Tag Archives: construction safety

As I write this column, coronavirus case numbers continue to spike in many parts of the country.

We’re looking forward to Construction Safety Week, which has been rescheduled for September 14-18, following a delay from our traditional May dates. We hope you all have plans to join us.

The importance of safety when working from heights cannot be emphasized enough.

COVID-19 protocols include contactless drive-up service and pre-rental and last-touch disinfecting.

This September, Werner will offer national safety trainings, online courses and a new, downloadable climbing handbook in support of OSHA's national initiative.

Falls are the leading cause of death in the construction industry, and to shed light on this danger, Rosendin created a video that simulates what would happen to the human body if a person were to fall from a height of 12 and 20 feet.

Faith Technologies has announced the launch of a new safety video series, “Charged!”

It can be difficult for a construction worker to visualize what kinds of hazards they’ll face on a jobsite when they’re sitting in a conference room, watching training videos and slideshows.

Earlier this year at the association’s annual convention in Las Vegas, Jeanie Clapp, Constructor’s editor-in chief, sat down with Bill Creedon, global head of construction, and Paul R. Becker, CPCU, ARM, director, global construction, to talk about the industry, its trends and the current challenges facing commercial contractors.

After months of managing an ever-changing landscape of operational mandates related to working or not working during the coronavirus pandemic, enabling office-based staff to work remotely and adopting technology that supports social distancing requirements, construction companies are looking carefully at how to return to work as restrictions ease.