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3M offers online toolkit on upcoming silica regulations
With new federal rules on reducing crystalline silica dust on construction sites just one day away, 3M has launched a web page to help safety managers prepare their jobsites. The page offers tips on how to get ready for the regulations, including an infographic displaying the types of respiratory protection needed for each level of […]
September 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
Michigan DOT, 3M partner on connected work zone for I-75 modernization
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and 3M are partnering to implement connected vehicle technology on a stretch of work zone on Interstate 75 that is more than 3 miles long. The process, aimed at improving driver safety and to test vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technologies, will span four months on the I-75 modernization project work zone in […]
May 25, 2017
Gear
2nd Day of Construction Gifts: 3M Peltor WorkTunes are headphones that protect your ears
If you need hearing protection in the shop but find wearing ear muffs all the time to be a bit isolating, 3M’s Peltor Work Tunes Pro AM/FM Radio Headset offers full hearing protection and the ability to listen to your favorite radio station. With the addition of an auxiliary port you can even tune into […]
December 8, 2016
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12 Days of Construction Gifts, Tools & Toys 2016
With just a few weeks left in the holiday season, it’s time to start crossing names off your shopping list. And just like every year, we’re here to help. We’ve come up with a list of 12 great gifts for the construction/trades professional in your life and over the next few weeks we’ll be revealing one […]
December 7, 2016
Safety
StrongArm exoskeletons aim to eliminate back injuries in construction
Football players wear braces. Why not construction workers? StrongArm Technologies says their ErgoSkeleton braces are designed for the “industrial athlete,” which they define as anybody who does a lot of bending, twisting and carrying heavy loads in the course of a day. There are two products. The V22 ErgoSkeleton works as a lifting assist/load distribution […]
May 24, 2016
Roadbuilding
3M contributes to scholarships for children of roadway workers
3M donated $20,000 to fund scholarships for the children of roadway workers killed or permanently injured on the job. The company donated the money through its 3M Visibly Safer Work Zones Project, which has supported scholarship programs for four years from the American Traffic Safety Services Foundation and the American Road and Transportation Builders Association […]
April 29, 2015
Roadbuilding
A hard hat that comfortably incorporates protective eye wear
Wearing safety glasses with a hard hat can sometimes be a pain. As soon as you’ve got the hard hat adjusted just right, adding a pair of glasses can start the adjustments all over again. 3M says it has the solution: incorporate the protective eyewear directly into the suspension of its hardhat. In addition to […]
December 22, 2014
Roadbuilding
ARTBA elects Oldcastle President, COO Doug Black as 2013-2014 chair
American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has elected Doug Black, president and chief operating officer of Oldcastle, the association’s chairman. ARTBA announced the election results during its national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 8-10. In a September 10 speech at the convention, Black outlined four key objectives for the association in the coming year: […]
September 12, 2013
Gear
12 Days of Construction Gifts: 3M Gripping Material Work Gloves
Trying to get a good grip in wet or oily conditions can be frustrating. But 3M Work Gloves made with 3M Gripping Material can improve grip on oily surfaces by 56 percent. The 3M Work Gloves have 3M Gripping Material—which is made of thousands of micro fingers—incorporated into the gloves. When the gloves are used […]
December 14, 2012
Roadbuilding
Lattatudes
Innovation may be the most powerful economic tool the bridge and highway industries have at their disposal right now.
October 4, 2011
Roadbuilding
Innovation – what a concept
In this economy, and in this political climate, whether you are a contractor of a government agency, being able to change to meet conditions that are demanding it, is essential. To get through the tail end of the recession (however long it is) and be competitive or efficient when the economy begins to expand significantly […]
September 8, 2011
Roadbuilding
3M’s five steps to MUTCD compliance
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September 1, 2011
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