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...

Portland cement, specifically when wet, is a caustic and abrasive substance found in building materials, such as concrete, mortar, plaster, grout, stucco, and terrazzo....

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...

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...

As a construction professional, you’ve likely mastered the basics of fall protection since your first days on the job. Using the right equipment and...

Wearables have become a very fashionable topic in the construction industry, but it’s not all window dressing, every day, wearables are promoting health, safety,...

For professional trades like utilities, facility maintenance, and construction, Princeton Tec’s industrial-grade VIZZ series headlamps are designed to provide powerful, lasting, reliable, hands-free illumination...

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...

It’s time to face the facts—falls happen. Most serious work-related injuries and deaths commonly result from falls that can and should be prevented. In...

Every year, accidents on construction sites across the globe lead to fatalities and serious injuries. Indeed, incidents such as falling from scaffolding or being...