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OSHA dust guidelines set for airing at WOC
Experts Don Evans and David Murray to present a seminar on the US Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard compliance guidelines at World of Concrete
Lemminkäinen looks to appeal
Finnish contractor in cartel case wants to appeal some of Helsinki Court of Appeal’s decisions last October
Odebrecht fined US$2.6 billion for bribery
Court case centred around Brazil’s largest construction firm has uncovered corruption at highest governmental levels
LA pays $ 300 m to settle claim with Kiewit
Highway authority settles its two-year-long legal battle with Omaha-based contractor
Testimony deals expected in Odebrecht case
At least 80 Odebrecht employees are said to be negotiating plea bargains with investigators
Lemminkäinen claims €20 million
Finnish contractor names amount it feels it is entitled to as a result of Court of Appeal of Helsinki decision on asphalt cartel
Damages reduced in Lemminkäinen cartel case
Helsinki Court of Appeal’s asphalt cartel ruling leads to Finnish contractor receiving reimbursement of approximately €14 million
Two on trial over alleged CAN$24 million fraud against Atlas Copco
Former colleague in court to testify against pair who allegedly stole money from construction firm’s employee benefits programme
Court approves leniency for Andrade Gutierrez in Brazilian corruption ruling
Scandal-hit Brazilian contractor ordered to pay fine of US$ 287 million, and cooperate with future corruption investigations
Indian flyover collapse kills 23
Police open culpable homicide case against IVRCL after 23 deaths and more injuries caused by collapsed flyover in Kolkata, India
Construction firm blamed for fatal building collapse in Lagos
Nigerian authorities say promoters of Lekki Gardens development ‘criminally’ continued to build after receiving legal order to stop
Marcelo Odebrecht sentenced to 19 years
Lengthy jail term handed down to Brazilian construction tycoon convicted of corruption and money laundering
Police document appears to implicate Peru’s president in Petrobras scandal
Leaked internal document shows Brazilian police are probing alleged bribes to Peruvian leader
Anger over rebar anti-dumping duties
Industry body unhappy as EU sets anti-dumping duties on Chinese imports of rebar between 9.2 and 13%
Ugandan road project halted over sexual misconduct claims
World Bank cancels loan for Ugandan road construction amid claims workers mistreated locals
Construction boss sentenced for death of workers
Vadim Kazenelson was project manager for Metron Construction when three people died and one was critically injured after falling from scaffold
EU orders registration of imported steel from China
Commission launched anti-dumping investigation into imports of high-fatigue performance rebar from China last April
Boral welcomes report on trade union activities
The recommendations of a new Royal Commission report into trade union practices, have been welcomed by Australian materials producer Boral
NCC to pay following Norwegian court ruling
Swedish contractor to find €9 million extra after Supreme Court rules appeal inadmissible over illicit asphalt collaboration between 2005 and 2008
Japan’s leaning tower reveals pile data scandal
Probe into tower block foundation errors leads to discovery of ‘years of malpractice’
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