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Safety: Page 46
Business
A guide to the dangers of the sun and 21 tips to keeping construction crews safe from those harmful rays
As the construction season rolls on, the workload isn’t the only thing that increases. The amount of hours crews put into a day extends throughout the hotter months, but with longer hours comes the inevitable exposure to UV rays. Time and time again the topic of sun exposure is addressed in construction firms nationwide, but […]
May 22, 2014
Safety
Construction worker killed by falling rebar in San Diego
A construction worker preparing to pour concrete forms at a rental car center near the San Diego International Aiport was killed Tuesday morning. The worker was killed by falling rebar while working on the construction of a $223 million consolidated rental car center, according to a report from NBC 7 San Diego. The unidentified, 29-year-old […]
May 22, 2014
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3 steps to establishing constant communication between workers for a safer construction jobsite
There’s a lot of safety buzz going on lately. More than 30 construction firms just wrapped up the first annual Safety Week. OSHA will be holding their fall prevention National Safety Stand Down in June. NIOSH has partnered with CPWR to release a comprehensive report on safety culture. Clearly, construction companies, associations and governmental organizations […]
May 20, 2014
Business
Gimme shelter: Jobsite chaplains there for construction workers in troubled times
Review the news we’ve reported in just the past two weeks, and you get an idea of how stressful jobsites can be: a blowtorch sparks the destruction of bridge, pushing back a project completion by months, possibly years; a work zone fatality and even a shootout. But those are headline events. Jobsites are also filled […]
May 15, 2014
Safety
Painter dies after 50-foot fall on Virginia construction site
While working at a site in Lynchburg, Virginia, the owner of a painting company fell to his death. Donnie Lee Bryant Sr., owner of D.L. Paint Contracting Company, was painting about 50 feet up on a building being constructed when he fell on May 3, reports WDBJ TV. According to a release from the Lynchburg […]
May 15, 2014
Safety
Construction blamed for rise of road rage incidents near Minneapolis
Police near Minneapolis say that road construction in the city is causing 10 to 15 locations each day to back up with traffic. And because of the congestion, they say incidents of road rage have increased to at least once a month. Lakeville, Minnesota Police Chief Jeff Long told CBS Minnesota, “There’s no place to […]
May 15, 2014
Safety
Worker killed at World Cup construction site brings tally to 8 deaths
Eight construction workers have died during the construction of the soccer stadiums that will host the World Cup in Brazil, the latest dying in an electrical accident. Muhammad Ali Maciel, 32, died from cardiorespiratory arrest some 30 minutes after suffering an electric shock at the site of Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, according to a report from […]
May 13, 2014
Business
Work zone crash on I-69 in Indiana kills 2 construction workers
Two highway construction workers died Friday morning in a work zone crash on Interstate 69 in Fishers, Indiana, WANE TV reports. According to the report, the workers were cleaning up their work zone in a southbound lane when the driver of a pickup truck struck the two men. The workers were employed by Rieth-Riley Construction—not the Indiana […]
May 12, 2014
Safety
Fire sparked by blowtorch at Southern California bridge construction site shuts down section of I-15 for nearly 2 days
Officials in Hesperia, California closed down an entire section of Interstate 15 for about a day and a half between Monday and Tuesday after a devastating fire at a bridge construction site dropped debris onto the highway. According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, all lanes of the Interstate have been reopened. But […]
May 7, 2014
Business
How to develop a custom safety program at your construction company
There are many small contractors out there looking for safety training information on a daily basis, which leads one to believe their company safety programs might not be as up-to-date as they would like. If you’re using an inadequate or outdated program, it’s time to step up and develop your own—one that’s specific to your […]
May 5, 2014
Safety
Construction worker killed in early morning hit-and-run in Alabama work zone
A construction worker died early Friday morning after a vehicle struck him in a highway work zone in Hoover, Alabama, AL.com reports. The incident occurred on Interstate 459 around 3:40 a.m., the location of an Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) paving project. RELATED: How construction worker can stay safe inside busy construction work zones AL.com reports that […]
May 5, 2014
Safety
Worker killed after falling into water-filled pit at Ohio bridge construction site
A construction worker was killed last week in a strange and tragic accident at a bridge construction site near Proctorville, Ohio. The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office tells WSAZ TV 45-year-old worker Bradley D. Jenkins, of Otway, Ohio, was “working on a drill bit” near the foot of the bridge when the ground slipped beneath him causing him […]
May 2, 2014
Safety
How to stay safe inside busy construction work zones
May 1, 2014
Safety
OSHA offers range of fall prevention resources in upcoming National Safety Stand-Down
While Equipment World covers a range of topics in our online and print safety articles, one area I like to make sure I write about regularly is fall prevention. The reason is simple. Although falls are one of the most preventable types of accidents, they’re also the number one cause of fatalities in construction; accounting […]
April 23, 2014
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
Roadbuilding
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
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