Safety Spotlight

Undergoing an inspection from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration can be a stressful and intimidating experience. However, going into the process informed can not only help you reduce stress, but can also reduce the chances of making one of the following mistakes.

The Autonomous Aerial LED (ALED) portable light from Blue Vigil, Sterling, Virginia, illustrates a new frontier for the use of drones: lighting nighttime job sites.

Short cuts to save time on pavement maintenance could cost more than equipment repairs

No matter how many hours of safety training the asphalt tank farm manager, sealcoat laborer, or other paving professional undergoes, accidents can happen in an industry where materials are stored and applied at high temperatures. Here’s how to handle asphalt burns.

ConstructionRel8 prioritizes contractors’ mental health with online environment

Effective traffic control measures can provide clear warning and direction to motorists approaching a construction area. Increasingly, these measures benefit from a range of new technologies that are helping to make roads even safer

The truck delivering to a project that demands a skid steer carry material to multiple locations throughout the day should have a special tailgate that allows the skid steer operator to fill the bucket without performing gymnastics.

Getting up-to-the-minute data isn’t easy. Getting current data from a government entity is harder yet. In 2016, the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) offered data showing suicide rates by industry and occupation, gathered from 32 participating states.