Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association - Wed July 19, 2023
Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association Hosts OSHA Trench Safety Training
The Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association (ILICA) invites contractors and operators to an OSHA Trench Safety Competent Person Certification training on the campus of Illinois Central College (ICC) in East Peoria, Ill., on Aug....
Brass Knuckle - Thu July 13, 2023
Protective Eyewear for Workers Who Need Corrective Lenses
A worker who wears corrective lenses is not exempt from wearing proper eye protection. Typical corrective eyeglasses don't provide the necessary impact and side protection of work-grade spectacles and goggles....
Boston Globe - Tue June 13, 2023
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Signs New Construction Project Safety Rules
Citing a string of major construction problems in Boston in recent years, Mayor Michelle Wu signed new rules June 1 that require large construction and demolition contractors working on projects in the city to file detailed safety plans in order to get a building permit....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue June 06, 2023
Through the Lens — Cameras Help Entire Crane Team Safely See Big Picture
Safety and efficiency are at the heart of crane operations on a construction site. Improving and ensuring both are always the goals. Mitigating jobsite hazards is one benefit of a crane camera. Either on the tip of the boom or on the hook block, a camera is an essential safety device on any construction crane....
Studson - Mon June 05, 2023
VIDEO: Studson Introduces ANSI Z89.1 Type II-Rated Full Brim Safety Helmet
In pursuit of creating the safest and most technologically advanced industrial safety helmet, North American safety helmet innovator Studson announced its new SHK-1 full-brim ANSI Type II safety helmet at ASSP Safety 2023....
Northwest Indiana Building Round Table - Tue May 23, 2023
Northwest Indiana Business RoundTable Honors Companies for Outstanding Performance
Nearly 60 northwest Indiana construction companies were honored for outstanding performances in safety and project excellence at the Construction Awards Banquet held in Merrillville, Ind. Construction industry firms from throughout the region greatly exceed national averages in safety performance and project outcomes, and the banquet is a celebration of those achievements....
Volvo - Wed May 17, 2023
Volvo Group Launches Electric Truck Safety App With AR Technology for First Responders
Electric trucks will change the world, not only in terms of making transportation more sustainable, but also in how we drive and interact with the trucks themselves. The technology involved — specifically the high-voltage systems capable of powering a heavy electric truck — also is changing how we regard emergency response, as it requires its own set of new safety parameters and routines....
CDOT - Tue May 02, 2023
CDOT Expanding Its Work Zone Safety Truck Program
A $1.9 million federal grant will allow the Colorado Department of Transportation to expand the ways it's been using special self-driving trucks to protect workers in construction zones. "Every major advancement in the history of U.S....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed April 19, 2023
Industry On a Mission to Protect Pavement, Trench Workers
The DOL and OSHA are laser-focused on highway worker safety this construction season. The deaths of six Maryland highway workers on the job recently prompted demands that the feds realize workers, too, are vulnerable road users....
Virginia Department of Transportation - Mon April 17, 2023
VDOT Urges Virginia Motorists to 'Work With Us'
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will observe National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) Monday to Friday, April 17 to 21, to honor employees and contractors who risk their lives to keep Virginia moving every day....
