Safety Blog

Floods can be serious catastrophes and they are one of the most common hazards in the United States. Floods can be caused by a variety ...

Respirable crystalline silica presents an every-day safety hazard for the construction industry. Specifically, lung cancer, pulmonary and kidney disease. About 2.3 million workers are exposed ...

Monorail hoists, which are often used on construction sites for moving small to large loads, are usually installed on existing ceiling structures to eliminate the ...

Worksites with moving construction vehicles pose a number of dangers, especially when workers must navigate roadways and those sites with a high population of people. ...

More than 40 percent of heat-related worker deaths occur in the construction industry. As always, prevention is the best way to ensure that workers stay safe ...

In May of this year, OSHA published a rule entitled “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” with an effective date of January 1, 2017 ...

Excavation and trenching are among the most hazardous construction operations. Recently, OSHA fined a large construction company after discovering employees working in an unprotected 10-foot ...

Thousands of people are blinded each year from work-related eye injuries that could have been prevented with the proper selection and use of eye and ...

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 ...

There are many hazards associated with working with electrical equipment, and one recent example underscores the importance of taking precautions when it comes to keeping ...

Most workers who wear respirators use them because they are required to do so by their employer to protect them from airborne hazards. However, there ...

Forklifts and lift trucks are an essential part of most construction projects and carry their own set of hazards depending on the vehicle type and ...