New Hires on the Rise in 2016: Fall Protection in...

According to a survey published in January 2016 by the Associated General Contractors of American and Sage Construction Real Estate, U.S. private and public...

Upping the Standard

There’s a new hand-protection standard in town. And it brings a global change. In January 2016, the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) received American National...

Regular Inspection

Maintaining tire safety on jobsites is not an easy task. The massive size and weight of some of the equipment and the tires can...

Complacency Can Cost

In the early morning hours of May 3, 2023, a driver in Raleigh, North Carolina hit and killed a 33-year-old construction worker named C.J....

Creating a Culture of Safety

By Brian Kagen Since January 1, 2017, OSHA has closed more than 90 Federal and State investigations into workplace fatalities relating to ladder use, primarily...

Close Call

Improving Safety With Backup Cameras David Pyper is simply glad he didn’t have to learn his safety lesson the hard way. “It was 6 or 7...
winter safety

Essential Tips for Working on Sites in Winter

Winter may be on its way, but work never stops. On a construction site, winter doesn't just bring frost—it brings a whole host of...
emergency lighting

Hidden Emergency Lighting

While emergency lighting is critical to life safety and must function to code, no one wants to see the devices ruin the aesthetics of...

The Power of Pre-Task Safety and Health Plans

Pre-Task Planning is necessary to make any construction project successful. “Pre-Task Safety and Health Planning” is necessary to promote a safer and healthier work...

3M™ Personal Safety Division Launches 3M Center for Respiratory Protection

Creating and implementing a respiratory protection program can be a complex and challenging task, from exposure assessments to respirator selection to fit testing, a...