CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL

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CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL - ISSUE 242749 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2025

McCarthy Workers Test Fall-Protection Harnesses Designed to Better Fit Women

Woman climbing mountain

The firm is one of the recipients of an Autodesk/AGC women’s safety harness grant.

November 9, 2020
Corinne Grinapol - Engineering News-Record

At project sites in Dallas, Houston and Atlanta, 27 McCarthy Building Co. women employees are testing a harness better suited to fit a diversity of body types than the more ubiquitous harnesses generally available at construction sites.

Reprinted courtesy of Corinne Grinapol, Engineering News-Record

ENR may be contacted at ENR.com@bnpmedia.com

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