It’s National Ladder Safety Month
Insight from the American Ladder Institute
Every year, more than 300 people die in ladder-related accidents and thousands suffer disabling injuries. The American Ladder Institute...
Culture of Safety
JLG Industries offers a new whitepaper, "Adopting a Culture of Safety", which outlines six steps companies can take to create a safe, productive workplace....
Telehandler Manbasket
By Brian Hatch and Susan Doyle
Manbasket or MEWP (Mobile Elevated Work Platform) is a name for different tools used to obtain the same outcome:...
Germicidal LED
By Del Williams
Construction professionals have a golden retrofitting opportunity as commercial facilities expand their precautions against viruses: an effective new type of “germicidal” LED...
Safety Program
In the business of improving infrastructure, work occurs in high-risk environments where fall hazards are common. In fact, falls have been the leading cause...
Accountability Matters
Contract workers are a common sight at many facilities. These workers often perform very specialized and potentially hazardous tasks, such as confined space entry...
The First Priority
Building a top-notch safety culture doesn’t happen overnight. Getting buy-in from employees requires a top-down approach starting with the executive officers. “Safety First” can’t...
Safety First: Removing the worry of falling debris with safety nets
No matter the job, one of the biggest concerns for contractors is safety, both for workers and pedestrians. Whether work is taking place on...
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....
Edge Safety
When I started my construction career, my work was a passion, it was a challenge, but most of all, it was a discipline. I...