Surveillance Systems

By Alicia Delgado Heavy-duty vehicle operators know that being safe on the job is an uncompromising priority. Not only do they have to ensure their...
fall injuries

Winning the Safety Race with Scissor Lifts Taking First

Whether young or old, short or tall, every employee has the right to be safe while performing tasks on the jobsite, and high-reach work...
driver behavior

Distracted: Understanding New Trends in Driver Behavior

Reviewing OSHA’s ten most frequently cited safety and health violations and the OSHA Fatal Four listing, an OSHA representative commented: “One remarkable thing about...

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...
National Safety Stand-Down

Raising Safety Awareness in the Aerial Access Industry

In support of OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction week held earlier in May, Genie released its Upcoming Changes to ANSI...

Innovations in Excavation

National Trench Safety’s (NTS) Director of Strategic Operations, Eric Juhl, traveled to the United Kingdom to visit vendors who manufacture large hydraulic bracing. But...

Wearables

Wearables have become a very fashionable topic in the construction industry, but it’s not all window dressing, every day, wearables are promoting health, safety,...

Optimize Safety

In the commercial construction industry, accidents like slips, trips, and falls have increased by a small, but not insignificant, amount over the last couple...

Safe Delivery and Handling of DEF

how to ensure clean, quality diesel exhaust fluid By John Cleary There’s no denying that Tier IV regulations have begun to impact the equipment...

Bullard Revolutionized PPE with the Hard Hat

OSHA made hard hats mandatory in the 70s By Stacey Simmons Millions of workers wear hard hats every day on their jobsites. But that critical piece...