Safety Blog

The combination of any gasoline-powered equipment, (such as compressors, generators, welding equipment or forklifts) and any confined space in a construction site has the added ...

The following press release from OSHA details their latest efforts to keep track of this important subject. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today published a ...

High-power lasers for industrial cutting and welding commonly practiced on construction sites bring the potential for serious eye and skin damage from direct exposure to ...

OSHA has recently released a new report that has many long-term implications for the construction industry. While the report focuses largely on the macro-economic and social ...

Backover incidents, when a construction vehicle strikes a worker who is standing, walking or kneeling behind a vehicle, account for a high number of worksite ...

Working in cold weather and snow has many safety implications for construction workers and OSHA has specific regulations related to these hazards. Snow removal is ...

High voltage underground and overhead power lines are an ever-present danger in the construction industry. In fact, it counts among OSHA’s “Fatal Four” in construction ...

As we reported in October, OSHA’s Recordkeeping Requirements are now in effect. Here’s the information you need to know!     Many new categories of ...

Worker injuries and fatalities from fire hazards in the construction industry have decreased steadily in the last ten years, thanks to increased enforcement of building ...

Lockout/Tagout procedures, designed to protect workers from accidentally restarting dangerous machinery, is an essential safety precaution for electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical and thermal equipment. ...

Lockout/Tagout procedures, designed to protect workers from accidentally restarting dangerous machinery, is an essential safety precaution for electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical and thermal equipment. ...