Safety Tips

U.S. Congressional Representative Judy Chu (D-California) has introduced H.R. 3668. If enacted, the bill directs OSHA to issue a national standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses.

To dig a trench or utility cut safety, trained professionals are a fundamental part of the excavator work. Let’s take a look at important safety tips all excavator operators—of large or smaller machines—should follow.

Here’s an idea for safety, ease of communication and training. Invest in quality headsets that block the noise that damages hearing, but allow your workers to communicate easily and hands-free with each other.

Follow conveyor safety best practices to prevent accidents, injuries and fatalities related to your material conveyor.

An estimated 2 million construction workers in the United States have been exposed to respirable silica dust, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. That’s why OSHA’s Respirable Crystalline Silica standard requires that employers limit workers’ exposure to silica and take other steps to protect workers. “Silica dust appears in asphalt, concrete and rocks,” […]

Kokosing Materials Inc. developed its field ID lockout/tagout program to make it easy for employees to follow best safety practices.

Analysts have attempted to calculate the financial impact of violence in the workplace. Many of the statistics are calculations of the financial impact in the national aggregate, relying on workers comp reports, law enforcement reports, numbers compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, etc. Such a methodology arrives at a minimum cost of many tens […]