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Roadbuilding
AEM adds new graphics to Roller Compactor, Directional Drilling Tracking Equipment Safety Manuals
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has updated its Roller Compactor and Directional Drilling Tracking Equipment Safety Manuals, adding new pictorial graphics. AEM says the graphics “conform to ISO and ANSI standards” and “more clearly reinforce manual safety text, and they harmonize with current machine safety sign and manufacturer manual practices.” The updated manuals are […]
April 22, 2014
Safety
Construction worker injured when head is pinned between lift and steel beam at Daytona International Speedway
A construction worker operating a scissor lift as part of the renovations taking place at the Daytona International Speedway suffered a head injury Saturday that could have been much worse. The unidentified 43-year-old worker was operating the lift about 94 feet in the air when his head was pressed between a steel beam and the […]
April 22, 2014
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Ellensburg Bull Wears Orange, Promotes Work Zone Awareness in Washington
As National Work Zone Awareness week came to a close last Friday, I asked you what your agency did to raise awareness in your city or state. Maria Fischer, a Kittitas County (Washington) Public Works engineering tech, responded to tell me about several ways the agency spread the word. Fischer said the agency alerted the […]
April 18, 2014
Safety
Construction worker dies after 10-story fall from NYC roof
A construction worker died Monday afternoon after falling 10 stories in New York City. The man was working on the roof of an office building in midtown Manhattan before falling and landing on scaffolding 25 feet above the sidewalk, according to a report from the Assoicated Press via NBC New York. The cause of the […]
April 15, 2014
Safety
Keeping your cool: 3 tips to avoiding heat stress on the jobsite
With the long deep freezes all around the country this winter, most of us have been looking forward to lots of sunshine and warmer weather. For those who work outside though, keeping cool is a must as the temperature climbs. Heat stress can result in heat rashes, cramps, exhaustion, and in the most severe instances, […]
April 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
Did you participate in National Work Zone Awareness Week?
National Work Zone Awareness Week is wrapping up, but that doesn’t mean we should stop promoting drivers’ awareness of highway construction zones. Related: 3M to donate up to $20k to scholarship funds during National Work Zone Awareness Week The results of a study released this week by Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) show that […]
April 11, 2014
Safety
Construction worker in critical condition after his head was pinned by elevator on Austin jobsite
While working inside an elevator shaft at a jobsite in downtown Austin, Texas, a construction worker was pinned and later hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The worker, yet to be identified by authorities, was removing old radio communications towers inside a work elevator shaft on the exterior of the eighth floor of the unfinished Colorado Tower […]
April 10, 2014
Safety
Operator rescued from crane in Dallas after back spasms leave him unable to descend from cab
A crane operator was rescued from his machine Wednesday afternoon in Dallas after back spasms left him unable to get much further than just outside the cab. Two members of the Dallas Fire-Rescue’s Urban Search and Rescue team scaled the 120-foot ladder of the crane and worked in an extremely tight space to bring the man […]
April 10, 2014
Business
Three-alarm blaze does $2 million in damage at Anaheim construction site
In Anaheim, California 88 firefighters fought for more than an hour to contain a three-alarm fire at an apartment complex construction site. The fire, which did not spread to surrounding structures, gutted the building, dealing $2 million worth of damage, according to a report from the Orange County Register. The building is one of several […]
April 9, 2014
Safety
NYC construction worker working alone dies after 80-foot fall
While working from scaffolding outside a New York City hotel last week, a construction worker died after falling about 80 feet. The worker, whom police have not yet identified, was working alone on the scaffolding outside of the Dream Hotel near Broadway, according to a report from CBS New York citing eye witness accounts. The […]
April 8, 2014
Safety
Wyoming construction leaders partner with state agencies to form safety alliance
Hoping to shed its reputation for being a dangerous state to work in, Wyoming state agencies have partnered with construction industry leaders to form a safety alliance. Gov. Matt Mead said in a prepared statement that the alliance an “important step” and that the state is “making progress on workplace safety and must remain focused […]
April 7, 2014
Business
“Netflix model” for online construction safety training makes implementing programs a no-brainer
Efforts to reduce construction accidents and injuries are slowly but surely having an effect, as each year OSHA’s tally of construction-related fatalities drops in number. Perhaps it’s a matter of more construction company owners taking a proactive approach to safety—a simple attitude adjustment considering today’s easier access to a wide variety of safety training materials. […]
April 2, 2014
Safety
Three-alarm fire destroys historic building in Des Moines undergoing renovation
For the third time in less than a month, a large fire has destroyed a building where construction was in progress. Following five-alarm fires in San Francisco and Houston that completely destroyed unfinished apartment complexes, a three-alarm fire engulfed the historic Younkers Building in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, causing the structure to partially collapse. According to […]
April 1, 2014
Safety
Demo Dangers: Be prepared for the unpredictable hazards of demolition work
April 1, 2014
Safety
DitchWitch, AEM produce safety video for vacuum excavation
Ditch Witch and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers have partnered to create a 19-minute DVD sharing tips for safe vacuum excavator operation. Vacuum excavators lessen damage to utilities and are designed for several tasks including soft excavation and cleanup. Ditch Witch says they’ve seen more and more contractors begin using the machines and thought the time […]
March 28, 2014
Safety
Construction worker’s harrowing rescue from massive fire in Houston caught on tape
A $50 million luxury apartment complex under construction in Houston was reduced to ashes Tuesday afternoon by a five-alarm fire that raged for nearly two and-a-half hours. There were 90 construction workers in the building when the fire started and all were evacuated safety and without injury. However, there was an extremely close call when […]
March 26, 2014
Workforce
Aim is admirable, but OSHA’s proposed silica rule has 3 fatal flaws
Last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began its public hearings on a proposed update to its 40-year-old rule on crystalline silica exposure. Those hearings will conclude Friday, April 4 and a final rule could follow in short order, possibly providing the basis for a future rulemaking from the Mine Safety and Health […]
March 24, 2014
Safety
Collapse at Boston construction site injures 3 workers
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include the injury of a third worker in the accident. Two workers were hospitalized Thursday morning in Boston in the wake of a partial collapse of a 33-story residential building under construction. The workers’ injuries were said to be non-life threatening, but one of the workers did […]
March 20, 2014
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