Tag: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Researchers Develop Safety Monitoring System for Construction Sites
University of Houston computer scientists have developed a new system to keep construction workers safe at job sites. Their findings and process...
Superior Construction Receives 2022 ARTBA National Contractor Safety Award
Superior Construction, an American family-owned infrastructure contractor, received the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's National Contractors Safety Award for its outstanding safety program.
Superior...
Technology can help make the jobsite safer
By Troy Dahlin
Increasing the use of technology on the jobsite can help turn what consistently ranks among the top industries for injuries and fatalities...
Vehicle safety in construction still cause for concern
Safety on construction sites has improved greatly over the past fifty years. However, the latest report by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) shows...
Cubex Limited appointed as the official dealer of Trombia silica and PM2,5 street dust...
Waterless Trombia technology removes permanently the particularly harmful silica dust and enables year-round sweeping also in sub-zero temperatures.
European sweeper manufacturer Trombia Technologies has appointed...
Bionic Men
LSU Engineering Professors to Design Wearable Exoskeleton
Baton Rouge, LA (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), one in 10...
Water Environment Federation convening a blue-ribbon panel to evaluate biological hazards and precautions for...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — To ensure the protection of wastewater workers during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is convening a blue-ribbon panel...
Preventing Construction Tragedies from Above
Here are three steps toward better safety at heights.
By Charles D. Johnson
Several high-profile incidents this year brought workplace safety-at-heights failures into public view. Two...
OSHA Provides Compliance Assistance Resources to Protect Workers from Falls
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed a collection of compliance assistance resources to address falls in the workplace, the leading cause of worker fatality in the construction industry.