Democrats Take A Stand On Crane Safety

The recent crane accident scourge sweeping the country has finally made the government take notice.  The Democrats are now strongly urging OSHA to do something about the gross lack of safety regulations of construction site cranes.  Read the July 25, 2008 Wall Street Journal article on this topic in its entirety below:   Democrats Seek Tougher Crane Safety Standard as Deaths Mount By KRIS MAHER July 25, 2008; Page A3 Crane-related fatalities continued to mount, with six deaths in the past week, prompting Democrats in Congress to push for an enhanced federal safety standard and put more pressure on the agency charged with overseeing workplace safety. A crane holding a church steeple collapsed Thursday in Oklahoma City, crushing a car and killing the man inside it. An elderly man who was in his car watching a church steeple being assembled in Oklahoma City Thursday was killed when the boom of the crane fell on the car, according to a lo...