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Roadbuilding
MDOT becomes first to mandate wet reflective paint and tape in work zones
To prevent crashes in work zones, the Michigan Department of Transportation and PK Contracting teamed up in 2015 to create wet reflective paints and tape that would alert drivers and protect workers. This year, the state became the first in the country to mandate their use. “Thirty-five percent of work zone crashes happen on rainy […]
September 28, 2017
Safety
Challenges continue as new dust-control rules take effect for construction industry
Construction companies are now required to reduce respirable crystalline silica dust on work sites by 80 percent, on average during an eight-hour shift, following new federal regulations that took effect Sept. 23. While less than a week in effect, the rules face a challenge before the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as attorneys for the […]
September 27, 2017
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Roadbuilding
Three Staker Parson companies receive Award of Merit in Utah
Staker Parson Companies announced that three of its Utah companies received an Award of Merit from the Utah Safety Council for their safety practices. In order to receive the award, a company must have an incident rate below the national average and demonstrate improvement or sustain an excellent record over a period of three years. […]
September 27, 2017
Safety
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
Safety
If you’ve got a 5-gallon bucket, you’ve got dust control on Hilti DSH saws
Hilti’s new DSH-P water pump is designed to provide dust control for handheld saws on worksites devoid of a pressurized water source. The new product comes just days before federal crystalline silica dust-reduction rules are scheduled to take effect in the construction industry. The pump comes with a 10-foot hose to place in a water […]
September 21, 2017
Roadbuilding
CDOT deploys world’s first autonomous work zone impact protection truck
Not only was this department of transportation the first to use a driverless impact truck to make work zones safer, it also got the first Autonomous Impact Protection Vehicle ever built. Watch the video on Equipment World.
August 22, 2017
Safety
The three-part process of defending against jobsite heat illnesses
Sally Smart, technical safety specialist at W.W. Grainger, says products to help cool the body, which we featured in a giant roundup recently, are part of a three-part process for being safe when working in excessive heat. “When we think about heat stress, it’s easy to think it’s all just ‘dew rags’ and Gatorade, but […]
August 21, 2017
Safety
Sweatt tapped as OSHA Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor
The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced President Trump’s appointment of Loren Sweatt as the new Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Sweatt’s appointment took effect July 24. For the past 15 years, she served in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Senior Policy Advisor on the Committee […]
August 18, 2017
Safety
Construction struck-by deaths up 34% since 2010
Struck-by hazards have been defined as one of the Focus Four hazards identified by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a leading cause of injuries in construction, according to the Quarterly Data Report from CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training. The other hazards include falls, caught-in-between injuries, and electrocution. Between […]
August 10, 2017
Roadbuilding
Oregon DOT, Portland Police begin photo radar at I-84 night work zones
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Portland Police Bureau began this week using mobile photo radar at night work zones on Interstate 84 to help cut down fatalities and injuries. ODOT says the radar unit will be placed at work sites at bridges where new RealTime signs will be position. They will be […]
July 19, 2017
Safety
NOAA and OSHA warn of the dangers of excessive heat for outdoor workers
With summertime upon us, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) have teamed up with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to warn of the dangers of excessive heat for outdoor workers. Employers are asked to take precautions to protect workers, and themselves, before a heat wave begins by following OSHA’s […]
July 7, 2017
Roadbuilding
Louisiana DOTD worker struck and killed by vehicle in work zone
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) District 3 employee Paul Featherston was struck and killed by a vehicle July 3 while performing routine road maintenance in Iberia. LDOTD reports Featherston had worked at the agency for 24 years. “While many of us are preparing to celebrate Independence Day with our loved ones, let us […]
July 5, 2017
Safety
AEM updates Digger Derrick Safety Manual
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has released an updated version of its Digger Derrick Safety Manual with new content. Provided by manufacturer members of the association, the new content touches on safe equipment operation, start-up and shutdown, and maintenance precautions. Also included in this updated edition are the following: Key terms for calculating load […]
June 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
Penn. work zone sees two crashes in one day
A woman was injured when she lost control of her pickup truck in a work zone June 18, hitting a temporary barrier on Route 33 that was installed as part of a bridge replacement project, lehighvalleylive.com reports. Pennsylvania State Police responded to the accident, but only told the news agency that the woman was taken […]
June 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
Construction worker killed by machinery in Colorado work zone
A highway construction worker was killed June 15 when a piece of machinery struck him inside the work zone during paving operations on Highway 9, north of Silverthorne, Colorado, CBS Denver reports. The victim has not been identified, and the circumstances of his death were not clear at press time. The Colorado Department of Transportation reports […]
June 21, 2017
Roadbuilding
S. Carolina highway workers safety act becomes law
Gov. Henry McMaster has signed into law H. 4033, legislation that significantly increases the penalties for motorists who speed through work zones above the posted limits, with fines ranging from $500 to $5,000. The fines are specifically for categories that span endangering a highway worker without injury, to causing bodily harm, to the death of […]
June 15, 2017
Roadbuilding
Work zone collision throws worker from truck
A highway construction worker was involved in an accident June 6 on Interstate 35 near Mason City, Iowa. CBC online reports that, at approximately 12:53 p.m., the Iowa State Patrol was called to the scene of the accident and found that a 2015 Ford transit van traveling north on the interstate had driven into a work zone, striking a truck with workers […]
June 12, 2017
Roadbuilding
Indiana hosts launch of new national work zone safety campaign
A group of construction workers and contractors launched a new national work zone safety campaign at the Indiana State Police District 52 on May 25, cbs4indy.com reports. Indiana was chosen for the launch because of its higher-than-average work zones accident rate. Seventy-two percent of Indiana highway contractors reported that vehicles crashed into their work zones in 2016. “There […]
May 31, 2017
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