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Construction Safety

Ten Tips to Prevent the Construction-Accident High Season

What to say, wear, stretch, eat, drink and do to anticipate and survive Spring’s annual spike in construction accidents

To enhance safety, make sure everyone on the ground is wearing high-visibility apparel.

Restriping Highways and County Roads in Tennessee

Roadsafe Restripe Sr100 Willia 10774444

ARTBA Participates in National Work Zone Awareness Week Kick Off Event

American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)

Annual, week-long event raises awareness of the need to drive cautiously in work zones and calls on drivers to help protect highway workers during the busy construction season

Illinois Gov. Kicks Off Work Zone Awareness Week at Site of $93 Million Construction Project

There are an average of more than 7,000 work zone motor vehicle accidents in Illinois every year.

Study Finds 38% of Highway Contractors Had Vehicles Crash into Work Zones During Past Year

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

Vehicle drivers, passengers more likely to be killed or injured during a work zone crash than construction workers

States Gear Up for National Work Zone Awareness Week

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

State transportation departments across the country are gearing up to commemorate National Work Zone Awareness Week, set to begin today

National Work Zone Awareness Week Set for April 15-19

"Work Zone Safety: We're All in This Together!" highlights the complexities of work zones, especially in urban areas, and the need for awareness and planning on the part of everyone affected by work zones

Construction Safety

OSHA Cites Company After Worker Dies from Electrocution Injuries

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Highway Technologies receives 10 safety violations and is placed in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program

Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Gets Major Boost from 3M

American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)

3M Traffic Safety and Security Division makes major financial contribution to the ARTBA Foundation’s "Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program"

Construction Technology

Fleet Management System Helps to Quickly Recover $70,000 Worth of Stolen Equipment

Zonar asset tracking devices help recover multiple machines stolen from a remote construction site.

Elcon has Zonar asset tracking devices installed on most of its equipment, including trucks, and off-road equipment, and many other items. The ZTrak provides equipment managers with locations of dispersed equipment through cellular and GPS communication.

New Hampshire DOT Turns to Micro Surfacing

The treatment is currently one preservation option in the state’s Pavement Management System

In 2006, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation began researching the benefits of microsurfacing. Several aspects of a project are considered before microsurfacing is selected as the pavement preservation method including traffic volume, climate and pavement condition.

NAPA Environmental, Health & Safety Conference to be Held Prior to World of Asphalt 2013

'Beyond Compliance' fosters world-class safety culture at asphalt plant and paving sites

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