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If the Comcast guy falling asleep on a guy's couch wasn't enough to get the company to warn their techs NOT to fall asleep on the job, this surely will. Apparently, a Garden City family had a Comcast contractor fall asleep on their son's bed, and when woken up by the youngster, the guy just "proceeded to lay there and fall asleep again." Comcast of course apologized and said this: Comcast has reached out to the customer to apologize for the unsatisfactory experience. We have been in direct contact with the customer and have restored his services to his satisfaction. We obvioously do not condone what was represented in the photograph. The individual involved is no longer performing work for Comcast. – Jason Chen Comcast Cable Worker Falls Asleep On The Job [Click On Detroit] .
ST. MARTIN -- Homeowners Mike Smith and Mark Nordrum considered it a blessing when Florida contractor Don Gene "Dusty" Clemons appeared at their Porteaux Bay home offering his services after Hurricane Katrina. The homeowners' euphoria did not last long. After haggling with Clem-ons of Pensacola to fulfill the terms of the September 2005 contract, and then being unable to get him to return $45,000 in advance payments, the homeowners charged the 55-year-old contractor with embezzlement. Clemons is being held on a $50,000 bond at the Jackson County Adult Detention Center. Both Smith and Nordrum said as Christians, they found it difficult to sign charges but they do not want Clemons to advantage of other people. Smith said they do not expect to recoup the money but the hope is their lesson will be one that other homeowners will not have to learn the hard way.
The Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba has announced it's cutting rates for construction firms that encourage a safe workplace. The Incentive Plan in Construction will cut WCB rates by five percent for firms that earn safety association accreditation through the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association, or the Consttruction Safety Association of Manitoba. The plan starts January 1st, and is open to over 5,500 construction firms. It will be funded by the construction firms through a small surcharge increase, which doesn't apply to other industries. CJOB's Brett Megarry reporting.
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A young construction worker whose safety harness was unclipped fell to his death from the roof of a Midtown office building yesterday. Jose Luis Melendez Gutirez, 19, lost his balance and fell from the 12th floor of an 18-story building at 800 Second Ave. near East 42nd Street, authorities said. Police said the El Salvadorian immigrant landed on a sidewalk shed one story above the sidewalk. Co-workers said Gutirez was taking equipment to the roof and removing debris when he slipped off a guardrail around 9 a.m. Witnesses said they heard the sound of his body landing and then saw his white hard hat tumble into the street. "It was a thud," a police officer stationed in a booth outside the building who requested anonymity said. "When I looked up, the other workers were looking down.
The troubled Construction and Training Authority (CETA), which recently received the findings of a forensic report into its operations, believes the foundations are being laid for a more sustainable operational structure. It has, therefore, moved to sign a number of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with construction and related companies as it sought to begin a new chapter.Earlier in the week, the CETA had received the findings of a forensic investigation it had commissioned.The investigation, which was commissioned by the CETA itself, interrogated the agency’s operations, and highlighted key weaknesses. CETA spokesperson Shereen Maubane explained that the report dealt with allegations of financial irregularities as uncovered by forensic auditors LMD Africa.“The investigation dealt broadly with any inappropriate linkages between CETA staff and training providers,” she commented.It is now possible that subsequent investigations could follow.
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