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Roadbuilding
NAPA unveils new training, podcast and survey to aid asphalt industry
The National Asphalt Pavement Association has started out 2020 with three programs to help the asphalt road construction industry. The initiatives consist of a series of web-based work zone safety training modules, a podcast with interviews of industry leaders, and a survey to measure the use of in-place recycling technologies for pavements. Training […]
March 4, 2020
Safety
Contractors fined $265K for trench collapses, including fatal cave-ins in Ala., Miss.
This year is starting out to be a costly one for contractors cited for trench violations by the U.S. Occupational Health & Safety Administration. OSHA issued proposed penalties totaling $264,670 in January for five separate trench collapses, including cave-ins in Alabama that killed two workers and one in Mississippi that killed one worker. OSHA reported […]
February 11, 2020
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Safety
Trenching experts spell out OSHA Confined Spaces compliance, warn against ‘choosing your rules’
A truck is parked beside a manhole that a worker has just entered. It’s a cold day so the truck is running, but no one’s thinking about the hazardous fumes heading down the hole. Unfortunately, it’s one of countless daily evidences that OSHA’s confined spaces standards for the construction industry are widely misunderstood and frequently […]
December 24, 2019
Roadbuilding
6 highway workers injured when suspected drunken driver crashes through work zone
Six highway workers on Interstate 66 in Arlington, Virginia, were hospitalized after a suspected drunken driver crashed into their work zone December 5 with his SUV. The contractors from Southern Traffic Services were installing and maintaining traffic-data stations for the Virginia Department of Transportation, according to Ellen Kamilakis, senior public affairs officer with VDOT’s Northern […]
December 9, 2019
Safety
Boston drain service owner sentenced to 2 years for trench-collapse deaths
The owner of a Boston drain service company was sentenced to two years in prison December 5 for the deaths of two of his workers during a 2016 trench collapse in the city. He also must serve three years of probation and can never employ anyone to work in excavation. Kevin Otto was found guilty […]
December 9, 2019
Safety
Contractors charged with manslaughter: 16-year-old dies in trench in Va.; collapsed wall kills man in NYC excavation
A 16-year-old boy dies in a trench collapse in Virginia. A 47-year-old man dies in an excavation in New York City when a wall collapses on him. Both deaths could have been prevented, investigators say. Both deaths have resulted in manslaughter charges being filed this month against the contractors on the projects. They are […]
November 29, 2019
Roadbuilding
Lindsay water-filled crash cushions made for quick, easy installation
Lindsay Corporation says its new Absorb-M water-filled crash cushion system is designed for “rapid deployment and retrieval” and can be used in narrow areas with limited road and work space. The 21-foot-long, 24-inch-wide non-redirective safety cushions do not require a foundation or anchors for installation, can be used on most road surfaces and adapt to […]
November 4, 2019
Safety
Boston drain service owner guilty of manslaughter in trench-collapse deaths
The owner of a Boston drain service company has been found guilty of manslaughter in the death of two of his workers during a 2016 trench collapse in the city. On October 31, Suffolk Superior Court judge determined after an eight-day bench trial that Kevin Otto and his company, Atlantic Drain Service, were guilty in […]
November 4, 2019
Safety
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association launches ThinkFirst safety program
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) launched a new safety program called ThinkFirst, dedicated to reinforcing a culture of safety in the ready-mixed concrete industry. NRMCA’s Safety, Operations, and Environmental staff noted that the Top 10 most frequently-cited safety violations in the construction, general industry, and ready-mixed concrete industry have barely changed in the […]
October 30, 2019
Safety
HDE intros redesigned wearable voltage detector
The new HDE V-Watch Personal Voltage Detector features a loud alarm, multi-colored flashing lights, and is water-resistant. More details on Equipment World.
October 28, 2019
Safety
HDE’s new Lookout detector warns equipment operators to prevent electrocution
The Lookout Voltage Detection Network from HDE will help equipment industry operators avoid dangerous energized conductors. More on Equipment World.
October 23, 2019
Roadbuilding
Behind the Thin Orange Line: The mission to keep workers safe in work zones
The No. 1 killer of workers in road construction is struck-by accidents, according to federal statistics and industry experts. Those risks are coming at workers from both sides of the orange cones and barrels they work behind – from motorists crashing into the zone and from coworkers not following proper safety procedures. “We call the […]
October 21, 2019
Safety
Author, safety trainer Regina McMichael to present courses at ConExpo
Construction industry safety expert, Regina McMichael, to deliver three education sessions at ConExpo. More information here on Equipment World.
October 18, 2019
Safety
OSHA inspectors save workers just before Colo. trench collapse
While inspecting a job site in Colorado, OSHA inspectors asked workers to exit an unprotected trench. Soon after, one of the trench walls collapsed. More here.
October 16, 2019
Safety
Police seek arrest warrant after Mich. worker’s body found in collapsed trench
Police have requested an arrest warrant after a Michigan worker was found dead in a collapsed trench, and it was later determined he died after being hit by an excavator being operated on the worksite, reports WJRT ABC 12 news station. The worker, Craig Earl Wagner Jr., 38, of Dryden was found buried in a […]
October 4, 2019
Safety
Excavating company fined $509,071 for trench violations, contractor surrenders license
A Michigan-based excavation company has agreed to close business operations and pay a $509,071 penalty for not protecting workers from trench collapse, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The company’s owner must also surrender his contractor’s license. OSHA says the agreement was reached after its inspectors on three separate occasions between September […]
September 23, 2019
Safety
Milwaukee intros 3 new headlamps including the rechargeable Beacon, which doubles as PPE
Milwaukee has expanded its lineup of headlamps for construction, trades and industrial work with the introduction of three new lamps. Two of the new lamps are powered by removable, rechargaeble batteries that charge via USB: the new Beacon Hard Hat Light and the Low-Profile Headlamp. The third, the Spot/Flood is nonrechargable and is instead powered […]
September 12, 2019
Safety
OSHA: St. Louis contractor reaches $71,603 settlement for trench violations
A St. Louis contractor has reached an informal settlement of $71,603 in penalties for exposing workers to possible trench collapse, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. On February 14 in St. Charles, Missouri, an employee of J.H. Berra Construction was installing a sewer pipe in a 13- to 14-foot trench that had […]
September 9, 2019
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