By Rick Farrell Construction is a noisy business. The average noise levels measured for various construction-related tasks range from almost 96 dbA for installing trench...

The construction industry geared up for Safety Week (May 7–11). Now its fifth year, what began as a joint initiative between the Construction Industry...

New generation of pure sine wave inverters simplify installation, maintenance In the event of a building-wide power outage, electrical engineers and contractors have several options...

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

The telehandler is one of the most indispensable pieces of equipment on the jobsite, providing the ability to place palletized loads at height and...

JLG Industries offers a new whitepaper, "Adopting a Culture of Safety", which outlines six steps companies can take to create a safe, productive workplace....

Safety remains a top priority—and challenge—for the construction industry, which employs almost 10 million people in the U.S. alone. Jobsites are inherently hazardous environments...

Today, the owners of a growing number of non-standard building designs like museums, arenas, stadiums, and structures with atria or large open spaces are...

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...

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...