OSHA cites Midwest Excavating LLC at Sioux Falls jobsite for exposing employees to trench cave-in hazards. Fines are totaling to $58,343 in penalties.
San Diego Convention Center will be the backdrop for this year’s NSC Congress & Expo.
With 166 deaths in confined spaces and 887 deaths from falls in the United States in 2017, drones are becoming a safer way to complete dangerous tasks.
The decision found that New Jersey-based Altor Inc. and its owner were ultimately liable for paying the full penalty amount of $412,000.
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OSHA has entered into a partnership with an Atlanta, Ga. contractor to promote workplace safety during construction project.
Research funded by IOSH and Glasglow Caledonian University has found the use of a hazard-identifying tool could educate architects on typical design-related hazards.
Construction for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games is right on schedule, but with a labor shortage in Japan and a rushed schedule, workers’ safety is being compromised.
Self-guided bulldozers and mining trucks are being developed with advanced artificial intelligence to prevent equipment from colliding with human workers.
Robotic hydrodemolition helps to simplify bridge repair.
The confined space standards for both general industry and the construction industry place great emphasis on safety training.
The right type of crane can make or break your project. These seven tips will help you make the right choice as quickly as possible.
A new interactive map released by New York City's Department of Buildings shows 8,000 construction sites that require safety training.
There was an unexpected decline in construction spending this past May after investment in private construction projects dropped to its lowest level in nearly two and a half years.
"Workers have different needs and circumstances, depending on factors such as occupation, working night shifts, or being paid by the hour," said Dr. Rebecca Tsai, epidemiologist and lead author of the study. "We recommend that employers tailor their workplace health promotion programs based on their specific work organization characteristics in order to maximize participation."
The new alliance between OSHA's Fort Lauderdale Area Office and NUCA of South Florida will focus on cave-in protection, silica, heat stress, and atmospheric hazards associated with confined spaces.
The Board of Certified Safety Professionals presented its most prestigious awards on June 12 during a luncheon at the American Society of Safety Professionals' Safety 2019 Conference and Exposition, including the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award.
The goal of the partnership is to prevent injuries and exposure to hazards during construction of the 110,500-square-foot addition. The project includes three buildings, an intensive care unit, a patient care tower, and administrative departments.
One of the highlights is a June 12 panel discussion on how increased use and legalization of marijuana affect companies' efforts to maintain drug-free workplaces.
Collectively, the four companies received 12 citations, with proposed penalties totaling $220,114.
According to a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America, 67 percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year.