According to OSHA, the fatal injury rate in construction is higher than the national average for all industries. Sadly, the numbers still aren’t going down. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its worker injury numbers for 2016, the most recent year available. Unfortunately, the news isn’t good. Workplace fatalities in the U.S. rose 7%, …
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House Passes New Autonomous Vehicle Bill
Driverless vehicles are already among us. As the technology charges forward, lawmakers are wrestling with the best way to regulate autonomous vehicles. On September 6, the House of Representatives passed sweeping legislation for highly-autonomous vehicles (HAVs). Among other things, the bill gave the federal government the power to regulate their design, construction, and performance. The bill …