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Safety

OSHA’s 5 most popular construction safety videos: trenches, silicosis, falls and heat illness

The videos focus on such topics as trench safety; silicosis; construction-related falls; and preventing heat illness. Watch these videos and more here.

June 27, 2018

Safety

OSHA fines Ohio’s JK Excavating & Utilities $201,201 for trench-collapse death

OSHA placed JK Excavating in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program and issued four citations and penalties for violations to OSHA. Details here.

June 25, 2018

Death by Trench

2016-2017 Trench Collapse Fatalities: The victims

June 14, 2018

Death by Trench

OSHA renews emphasis on preventing trench deaths

June 12, 2018

Construction Equipment

Milwaukee’s new drill dust box cleans dust extractor filters with touch of a button

The dust box works on the company’s M12 Universal HAMMERVAC Dust Extractor and its M18 Dedicated HAMMERVAC. Details here on Equipment World.

June 1, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Volvo, Skanska to test electric site quarry; Deere-Hitachi unveil new excavators; OSHA removes crane capacity from operator certification; Volvo developing remote control mining loader; Chevy adds 2.7L I4 to Silverado engine options

This week Chevy adds new 2.7L Turbo I4 to 2019 Silverado, Deere-Hitachi unveils reduced tail swing excavators, and much more. Check out our Equipment Roundup.

May 28, 2018

Construction Equipment

OSHA removes crane capacity restrictions from operator certifications; will require more rigorous employer evaluations

In removing ROC-based restrictions from operator certifications, OSHA says it will instead require employers to ensure the competency of their crane operators.

May 21, 2018

Safety

OSHA slaps N.D. company with $454k fine for multiple trench violations

Kamphuis Pipeline Company has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for exposing employees to a long list of trench cave-in hazards. The fines total $454,750. Based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, the company was inspected last fall at a job where it was installing water metering pits and lines for the municipalities […]

April 26, 2018

Construction Equipment

Epiroc integrates dust suppression into new SB hydraulic breakers

In an effort to help the construction industry meet OSHA’s silica-dust reduction regulations, Epiroc has added a dust suppression system to its new line of hydraulic breaker attachments. Epiroc, a subsidiary of Atlas Copco that is being spun off into its own company, has added an internal water port as standard on the SB Series […]

March 20, 2018

Construction Equipment

Crane operator certification delayed twice in four years: “It’s not worth the wait” says NCCCO

In 2013 OSHA was on the verge of requiring certification for most operators of cranes with more than 2,000 pounds lifting capacity by November 2014. That included the operators of heavy equipment service vehicles,  tire changing trucks and many material delivery trucks—practically everyone with a small crane in the construction industry. At the last minute, […]

March 9, 2018

Safety

OSHA silica rules boost dust vac sales as contractors ‘tool up’ to comply

Tool manufacturers have seen a big boost in sales on products designed to meet recent federal regulations to reduce workers’ exposure to crystalline silica dust. And solutions that involve a vacuum attached to the tool to extract dust appear to be leading the charge. “Demand in the market has skyrocketed,” Eric Hollister, Hilti senior director […]

March 6, 2018

Roadbuilding

NAPA inducts Robert M. Thompson into Asphalt Pavement Hall of Fame

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) announced the 2018 induction of Robert (Bob) M. Thompson into the Asphalt Pavement Hall of Fame for helping to form NAPA’s Engineering Controls Task Force, which ushered in a new era of cooperation between industry, labor and government. The Asphalt Partnership that resulted has been studied as a model […]

February 19, 2018