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Roadbuilding
Missouri Coalition of Roadway Safety present highway safety awards
The Missouri Coalition of Roadway Safety (MCRS) recently presented five awards for statewide highway safety programs and 13 awards for regional programs at the 2016 Traffic Safety and Blueprint Conference. The awards are presented every two years. “We very much appreciate the efforts of all who are involved to encourage safe driving, and we will […]
October 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
Two workers injured in fall on NYC’s Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Two construction workers were injured on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during rush hour October 20 when they fell 15 feet. Pix 11 reports a spokesman from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said the two men were carrying a wooden board on the upper roadway around 7:35 a.m. when a car hit the board and threw the men from the upper […]
October 26, 2016
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ARTBA Foundation launches safety certification program for transportation professionals
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) has launched a new safety certification program aimed at transportation professionals who make safety-related decisions on projects. The program, Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals (SCTPP), is also designed as a means of creating a safety benchmark for “future civil engineering and construction management […]
October 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
Connecticut DOT, UConn receive Governors Highway Safety Association safety award
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has awarded the Peter K. O’Rourke Special Achievement Award in the Field of Highway Safety to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) and the University of Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center (CTSRC). CTDOT and CTSRC were recognized for the motor vehicle crash reporting system and development of the Connecticut […]
September 21, 2016
Safety
Scissor lift falls 14 stories from building under construction in OKC, killing operator
A construction worker in Oklahoma City was killed last week when the scissor lift he was working from fell from the side of a building. According to a report from The Oklahoman, 33-year-old Alex Baiza was using the lift September 9 to remove concrete framework from inside the BOK Park Plaza Tower, a 27-story building under […]
September 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
Neb. bridge worker survives being trapped by falling bridge planks
A county crew was installing a 30-foot-long retaining wall under a closed bridge in Lancaster County, Nebraska, on September 1, when when wooden planks fell on one of the workers. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the worker was trapped under the planks, but members of the crew were able to free him using chainsaws. Lancaster County Sheriff Terry […]
September 8, 2016
Roadbuilding
N. Carolina construction worker falls into lake and drowns
Filigonio Bravo Perez, a 29-year-old construction worker, fell from a bridge he was painting into Lake Hickory in Catawba County, North Carolina, and drowned, JDNews.com reports. Perez, who worked for Astron General Contracting Co., was painting a bridge on N.C. 127 over Lake Hickory, when he fell into the lake. Catawba County Sheriff Coy Reid told the news agency […]
September 7, 2016
Roadbuilding
First Caltrans District 7 employee death on the job in 11 years as worker is struck on freeway near LA
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 7 employee Jorge Lopez, 57, was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer September 1 while working on the Antelope Valley Freeway in Acton at Crown Valley Road. Lopez, an electrician and 16-year Caltrans veteran, is the first District 7 agency employee to be killed on the job since 2005. […]
September 5, 2016
Safety
Mini excavator falls into trench, pins worker inside on Md. jobsite
A construction worker in Maryland’s Montgomery County was rescued from a trench Saturday after a mini excavator fell into the trench, trapping him. According to a report from WJLA TV, the man was working inside of an L-shaped trench inside a commercial building when the machine toppled over. In order to free the man, Montgomery Country […]
August 29, 2016
Roadbuilding
Colorado motorist targets work zone flagger, causes injuries
A Colorado man was arrested last week after threatening a flagger inside a Longmont work zone with his vehicle. According to a report from the Times-Call, at 8 a.m. August 17, the Longmont police department responded to the report of an injury at the site in the area of Emery Drive and Emery Way. Workers at […]
August 25, 2016
Safety
Safety? There’s an app for that. Manage OSHA documentation from a tablet
Developed by a business owner who was frustrated at trying to get employees to fill out paper forms, the Safety Compliance App from Safety First Data Systems puts all the paperwork you need on tablets and web-accessible applications. With the app, your people can fill out safety documentation and equipment inspections in the field using […]
August 10, 2016
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
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
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