Advancements in technology continue to yield better engines, improve fuel efficiency, and extend maintenance intervals. But beyond delivering superior products, technology has fundamentally changed...

The approach of summer is a reminder to us all of the need to recognize, and act to prevent, the harmful effects of excessive...

It is said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different result. In a recent...

When a major contractor needed to rehabilitate several miles of the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA’s) rapid transit tracks, he relied on a portable modular...

An increasing number of laws, regulations, and standards are being enacted to not only ensure better public and environmental health, but also enable government...

Management commitment is critical to improving the jobsite safety climate. Managers that “talk the talk” but do not “walk the talk” are poor safety...

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With the New Year stretching before us, it is worth our time to look back at 2014, and see what we might learn about...

Is insulation really needed on buried foundation walls and under concrete floor slabs? In short, “yes.” Those of us who have been in the building...

On September 18, 2014, OSHA published in the Federal Register a 60-page Final Rule changing requirements for Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting under...