Fall Protection

The right equipment for leading and sharp edge situations By Raymond Mann, QSSP, and Carly Engels Johnston Working at height can be a risky business. That’s...

OSHA and the Roofing Industry: Fall Protection

Complying with applicable OSHA standards for safety By Michael Rubin, CSP and Kelly O’Connor The duty to have fall protection in construction (OSHA section 1926.501) regularly...

Focus on Fall Protection PPR

Understanding Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards for fall protection, as well as identifying the risks...

The War on Jobsite Injuries

Remote-controlled Demolition Machines: On a Mission for Safety By Peter Bigwood Shards of concrete, high working heights, falling rubble, piles of metal rebar—it’s often what a...

Ergonomic Solutions

Workplace injuries are prevalent in many occupations, and construction is no exception. Workers in this sector have to handle tasks that increase their risk...

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...

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...

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...

Restoring Safety

Ladders and scaffolds have long been the go-to solutions for elevated work—they’re simple to transport and don’t cost much to purchase or rent. While...

Remote Control Welding Technologies, Part 1

Remote control welding technologies offer welding operators the ability make critical process changes and parameter adjustments at the weld joint versus at the power...