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Scaffolding failure sends Louisiana construction...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 06, 2013

Credit: WAFB Three construction workers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana likely have a whole new appreciation for life ropes after a ...

Safety Watch: Secure yourself in the event of a machine...

Posted by Amy Materson on May 01, 2013

The accident A worker was operating a compactor on a dirt ramp as part of a highway expansion. While she was ...

Webinar sorts out OSHA’s new crane rule for materials...

Posted by Tom Jackson on Apr 26, 2013

Does your material delivery fall under the new OSHA regs? Depends on the type of crane you use and ...

Construction is 4th most dangerous profession with 2nd...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 25, 2013

There's a reason we recognize attention to good safety practices with a separate award each year as part of our ...

Beat the heat: Tips to avoid heat-induced illness

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 22, 2013

With the temperatures slowly picking back up, our sister site Total Landscape Care has posted a fairly exhaustive list of ...

Better Roads: 38% of highway construction sites saw car...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 19, 2013

John Latta, editor of our sister publication Better Roads, has written an impassioned blog post with a very important topic: ...

Upcoming webinar to discuss controversial new OSHA...

Posted by Tom Jackson on Apr 11, 2013

Confused about the new OSHA regulation for crane use? You’re not alone. But by early 2014 anybody who operates or ...

Contractors, manufacturers, AEM question new OSHA crane...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 10, 2013

During meetings that ran April 2-3, contractors, industry organizations representatives of several crane manufacturers and more voiced their opinion to ...

VISTA Training launches new dozer simulator

Posted by Amy Materson on Apr 05, 2013

Provide comprehensive training for new operators with VISTA Training’s new PC-based dozer simulator from Simlog, which complements the company’s dozer ...

VIDEO: Runaway pipelayer heads down a mountain

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 03, 2013

That blur of dust and yellow iron is a pipelayer that's decided to make its way down the mountain. Here's ...

How to choose the right flame-resistant clothing for...

Posted by Equipment World Staff on Mar 29, 2013

Carhartt's FRJ184 flame-resistant jacket is NFPA 70E compliant and HRC 4-rated. According to MVMFR.com, flame-resistant clothing is characterized as a fabric ...