At the same time, it’s widely established that people over 45 years old are particularly susceptible to Legionnaires’ disease ...

Extreme weather occurrences — from hurricanes and floods to heatwaves and wildfires — are becoming more persistent and severe. This evolving climate landscape presents new challenges for construction ...

Advanced safety systems are meant to prevent accidents on construction sites — but when misapplied or overloaded with false ...

The construction industry currently stands at a crossroads. Recent legislative changes and sector-wide calls for reform have ...

By Jim Goss, Senior Safety Consultant, HCSS As the focus on construction safety intensifies, equipment-using organizations are moving beyond compliance to culture change, embedding safety into the ...

The technology could save lives—so long as it doesn’t fully replace humans that monitor safety. Last winter, during the construction of an affordable housing project on Martha’s Vineyard, ...

The regulations set forth by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provide detailed technical guidance about how to avoid hazards related to specific construction tasks. Despite ...

The construction industry has one of the highest levels of risk in terms of workplace accidents, and it is vital for employers in the industry to meet their obligations to health and safety law. While ...

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Delivering a construction project involves a complex network of moving parts, with owners, general contractors and project management teams working in tandem. When it comes to high-risk activities, ...

The construction company which employed a man who died on site at Aldermaston’s AWE nuclear site is to be prosecuted.