Smooth Slopes
By Lynn Marsh
Crewmember safety is the highest priority in road construction. However, traditional compaction machines are about as rigid as it gets. Every degree...
Gas Exposure Safety
Continued development and refinement of advanced low-power LED photometric infrared technology for LEL detection of hydrocarbon gases has made gas detection safer, simpler, and...
Rail Project
By Thomas Renner
Workers are exposed to dangerous tasks in every construction job. It is part of the job, workers accept it, and do their...
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...
Building a Safety Culture That Pays Off
Safety accountability starts with a hard truth. The total cost of work injuries in 2023 hit $176.5 billion, with more than 220,000 preventable deaths...
Heat Stress
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...
Aerial Access Equipment
Apparently workers on scaffolding are tougher than most. For them, fall protection is not required by OSHA until 10 feet (pity the poor worker...
Commercial Floorcovering Safety
By John T. McGrath Jr.
As the commercial construction industry continues to adapt to COVID-19 restrictions, including finding new ways to work safely and responsibly...
Ladder Training and Citations
The American Ladder Institute (ALI), the only approved developer of safety standards for the U.S. ladder industry, has released findings from its 2024 Ladder...
The Benefits of IIPP: Is it a “Do it Yourself” Project?
One of the critical elements of a leading safety culture is the development and implementation of an effective Injury and Illness Prevention Program (I2P2/IIPP)....