Oct 25, 2016
At the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) mid-year meeting in Seattle in July, the association gave a 2015 Asphalt Operations Safety Innovation Award to Superior Paving Corp. of Gainesville, Virginia, […]
Sep 27, 2016
During the midyear meeting in Seattle, the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) announced that Oldcastle Materials—Montana Companies, based in Helena, Montana, had garnered a 2015 Asphalt Operations Safety Innovation Award […]
Sep 27, 2016
The dump man controls the flow of material on the job, and that means he can be in a dangerous spot most of the time. To increase his safety, and […]
Sep 27, 2016
A pipeline assessment tool capable of leak detection and imperfections in water networks is helping to locate weak spots before they become costly pipe bursts. P-CAT is a condition assessment […]
Aug 23, 2016
In May, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its spring semiannual regulatory agenda, which included potential changes to acceptable noise levels and solutions in construction work zones. “When […]
Aug 23, 2016
Transporting material to and from the work zone isn’t our only transportation-related concern. We also need to worry about how traffic is getting through our work zones. Do drivers know […]
Aug 23, 2016
Many municipal mill and fill projects require milling around raised manholes, leaving behind a hazard that could lead to claims from drivers. To resolve the issue, contractors could use cold […]