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Pure Safety Group Names Sales Leader for Western US
Pure Safety Group (PSG) named Randy Fernandez as head of sales for PSG’s western region of the U.S.
Construction Safety
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Fights the Impact of Covid-19 on the Opioid Epidemic
Rental
Virtual Reality: A ‘Just-In-Time' Technology for a COVID World
Construction Technology
Researchers Developing Hard Hat Device to Track Construction Workers' Movements
Construction Safety
US Department of Labor Launches New Initiative to Collect OSHA Debts
Waterproofing
Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Part 3: Safety
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Construction Technology
SpaceX’s Starlink Beams High-Speed Internet from Space to Remote Native-American Tribe
Elon Musk's company is delivering high-speed internet directly to remote locations via satellite network in a beta test you can use
Financing, Insurance & Leasing
Top 10 Trends That Will Influence Equipment Acquisition in 2021
To help its members gauge the trends like to affect the market this year, ELFA has identified the Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2021.
Infrastructure
Biden's Buy American Executive Order Will Impact Construction, Manufacturing
The Biden Administration is going farther than the Trump Administration—at least when it comes to Buy American executive orders—to prioritize domestic industry in government procurement.
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Construction Technology
Aclaimant Artificial Intelligence Improves Construction Safety and Risk Management
Aclaimant Insights models construction risk, enabling organizations to actively manage safety through artificial intelligence and predictive analytics.
Personal Protection Equipment
Allegro EZ AIR Flex Shield PAPR
Allegro Industries has introduced the EZ AIR Flex Shield PAPR, a complete particulate system featuring a large viewing lens that maintains respiratory protection for industrial applications, such as grinding.
Digging Deeper
How to Mitigate COVID-19 Risks and Maintain Compliance this Winter
The unique safety risks and regulatory challenges construction companies will face this winter due to COVID-19 and how technology can help mitigate the risks and ensure compliance.
Safety Equipment - Other
Swedish Company MIPS Develops Safer Hard Hat
MIPS technology protects against brain injuries caused by rotational impact.
Personal Protection Equipment
HeroWear Apex Exosuit Takes 50 lbs. of Strain Off User's Back
Soft, textile-based exoskeleton weighs less than 4 lbs. and takes 50 lbs. of strain off the user's back muscles.
Surveying & Layout
How GPR Tech Can Provide Safety, Efficiency & Revenue Benefits
Contractors are adding ground-penetrating radar to one-call utility-locating services to enhance accuracy, safety and risk avoidance on job sites
Surveying & Layout
How GPR Tech Can Provide Safety, Efficiency & Revenue Benefits
Contractors are adding ground-penetrating radar to one-call utility-locating services to enhance accuracy, safety and risk avoidance on job sites
Construction Technology
How BIM Can Improve Construction Safety
BIM can help companies reduce the likelihood of construction-related on-site injuries and accidents.
Events
2021 Common Ground Alliance Conference & Expo
October 12, 2021
October 15, 2021
The damage prevention industry’s premier event is now set to take place Oct. 12-15, 2021, at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld.
Construction Safety
OSHA Accepts Nominations for Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health
OSHA is seeking nominations for 14 members with expertise in construction-related safety and health issues to advise in developing standards and policies affecting the industry.
Construction Safety
OSHA Maintains Safe and Healthy Working Conditions in 2020
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration combined traditional practices and unique approaches to ensure the safety of working conditions for America's workers by identifying 80,910 workplace hazards in 2020.
Construction Safety
Baker Concrete Exec Receives ASCC Safety Award
The Safety and Rick Management Council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors announced the winner of its ASCC Member Owner/Executive Safety Award for 2020.
Lifting Equipment
DICA Showcases Outrigger Pads and AlturnaMATS for Tree Care Applications
DICA will feature SafetyTech Outrigger Pads and AlturnaMATS Ground Protection Mats for tree care applications during the TCI Virtual Summit held on Jan. 13-15, 2021.
Construction Safety
How to Manage and Prevent Lower Back Pain Among Industrial Workers
Carlos G. Aguirre, PhD, RDN, a senior editor at Daily CBD, outlines the common preventative measures, as well as proper management and treatment solutions for chronic back pain.
Asphalt
Ohio State Patrol Creates Work Zone Dashboard to Curb Incidents
Since 2015, there have been over 32,500 crashes in Ohio work zones, with 114 of them killing 126 people. The new dashboard helps users see where the Ohio State Patrol is active and working to keep these construction zones safe for workers and drivers
Lifting Equipment
Ring Power Utility Equipment Utilizes the Terex Positive Attachment Lanyard
PAL provides audio and visual warnings when controls are engaged and the lanyard has not been attached to the lanyard anchor in the bucket. The system is designed to reduce the chance of an operator elevating the bucket without a lanyard attached.
Lighting, Alarms
The MCL80RCB LED Combination ID Light Bar & Utility Light
The MCL80RCB LED Combination ID Light Bar & Utility Light provides flexibility into a small, convenient package.
Technology & Services
The Praxis/OPCube Air Quality Monitor
Measure dust and gas in your construction site in one device
Construction Technology
Contact Harald COVID-19 Card and Contact Tracing Platform
Platform provides a fast, effective stand-alone contact tracing solution utilizing Bluetooth Tracing Technology.
Events
What Construction Employers Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines and Flu Shots
December 9, 2020
December 9, 2020
Discussion of key issues that construction employers should consider when deciding whether and how to implement a mandatory vaccination program, including shots for this flu season and for the COVID-19 vaccine once approved.
Profit Matters
The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast: Healthy Habits That Keep Everyone Working
Construction sites are getting safer, but contractors need to keep personal health and safety at the forefront as well on the jobsites and in their companies.
Digging Deeper
How MIPS Technology Can Reduce Brain Injuries Hard Hats Don’t Cover
Multi-directional Impact Protection System can help mitigate risks and make workers safer on jobsites.
Personal Protection Equipment
5 Tips for Choosing the Best Construction Gloves
Finding the right glove for the job is as important as matching any other tool of the trade to the task at hand.
Fall Protection
Fall Protection Updates from STAFDA 2020
Werner featured fall protection products and equipment in the 2020 Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association STAFDA Virtual event.
Groundbreakers
Hilti Discusses Robotics in Jobsite Health & Safety
How robotics and human augmentation can effect construction jobsite health and safety through two innovations from HILTI.
Rental
H&E Enters Trench Safety Specialty Business
H&E Equipment Services has entered into the specialty rental business by establishing a partnership with GroundWorks Safety Systems.
Profit Matters
Is Your Crew Prepared for an Emergency?
2020 is teaching us an important lesson: we need to be prepared for pretty much anything to happen at any time. From pandemics to natural disasters to accidents and injuries on the jobsite, there’s a lot we need to prepare for.
Personal Protection Equipment
New ASTM International Standard Will Help Improve the Fit of Respirators
The purpose of the new standard is to increase the probability that available respirators fit the general worker population.
Utility Locators
Common Ground Alliance Research Points to Stressed Damage Prevention System
Association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines issues a new white paper full of insights into improve timely, accurate locates based on locating industry surveys and interviews.
COVID-19
OSHA Issues Guidance to Employers on Frequently Cited COVID-19 Standards
Documents are based on data from citations issued, many of which were the result of complaints, referrals and fatalities.
