Over $40K in fines issued by OSHA after deadly building collapse

ST. MARYS — The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued fines in connection with the deadly ...
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OSHA fines St. Marys building owner $41K for violations after deadly summer collapse

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigated the St. Marys building collapse, which left one dead ...
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"The aging and debilitated bricklayers must be replaced by younger ones, president says

The President of Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG), Mr. Kunle Awobodu, is advising the youths to join the bricklaying trade. He said youths need to join the art in order to preserve and ...
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‘Lekki incident could have been prevented if proper measures were taken’ – experts say

Members of the Lagos chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Building, the Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers, more are of the opinion that the recent building collapse could have been avoided.

Verulam building collapse prompts urgent calls for accountability following George disaster

Following the recent Verulam building collapse that claimed five lives, Minister Dean Macpherson calls for accountability and ...
NBC News

NYC apartment building partially collapses, ripping massive hole in Bronx high-rise

Emergency personnel responded to the partial collapse of an apartment building in New York City on Wednesday morning. At 8:10 a.m., an incinerator shaft collapsed at the public housing apartment ...
The Nation Newspaper

Nigeria deserves construction act to end building collapses, preserve lives – Aderibigbe

Nigeria has recorded more than 650 building collapses since 1974, with at least 1,616 lives lost, according to figures from the Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG). Against this backdrop, legal ...