Items Tagged with 'Worker Safety'

Safety on construction sites has always been a concern.

Now 10 years old, Construction Safety Week has evolved. What at first was a national industry stand-down to emphasize safety compliance has grown into a coordinated five days of training and advocacy. 

The training and educational program's website has thousands of entries on why and how to “value every voice.”

When we need to reach a little higher, we strap extensions—stilts—on workers’ legs. When fearing a fall, we tie workers to buildings with a length of rope, and then we hope.

In December, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it was replacing traditional hardhats for its employees with ANSI-Z89.1-certified Type II safety helmets when they work on sites.

As the last of 41 workers trapped for 17 days emerged this week, there are growing calls to reemphasize safety and geology risks as the nation embarks on a rapid infrastructure buildout.

Almost 30 years ago when I started my career in the construction industry, mental health was rarely talked about.

As wildfires become more common across the West Coast, states are enacting protections for outdoor workers likely to be exposed to smoke.

Jessie Singer, author of “There Are No Accidents” (Simon & Schuster, 336 pages), works for a nonprofit dedicated to making cities safer for pedestrians and cyclists, but her views of error and accidents go far beyond urban life and cars.

A letter to ENR's editorial staff regarding concrete pumping stability.