Tips for keeping your work crews sure-footed Slips happen. A simple misstep on a wet walkway or gunky ladder rung can send you reeling. When...

Having a dedicated risk and safety director pays dividends By Murray Rice I have been running a construction company for 15 years, and I am always...

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 construction industry is easily one of the country’s riskiest. Approximately 20% of worker deaths in the U.S. occur in the construction field, even...

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...

The following is information taken from OSHA’s brochure, Recommended Practices for Safety & Health Programs in Construction, dated October 2016. In today’s economy, an increasing...

Winter may be on its way, but work never stops. On a construction site, winter doesn't just bring frost—it brings a whole host of...

A federal workplace safety investigation has found a Glenburn general contractor's decisions to ignore an onsite expert's repeated warnings and the company's own site-specific safety...

The construction industry is one of the most dangerous industries to work in. It has the second highest number of occupational deaths, and recent...

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...