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Roadbuilding
The future of work zone safety: Intelligent transportation systems and smarter project coordination
Construction work zones are some of the most brightly designated areas along roads and highways, even rivaling the ubiquitous billboard. Unfortunately, that visibility hasn’t stopped accidents in what the public assumes is a cordoned-off haven. In 2014, 116 workers deaths occurred in road construction sites, according to the latest figures available from the U.S. Bureau […]
August 5, 2016
Roadbuilding
USDOL launches tech competition to improve worker hearing safety
The U.S. Department of Labor recently launched the “Hear and Now – Noise Safety Challenge,” a competition that it hopes will encourage investors and entrepreneurs to develop a technological solution to hearing-related workplace noise hazards, EHS Today reports. The competition, a partnership between the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and […]
August 5, 2016
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Roadbuilding
Tennessee DOT veteran struck and killed by vehicle while flagging
Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) operations technician James “Pee Wee” Hopkins, 63, was struck and killed by an oncoming vehicle July 27 while flagging traffic around a maintenance crew on Tennessee 54 near U.S. 412 in Crocket County. TDOT says this is the second employee fatality in the past three months, and has had 111 […]
July 29, 2016
Roadbuilding
Columbia County, Georgia DOT make videos to educate drivers about work zone safety
Hoping to lower the 2015 figure of 27 deaths in work zones on Columbia County roads, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and county officials have filmed construction zones around town for a new series of Public Service Announcements, wtvm.com reports. Each week, a new online video will discuss different rules and aspects of what drivers need to know when […]
July 26, 2016
Safety
Workers leap to safety from burning boom lift 6 stories up
Two construction workers on a Boise, Idaho, jobsite were forced to jump from a boom lift earlier this week when the bucket caught on fire. According to a report from KBOI TV, a welding blanket caught on fire inside the bucket. The blaze short circuited controls inside the bucket and it was only once co-workers […]
July 20, 2016
Safety
Building a strong construction safety culture means being comfortable with confrontation
When it comes to safety, most construction companies today talk a good game. They follow the rules; they document the training. But does it stick? Do you have the bases covered, or do you have a true safety culture with 100 percent buy-in? According to Carl Uhinck, asphalt equipment manager at Kokosing, a true safety […]
July 14, 2016
Safety
House subcommittee approves bill cutting OSHA, MSHA, NIOSH funding
The House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee met July 7 to mark up the text of a draft bill released by the House Appropriations Committee for FY 2017. According to a report from Safety + Health, the bill’s proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) budget of $534.4 million would be approximately 3.3 […]
July 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
One worker dead, one injured after truck hits arm of lift at bridge work site
On July 1, two men who were working on the Fauntleroy Expressway Bearing Pad Replacement Project under the West Seattle Bridge were injured when a box truck traveling on a bridge off-ramp hit the arm of the lift in which they were working, KIRO 7 reports. Both men were knocked out of the lift basket by the impact. One man, who was wearing […]
July 7, 2016
Safety
Labor Dept. hikes penalty amounts for OSHA and MSHA violations
In November 2015, Congress enacted the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act to adjust civil monetary penalties for inflation and maintain their deterrent effect. EHS Today reports that the law directs federal agencies to adjust penalties for inflation each year, and requires agencies to publish “catch up” rules this summer to make up for lost […]
July 6, 2016
Roadbuilding
Steel a lighter, bend-not-break alternative to concrete work zone barriers
At nearly four times the cost, steel barriers are nowhere near as prevalent as the traditional concrete barrier seen protecting construction zones along the majority of roadways across the country. But according to a report from KOAA TV in Colorado, one distributor of these steel barriers is confident they are “the future of the barrier.” John […]
June 27, 2016
Roadbuilding
APWA to honor Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety with performance award
The American Public Works Association (APWA) will award the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety (MCRS) with the Exceptional Performance in Safety award at its Public Works Expo in August. The Exceptional Performance Awards were established in 1996 and aim to “recognize individuals, teams, or organizations in the areas of adversity, journalism and safety whose outstanding […]
June 27, 2016
Roadbuilding
Girder collapses on crane during Arizona bridge construction, injures 2 workers
Two workers were injured when a 150-foot concrete and steel girder cracked and collapsed the morning of June 9, in Surprise, Arizona, azcentral.com reports. One worker fell about 40 feet and was airlifted to a trauma center in critical condition, Surprise Fire Department officials told the news agency. The second man, who was in a piece of heavy equipment when […]
June 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
Colorado DOT contractor injured in I-25 work zone accident
A Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) contractor was injured after a vehicle struck the worker’s vehicle in a work zone on Interstate 25 near Johnstown, according to a report by the Greeley Tribune. The incident occurred in the early morning hours when the driver of a 2011 Ford Escape traveled north on the southbound section […]
June 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
Florida road construction worker killed by sweeper truck
On Friday, May 13, a 69-year-old road construction worker was killed when he was run over by a sweeper truck on a job site on Florida 207 in Hastings, The Florida Times-Union reports. The Florida Highway Patrol identified the victim as Everett Leslie Rolfe of Holly Hill. According to the report, the sweeper truck was cleaning the left lane after it […]
May 24, 2016
Safety
Construction No. 2 industry for hearing loss, study says
A study spanning a decade and incorporating hearing tests of more than 1.4 million American workers found that construction accounted for the second-highest prevalence of workers with a hearing impairment. Conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the “Hearing Impairment Among Noise-Exposed Workers” study estimated the prevalence of hearing loss at six levels […]
May 17, 2016
Business
With increase in extreme weather, construction industry partners with Obama to work on more resilient building codes
Citing research linking climate change with an increase in extreme weather occurrences and the likelihood of further increases in the future, President Obama recently hosted government agencies and private groups at the White House for a Conference on Resilient Building Codes. The conference, and the declaration of May as National Building Safety Month, occurred as the […]
May 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
Two construction workers hit by car near Westinghouse Bridge in Pittsburgh
Two construction workers were hit by a vehicle near the Westinghouse Bridge in Pittsburgh on Tuesday morning. CBS Pittsburgh reports that the accident happened on the Route 30 bridge just before 10 a.m. The construction workers were reviewing the area for a bridge replacement that is due to get underway next weekend, according to the Pennsylvania Department of […]
May 13, 2016
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