The Safety Net
Whether you’re aware of it or not, you’re always looking out for your personal safety, as well as for others. Don’t believe it? Think...
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....
Commercial Floorcovering Safety
By John T. McGrath Jr.
As the commercial construction industry continues to adapt to COVID-19 restrictions, including finding new ways to work safely and responsibly...
Rising to the Challenge of Fall Prevention
During construction of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge in the early 1900s, safety-conscious chief engineer, Joseph Strauss, was considered quite an innovator when he...
Invest in Safety: Part 1 of 2
When Paul O’Neill started as the Alcoa CEO in 1987, the aluminum manufacturing giant was in trouble. Several of its recent product launches had...
Fuel Storage Insight
On urban infill construction projects and high-density residential builds, contractors face one particular hurdle that can affect safety, costs, and the project timeline: the...
EM 385-1-1: The Latest Revision is Out!
After nearly 3 years in its revision, the United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) EM 385-1-1, Safety and Health Requirements Manual, 2014 version...
The Real Cost of Falls: Why it pays to be safe
It’s time to face the facts—falls happen. Most serious work-related injuries and deaths commonly result from falls that can and should be prevented. In...
Tactile Expansion
Part of the proprietary product family of Mar-Bal, Inc. since 2018, Detectable Warning Systems™ (DWS) has been providing quality ADA and DOT compliant detectable...
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...