHOs) for handling coronavirus-related complaints, referrals and severe illness reports....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 14, 2020
State DOTs Use Quarantine Time as Advantage for Projects
While some states have halted all non-emergency construction projects, Indiana has decided to take advantage of the lighter traffic to get some scheduled projects done more quickly and more safely. A project already on tap will benefit from a drop in traffic numbers resulting from Gov....
Walsh Construction - Tue April 14, 2020
Walsh Construction Converts Portion of McCormick Place Into Care Facility
Walsh Construction, one of the largest contractors in the city of Chicago and in the United States, is leading the temporary conversion of a portion of the McCormick Place Convention Center into an Alternate Care Facility (ACF) for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients....
