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...

Heat Stress is Critical Safety Issue After the horrendous winter that many parts of the U.S. experienced, the coming of summer is certainly welcomed by...

Often, safety managers believe that their job is complete if they can keep their workers from contacting a lower level during a fall event...

The risk of falls from elevated working heights is very real. According to Liberty Mutual’s 2013 Workplace Safety Index, these types of incidents ranked...

When I started my construction career, my work was a passion, it was a challenge, but most of all, it was a discipline. I...

Success on any project depends on keeping it on time and on budget. A number of problems can set a project back, but accidents...

Twenty-five years ago, Peter Vieveen was just a man in his garage, hoping that the idea he had spawned might lead to a more...

The United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) Engineering Manual 385-1-1, Safety and Health Requirements Manual, 2014 version is out. Compliance with the EM...

There are inherent risks in being a utility worker. To make sure those risks don’t become reality, utilities, and the contractors they hire, must...

In April, the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America published a study performed on fatality reports between 2010 and 2012. The study’s purpose is...