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Safety

Construction worker injured when head is pinned between lift and steel beam at Daytona International Speedway

A construction worker operating a scissor lift as part of the renovations taking place at the Daytona International Speedway suffered a head injury Saturday that could have been much worse. The unidentified 43-year-old worker was operating the lift about 94 feet in the air when his head was pressed between a steel beam and the […]

April 22, 2014

Roadbuilding

3 Ways to Avoid Heat-Related Illness

With the long deep freezes all around the country this winter, most of us have been looking forward to lots of sunshine and warmer weather. For those who work outside though, keeping cool is a must as the temperature climbs. Heat stress can result in heat rashes, cramps, exhaustion, and in the most severe instances, […]

April 18, 2014

Roadbuilding

Congress could allocate $44 million in federal transportation funds to Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier

The Golden Gate Bridge may soon feature a suicide barrier funded in part by federal transportation dollars. Members of the bridge board last week requested $11 million from the California Legislature for the $66 million project, the Contra Costa Times reports. The report also notes that lobbyists from the bridge board returned to California from […]

April 15, 2014

Safety

Construction worker dies after 10-story fall from NYC roof

A construction worker died Monday afternoon after falling 10 stories in New York City. The man was working on the roof of an office building in midtown Manhattan before falling and landing on scaffolding 25 feet above the sidewalk, according to a report from the Assoicated Press via NBC New York. The cause of the […]

April 15, 2014

Safety

Keeping your cool: 3 tips to avoiding heat stress on the jobsite

With the long deep freezes all around the country this winter, most of us have been looking forward to lots of sunshine and warmer weather. For those who work outside though, keeping cool is a must as the temperature climbs. Heat stress can result in heat rashes, cramps, exhaustion, and in the most severe instances, […]

April 15, 2014

Roadbuilding

AGC: Cars crashed into 45% of highway contractors’ work zones in 2013

Vehicles crashed into 45 percent of highway contractors’ work zones in the past year, according to the study results released Monday by the Associated General Contractors of America. AGC noted that, according to the study, work zone crashes are more likely to kill motor vehicle operators and passengers than construction workers. Tom Case, chair of […]

April 10, 2014

Safety

Construction worker in critical condition after his head was pinned by elevator on Austin jobsite

While working inside an elevator shaft at a jobsite in downtown Austin, Texas, a construction worker was pinned and later hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The worker, yet to be identified by authorities, was removing old radio communications towers inside a work elevator shaft on the exterior of the eighth floor of the unfinished Colorado Tower […]

April 10, 2014

Roadbuilding

3M to donate up to $20k to scholarship funds during National Work Zone Awareness Week

.3M Traffic Safety and Security Division has announced that it plans to donate up to $20,000 to scholarship funds through the end of National Work Zone Awareness Week on April 11. The donation is part of the company’s third annual 3M Visibility Safer Work Zones Project, which supports scholarship-providing programs within the American Traffic Safety […]

April 9, 2014

Safety

NYC construction worker working alone dies after 80-foot fall

While working from scaffolding outside a New York City hotel last week, a construction worker died after falling about 80 feet. The worker, whom police have not yet identified, was working alone on the scaffolding outside of the Dream Hotel near Broadway, according to a report from CBS New York citing eye witness accounts. The […]

April 8, 2014

Roadbuilding

State DOTs host National Work Zone Awareness Week events

National Work Zone Awareness Week began Monday, and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will host an official kick-off event on Tuesday in Seattle. This year, the campaign takes place April 7-11 across the nation, with transportation agencies spreading the following message: “Work Zone Speeding: A Costly Mistake.” [youtube wpZKhgTtCXw nolink] The campaign focuses […]

April 7, 2014

Safety

Wyoming construction leaders partner with state agencies to form safety alliance

Hoping to shed its reputation for being a dangerous state to work in, Wyoming state agencies have partnered with construction industry leaders to form a safety alliance. Gov. Matt Mead said in a prepared statement that the alliance an “important step” and that the state is “making progress on workplace safety and must remain focused […]

April 7, 2014

Business

“Netflix model” for online construction safety training makes implementing programs a no-brainer

Efforts to reduce construction accidents and injuries are slowly but surely having an effect, as each year OSHA’s tally of construction-related fatalities drops in number. Perhaps it’s a matter of more construction company owners taking a proactive approach to safety—a simple attitude adjustment considering today’s easier access to a wide variety of safety training materials. […]

April 2, 2014