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Failure to Eliminate Excavation Hazards Resulted in Construction Worker's Drowning

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Portion of roadway above excavation collapsed breaking a water main pipe which filled the excavation drowning a 28-year-old construction worker

[VIDEO]Caterpillar Explains Technology for Stopping Accidents Caused by Operator Fatigue

Caterpillar explains how its system of cameras, smart bands and monitoring centers identify in real time operators whose fatigue might cause accidents

[VIDEO]Caterpillar Explains Technology for Stopping Accidents Caused by Operator Fatigue

[VIDEO] Personal Protective Equipment Basics - Respiratory Protection

This video reviews the two main types of Respiratory Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and explains when to use and not use various respirators on the jobsite

[VIDEO] Personal Protective Equipment Basics - Respiratory Protection

[VIDEO]Bechtel's 31-million Safe Work Hours at Nuclear Reactor Motivated by Charitable Giving

Charlie Duckworth talks about how the workforce achieved 31 million safe work hours, and supported charitable causes, during construction of Watts Bar Unit 2.

Video: Bechtel's Safety Record at Watts Bar 2 Nuclear Reactor Leads to Charitable Giving

Manitowoc Joins National Science Foundation-backed Research Project on Jobsite Safety

Manitowoc Cranes

$650,000 grant will be used to create tools for quick, easy planning of crane operations and incorporate them into a safe, efficient system to monitor a crane’s environment and provide control feedback

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Cameras and Radar Activate Safety on Site

Active safety systems combine technologies to help operators better understand a machine surroundings.

Within the cab, Hyundai’s AAVM system provides operators with a virtual, composite view that shows the machine in the center and actual images from the four cameras.

Brass Knuckle SmartShell BKCR4499 Gloves

Brass Knuckle Safety Products

Brass Knuckle SmartShell BKCR4499 gloves feature a machine-knit, ultra-high molecular-weight polyethylene shell with ANSI cut level 4 protection and a strength-to-weight ratio that is eight to 15 times higher than steel

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[VIDEO] Personal Protective Equipment Basics - Hand & Arm Protection

In this video, Pete Rice provides an 8-point checklist of questions to ask yourself before using any hand and arm protection

[VIDEO] Personal Protective Equipment Basics - Hand & Arm Protection

OSHA Fines to Increase for First Time Since 1990

OSHA penalties could increase as much as 82% to play "catch-up" for nearly two decades of no increases

Are You Doing Enough to Protect Your Hearing?

Employers are responsible for selecting, fitting and maintaining hearing protective devices and must provide them to workers at no costs and train worker in how to use them correctly

Convenience and comfort are important for frequent use of hearing protective devices. Earmuffs and foam earplugs in most cases offer the most noise reduction. However, preformed plugs or canal caps may be more convenient where construction work generates moderate daily average noise levels. There is no one device that is the best type for all situations.

[VIDEO] Understanding Crystalline Silica Hazards

This video discusses the three types of silicosis and the symptoms workers could experience with each type of silicosis

[VIDEO] Understanding Crystalline Silica Hazards

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Whelen Engineering Co. Inc.

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