Minimizing the Most Common Construction Site Injuries
Construction sites present many dangers to workers: to cite two key statistics, approximately 4,500 construction workers die each year because of job-related accidents, and another...
Job Site Safety During Tornado Season
With wind speeds up to 300 miles per hour, tornadoes can chew up anything in their path — including a construction site. Spring and summer are the peak seasons for these swirling...
Reducing Noise on the Jobsite
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that job sites limit the exposure of workers to no more than 85 decibels for eight hours of work. While...
Keeping Risk Takers in Check
The construction industry is jam packed with risk takers. Financiers who fund billion-dollar developments, executives who spend hundreds of thousands in payroll and materials...
What Does GFCI Mean, and What Do They Do?
When working with electrical circuits, a normal operation consists of the same amount of current flowing from line to load and returning from load to line. Ground fault hazards...
Construction's Fatal Four: Avoid These Deadly Jobsite Accidents With Proper Safety Training
Learn the four most common causes of fatal injuries on construction sites, and how to avoid them. Each day in the United States, an average of two construction workers die and...