The Safety & Risk Management Council (SRMC), a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), has published a Pre-Construction Checklist for Safety Policies & Procedures.
The construction industry thrives on a robust safety culture. Cultivating an effective safety environment goes beyond adhering to policies and procedures and pursuing incident-free days. While metrics ...
Construction Safety Week is a celebration of our industry’s commitment to health and safety—a commitment that has driven ...
Safety is a choice that is made every day by each person; it is imperative that each of us on the job makes the right choice. When does safety on a construction site or in a facility start? For ...
In order to prevent the unexpected energizing or startup of machinery or equipment during servicing or maintenance, a lockout/tagout plan must be custom-tailored to each facility. The lockout/tagout ...
OSHA’s Safety and Health Regulations for Construction: OSHA 29 CFR 1926 serves as a baseline for safety requirements. Safety management in construction must reinforce these regulations and go beyond ...
The construction industry poses unique health and safety challenges for its workers. In fact, about one out of every five workplace deaths in calendar year 2019 were construction-related, according to ...
Improvements in our approach to safety over the past decades have led to a significant reduction in workplace incidents. In general, workers are safer now than at any time in history. In the past few ...
Understand how operating training can diminish safety hazards. Understand what operators need to know about lifting. See how maintenance contributes to telehandler safety. Telehandlers are versatile ...
The University at Buffalo (UB) is a member of UDig NY and fully endorses their program for all excavation work on UB property regardless of location. All work identified in the UB and UDig NY section ...