7 Summer Safety Tips

Summer is a great time for construction work, but a brutal time for construction workers. Excessive heat and sun exposure pose significant dangers, such...

Setting the Standard

There are several regulatory standards mandating the use and testing of in-service rubber insulating equipment to protect workers from electrical hazards. Regardless of the...

Tactile Expansion

Part of the proprietary product family of Mar-Bal, Inc. since 2018, Detectable Warning Systems™ (DWS) has been providing quality ADA and DOT compliant detectable...
Dust collection matters

Done and Dusted

Dust collection matters In outer space, cosmic dust is widely present across the galaxy. Originally, it was an annoyance to astronomers—it obstructed the objects they...
driver behavior

Distracted: Understanding New Trends in Driver Behavior

Reviewing OSHA’s ten most frequently cited safety and health violations and the OSHA Fatal Four listing, an OSHA representative commented: “One remarkable thing about...

You May Never Feel a Thing

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

Safe Loading

With projects in high gear, transporting equipment from jobsite to jobsite needs to be done efficiently, effectively, and safely. GC’s need to know the...

Safety Awareness at Every Stage of the Construction Process

By George Cesarini Despite advances in technology, fall safety on construction sites continues to be a concern. In 2017 alone, the construction industry suffered more...
smoke vents

Critical Ventilation

The BILCO Company of New Haven, Connecticut, provided 93 smoke vents for the construction of a rocket manufacturing facility in Florida. Smoke vents are a...
Safe and Sound

OSHA’s “Safe and Sound” campaign assists employers in keeping workplaces...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched its “Safe and Sound Campaign” recently, calling on employers to review their safety...