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Report: OSHA Intends to Target Roadway Construction Activities for Silica Exposure

According to OSHA's National Emphasis Program, OSHA intends to target roadway construction activities, specifically milling activities, to identify and reduce worker exposure to silica dust.

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AEM Holding Product Safety and Compliance Seminar in April

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers' annual semianr will provide information on equipment manufacturing industry standards, regulations and best practices.

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Use Headphones on Construction Sites? OSHA Clarifies its Position

Proliferation of 'OSHA-approved' headphones marketing draws an OSHA letter of interpretation to clarify the safety agency's actual position on headphones and hearing protection in construction

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3 Ways Autonomous Robotics Can Benefit Construction Pros

Trimble’s Aviad Almagor details how autonomous robotics can help contractors in the construction industry improve processes.

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OSHA Revises Program to Reduce or Eliminate Worker Exposure to Silica

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

The final rule on Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica was published in 2016 to curb lung cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney disease in U.S. workers by limiting exposure to respirable crystalline silica.

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CPWR Tools for Responding to Opioid Impact on Construction Workers

CPWR -- The Center for Construction Research and Training

Three new opportunities to learn about preventing opioid abuse in the industry where construction workers are seven times more likely to die of an overdose than in other professions

Unintentional overdose fatalities in the construction industry jumped from 7 deaths in 2011 to 65 deaths in 2018, a nine-fold increase in eight years.

Study: Influence of Supervisors on Construction Safety Rising

Dodge Construction Network

Engaged jobsite workers continue to be a critical part of safety programs, and new data show that construction firms rely on supervisors’ leadership to improve safety

Study shows 73% of construction companies rely on their supervisors and foremen to deliver safety training to jobsite workers.

Precast Manufacturer Capitalizes on Safety to Reduce Claims Cost by 79%

ATMI Precast recognized a need for new safety protocols and initiatives to manage growing workers' compensation challenges.

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Wearable Safety Technology Reduces Accidents in Paris Metro

Paris Metropolitan Underground Tunnel Construction employs RFID tags to track and communicate with workers, enforce regulations, manage risks

Motion sensors and emergency buttons on tags offer the wearer a distress-call button, and raise automated alerts in case of prolonged inactivity. Alerts can also be sent out from the management center if a risk is detected.

IPAF Pilots Online Shop for Safety and Promotional Materials

International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)

The shop enables ordering of MEWP educational materials, stickers and decals, specific IPAF publications and more.

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[PODCAST] Bendix 2.0 Enhances Safety on Mack Granite Trucks

Mack Trucks Inc.

Tim Wrinkle of Mack Trucks highlights key features of Bendix 2.0 for Granite trucks that will enhance driver safety.

Truce and Wireless Business Consultants Partnership to End Mobile Distraction

Partnership will enable wireless telecom to optimize mobile usage across Truce users' workplaces, and eliminate distractions associated with mobile device misuse

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