Construction Risk Jobsite Fire Cause Unclear, But Denver Officials Clear Trades July 11, 2018 No Comments Denver fire officials say they now know what did not cause a deadly jobsite fire in early March that took the lives of two construction workers.Read More
Construction Industry Tackles the Opioid Crisis John Gregerson June 20, 2018 No Comments In addition to screening and accident prevention, some contractors are helping with rehab to confront one of the industry’s most dire issuesRead More
Builders Seek New Defenses Against Construction Fires Jim Parsons May 16, 2018 No Comments Fire-prevention experts advise adopting a multi-phased approach to preventing and detecting fires during construction.Read More
New Industry Study Targets Intersection of Technology and Safety Jim Parsons January 17, 2018 No Comments New Dodge study reveals how firms can use emerging technologies to improve their safety training and resultsRead More
California OSHA Fines Firms $87K in Fatal Wall Collapse Mary B. Powers October 11, 2017 No Comments Contractor and sub are cited for serious violations after a six-month agency probe; contractor is contesting.Read More
Safety Awards ENR Mountain States Announces 2017 Best Projects’ Excellence in Safety Award Winners August 29, 2017 This year's safety awards honor projects from across the region, including Wyoming, North Dakota, Utah and Idaho. Read More
Applying a Lean Construction Mind-Set to Beef Up Jobsite Safety Jim Parsons June 6, 2017 One Comment Contractors that embrace lean construction principles in the name of reducing waste and enhancing value often discover other facets of their operations that are ripe for improvement.Read More
Jobsite Safety Jobsite Fatalities Drive New Safety Regulations Best practices are often not enough to prevent jobsite injuries JT Long May 4, 2016 No Comments Out of the 4,251 worker fatalities in private industry in 2014, 874 of those, or 20.5%, were in construction.Read More
Can Big Safety Data Collection Help Prevent Future Jobsite Injuries? Jim Parsons February 17, 2016 No Comments Data on workplace incidents—and more importantly, their absence—can tell contractors a great deal about the effectiveness of their safety programs.Read More