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....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon April 17, 2023
Spreader Bars, Lifting Beams Make for More Efficient, Safer Crane Pick
Installing a below-the-hook lifting device can streamline a lift and ensure the safety of your crew and the load. The device is used to attach a load to a crane so the load can be moved safely and may involve slings, hooks and rigging hardware....
SSI - Thu March 09, 2023
SSI at ConExpo-Con/AGG 2023
You want a fleet of vehicles with safety lighting products and accessories that keep your drivers safe. These products often become mundane, and the public loses its alertness. SSI believes all employees should be safe on the job....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed February 22, 2023
Playing Nice With OSHA: How to Avoid Fines for Jobsite Violations
The Department of Labor opened the year with an increase in the cost of penalties for employer violations. This means not only the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration, but the Employee Benefits Security Administration, Wage and Hour Division and Office of Workers' Compensation Programs are all under the fee-hike umbrella....
Department of Labor - Tue February 21, 2023
Dallas, Fort Worth OSHA Offices, BBB to Educate Builders
OSHA's Dallas and Fort Worth area offices and the Better Business Bureau have signed an alliance to educate employers and employees on workplace hazards. The alliance's partners will provide information, guidance and training resources to construction and general industry employers to help protect the safety and health of workers....
AEM - Mon February 20, 2023
AEM Offers Newly Released Portable Rock Crusher, Slipform Paver Manuals
AEM recently announced a pair of new safety manual titles, offering its members and the customers they serve more user-friendly and easily accessible content on safe practices to use when operating and maintaining machinery....
