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Trimble Teams with Zello for Improved Communications in its TrimFleet Suite

TrimFleet Communicator offers reliable, company-wide communication to TrimFleet Mobile and TrimView users

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Worker Crushed by Steel Pipe, Construction Company Cited for Safety Failures

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Maggiora & Ghilotti, Inc. faces $38,250 in fines for failure to survey and plan for safety hazards at its jobsite

PA Considering Automated Speed Control for Road Construction Work Zones

Successful Maryland program has reduced vehicles speeding 12 mph above limit in work zones from 7% to 1%

[VIDEO]Shake Hands With Danger: A Construction Safety Classic

1970s construction-equipment-maintenance safety film (23 min.) remains one of the great collections of cautionary tales for mechanics in the field

[VIDEO]Shake Hands With Danger: A Construction Safety Classic

OSHA Postpones Full Enforcement of Confined Spaces Standard Until October

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Sixty-day temporary enforcement of the new Confined Spaces in Construction rule becomes effective Aug. 3, 2015; final rule effective Oct. 2, 2015

Crane Tips, Smashes Into University of Pittsburgh Building

No injuries and minimal damage occurred after a crane lifting scaffolding fell onto the roof of a University of Pittsburg residence hall

Worker error may be to blame after a crane tips over while lifting scaffolding.

[VIDEO] How The Guardian Angel Makes Night Workers Visible

See the effect that The Guardian Angel, a wearable LED light bar, has in improving the visibility of its user from up to 2 miles away

[VIDEO] How The Guardian Angel Makes Night Workers Visible

New Report Examines Opioid Abuse in the Construction Industry

Analysis of data indicates the cost of opioid use is greater in construction than in other industries

The frequency of injured employees with a high probability of painkiller abuse can be depicted by state. In general, the darker areas indicate higher frequencies of painkiller abuse among injured construction employees.

Roofing Contractor Held in Contempt of Court for Failing to Comply with OSHA Safety Standards

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

President, vice president of GP Roofing & Construction held in civil contempt, ordered to pay outstanding penalties of $195,170 plus interest and fees

BrimGuard ID & DripGuard ID

BrimGuard ID and DripGuard ID provide a color coded solution for work group identification, work function and access authorization.

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Loader Operator Dies Trying to Free a Stuck Truck, OSHA Cites Contractor

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Gehring Construction faces penalties after a broken chain launches tow-rope hardware through the cab window and kills the loader operator trying to move a stuck mixer truck

Making Mid-Season Replacement Purchases

The middle of the season might not be your ideal time to buy, but some tools and wear parts should be on your mid-season replacement radar. Here’s what to replace and what can wait.

“In order to lay the best product down, one that’s going to perform well and last, you need to have tools that are in top shape,” says Jon Bongiovanni vice president of sales at BonTool.

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