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Framing is dangerous work. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2017 the incidence rate of recordable nonfatal injuries and illnesses for this group was 7.5. The bulk of...

With telematics you can learn everything you ever wanted to know about a piece of equipment: its location, the number of hours it’s in operation each day, the amount of fuel it’s...

There are five key differences between the general industry and construction standards. With the introduction of Confined Spaces in Construction standard ( 1926 Subpart AA) in 2015...

As summer approaches and more drivers hit the road, refineries must increase production to meet peak demand for gasoline and leverage the window of opportunity for increased...

Tax season is here. One big challenge for construction companies is classifying its different workers. Are they employees or independent contractors? Misclassify the former as the...

OSHA requires employers to follow set procedures whenever their employees are working inside a confined space. But what exactly is a confined space, and does a trench qualify? A...

Project managers and superintendents both play vitally important roles on construction projects. But it’s no secret that the humans in these roles sometimes butt heads. Robert Muir...

Many contractors today are using hydraulic bracing systems — a combination of modular struts and walers — to shore up the vertical faces of an excavation and prevent soil movement...

When your crew is working in trenches 5, 10 or 20 feet below ground, you want to know the shoring and shielding equipment you’ve installed to protect them is doing its job. Pre-use...

Many companies in construction and heavy industry have a blind spot around equipment usage — one that’s costing them billions of dollars. A Texas A&M University study found that 82...