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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.
Crane
A Recap on Recent Crane Collapses
Personal Protection Equipment
Best Practices for Choosing Hearing Protection for Jobsites
Construction Safety
7 Tools to Forecast Summer Heat on the Job Site
Concrete Equipment & Products
A Bright Piece of Mind
Construction Safety
The Troy Medium-Duty Work Boot
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Portable Lighting
Light It Up: Which Light Tower is Right for You?
This article will help you figure out what light tower is the best fit between metal halide and LED, in addition to choosing how the light tower is powered from diesel to battery and electric.
Profit Matters
Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionizing This Contractor's Construction Scheduling and Risk Management
Scheduling/controller contractor Project Controls Cubed preserves project managers’ decision-making experience using InEight Schedule’s AI to automatically build complex schedules, adjust for risk and estimate the potential change in cost and time
Sponsored
NEW ROUGH TERRAIN LINE
The new line of JLG Rough Terrain Scissors has an answer for every task. When we say upgrade, we mean business – yours.
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Construction Technology
The Cat S62 Rugged Smartphone - "The Boss"
Available exclusively by T-Mobile, the Caterpillar-branded S62 Rugged Smartphone was designed to survive the jobsite as well home life.
Asphalt
Working Safely in the Heat
As a dangerous heat wave rolls across the country this summer, construction workers need to be extra careful on the job site. Prepare yourself and your crew for the taxing days ahead.
Business Services
What to Say When Your Customer Says “Your Price is Too High”
Construction Technology
LafargeHolcim Turns to Zello for Push-to-talk and Dispatch Solution
Learn why LafargeHolcim, one of the world’s largest building materials suppliers, chose to partner with Zello for its push-to-talk and dispatch solution. Spoiler alert: the answers are safety and efficiency.
Construction Safety
United Rentals Shares 5 Toolbox Talk Topics on Trench Hazards and Safe Work Practices
Toolbox talk topics were compiled to help companies increase worker knowledge about trench hazards and safe work practices in trenching and excavation operations.
Communications Equipment
Zello Launches Dispatch Hub for Safer Driver-Dispatch Communications
Dispatch Hub is a new solution that modernizes dispatcher-driver communications with push-to-talk technology, dispatcher workload sharing, call queuing, location tracking and message replay.
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Watch The Latest Construction News
The Construction News Tracker is the industry's only regular newscast featuring developing and breaking news, products, information, and industry analysis specifically for construction professionals.
Industrial Forklift
Toyota Material Handling Reinforces Forklift Operator Safety
Toyota dealers are offering no-cost forklift safety consultations during National Forklift Safety Day 2021 on June 8.
Construction Safety
United Rentals Trench Safety Digital Learning Series Supports Trench Safety Stand Down Week
United Rentals is supporting Trench Safety Stand Down Week, June 14-18, with an online series of free trench safety educational events.
Business
Report: Drug Use in Construction Industry Holds Steady with Marijuana on the Rise
In the construction industry, the overall positivity rate decreased from 4.2% in 2019 to 4.1% in 2020. Positives for marijuana increased from 2.2% in 2019 to 2.5% in 2020.
Pavement Maintenance
Protecting Your Crew, Even While Driving
You must not only take care of yourself, you must be more focused to ensure that everything you and your crew do to complete work, including driving, is done with the highest level of safety possible.
Crane
Iron Workers Set the Standard for Safety
Iron Workers, representing 130,000 ironworkers in North America, is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies for its Rigger and Signal Person Qualification — setting the standard for safety.
Construction Safety
A Century of Safe Stepping - Wooster Products Celebrates 100th Anniversary at WOC2021
Wooster Products will be celebrating its 100 year anniversary at the World of Concrete 2021 event, in Las Vegas, June 8 to 10.
Construction Safety
NITEGLOW Emergency Egress System
Profit Matters
8 Simple Tips for Summer Safety
Warm weather and plenty of daylight make summer a busy season for construction. But with hotter temperatures and longer days come increased health and safety risks.
Safety Equipment - Other
ToughBuilt GelFit Stabilizer Knee Pads
This patented and rock-steady kneepad system allows the Stabilizer SnapShell to be removed entirely or interchanged with other SnapShells to create the exact kneepad you want for the job.
Safety Equipment - Other
Heavy Lifting Isn't the Only Reason Behind Construction's Expensive Back Pain Problem
The average concrete worker spends 71% of an average day performing motions that increase the risk of fatigue-based back injuries. But recognizing the problem is only half the battle - figuring out solutions is what matters.
Groundbreakers
Beat Heat Stress with Worker Monitoring Devices and Mobile Software
Heidi Lehmann of Kenzen talks about how her company’s body monitoring devices and technology keep construction workers safe on the job site.
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Watch The Latest Construction News
The Construction News Tracker is the industry's only regular newscast featuring developing and breaking news, products, information, and industry analysis specifically for construction professionals.
Construction Update
[VIDEO] The Week’s Top 10 Construction Stories: 11 OSHA Enforcement Changes Coming
Why the most-read construction stories include inflation and a tough transition to the post-COVID construction economy, Ford F-150 technology increases towing and hauling safety, benefits of hauling asphalt in live-bottom trailers, Top 5 industry trends
Rental
PERC Shares Safety Resources for Clean Air Month
Celebrated in May, the American Lung Association (ALA) sponsors Clean Air Month to bring heightened awareness to the correlation between clean air and respiratory health.
Communications Equipment
Motorola Solutions MOTOTRBO Ion Smart Radio
Smart radio provides full Android interface, broadband data capabilities and an open application ecosystem.
Personal Protection Equipment
ISOtunes PRO Aware Hearing Protection
PRO Aware provides crystal-clear natural sound with continuous connection to your Bluetooth-enabled devices while ensuring all-day hearing protection.
Rental
The 10 Basic Principles of Ergonomics
The field of ergonomics looks at how workers do their jobs and provides guidance on how they can accomplish tasks with more efficiency, safety, and comfort.
Safety Equipment - Other
Fall Protection & Construction Safety for the Concrete Contractor
Discussing fall protection and site safety with the formwork company Doka USA.
Construction Safety
Proactive Safety Practices Reduce Recordable Incidents in Construction Up to 85%
For Construction Safety Week, Associated Builders and Contractors released the 2021 Safety Performance Report, which details the substantial improvements proactive safety practices outlined in the ABC's STEP system have delivered.
Profit Matters
7 Site Hazards You Don't Want to Overlook
It's important to be vigilant about safe practices on the job. Here's seven site hazards that construction crews often overlook.
Personal Protection Equipment
GelFit Rocker Knee Pads
Communications Equipment
Mesh Communication Offers A New Way to Connect the Construction Worksite
Comparing radios vs. new communication headsets, such as those using proprietary Mesh Intercom protocol, and the implications for worker safety and productivity.
Lifting Equipment
JLG Supports OSHA’s National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls
JLG will participate in OSHA’s 8th annual National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, which takes place the week of May 3-7 and gives companies an opportunity to provide important safety training to help minimize the risks associated with falls.
