AEM - Thu May 14, 2020
AEM Connecting Manufacturers with Safety Supplies as Businesses Plan to Return to Work
As communities, states and companies decide whether and when to re-open for business in this unusual time of pandemic-induced isolation, one question weighs heaviest on decision makers: Once we decide to re-open, how do we do it safely?Starting May 13, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and The Marek Group are teaming up to provide a hub for businesses to find COVID-19 supplies, including personal protective equipment (PPE), sanitizing supplies, and display graphics to promote and protect safety in the workplace....
Stevenson Cranes Service - Tue May 12, 2020
Stevenson Crane Service Earns International Recognition
Illinois-based Stevenson Crane Service Inc. (SCS) recently earned two international awards for crane and rigging safety based on performance numbers that greatly exceeded industry standards. The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA), an international trade association with more than 1,400 members from 46 nations, recognized SCS with the 2020 Crane & Rigging Group Safety Award and the Zero Accidents Award....
Terex Utilities - Mon May 11, 2020
Terex Utilities Releases Tech Tip for Disinfecting Aerial Devices, Digger Derricks
The need for frequent and thorough disinfecting of work trucks like aerial devices and digger derricks is a new task for service managers. In response to questions from customers, Terex Utilities has released Tech Tip #140 to provide a reminder of the many surfaces on a piece of equipment that may have been touched by crew members....
Sarah Bowers, Fraley Construction Marketing - Mon May 11, 2020
Safer, Faster, Smarter: Prefabrication is Vertical Construction's New Normal
Nearly every builder is experiencing at least a little coronavirus panic these days. Schedules and budgets are up in the air. No one knows how long this will last, who and what will be lost, or what life will look like on the other side....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 07, 2020
Contractors Stay Ahead of Challenging COVID Safety Rules
General contractors and subcontractors are taking steps to keep construction workers and the public safe during the COVID-19 pandemicAbout two weeks ago, Larry Gescher, a co-owner and the president of H.P....
Doka - Thu April 30, 2020
Doka Announces Smart Edge Safe Edge Protection & Guardrail System
Doka's Smart Edge protection system is a new engineering solution designed to be installed at perimeter edges, internal openings, elevator shafts and stairs on high-rise construction sites. A solution for increased safety, reduced labor and simplified site logistics, this guardrail system allows for all operations to be done by a single worker....
Doka - Thu April 30, 2020
Doka's Safety Net Fans: The Ultimate Debris Net System for Any Building Structure
Doka provides easy-to-use Safety Net Fans for contractors worried about material falling from an elevated job site. The pre-assembled units can be used on any structure and adapted to any shape, to ensure safety on the ground....
Doka - Thu April 30, 2020
Doka Announces Protection Screen Xclimb 60 Full Perimeter Enclosure System
Doka's Protection Screen Xclimb 60 is a full-perimeter enclosure system that offers complete fall protection and shields workers from the elements during high-rise construction, while being easy to use and adaptable to site-specific requirements....
Doka - Wed April 29, 2020
Falpro: The Mobile Fall Protection Anchor Point
Doka announced a new mobile personal fall-arrest system, The Falpro - Mobile Fall Protection Anchor V1. Current safety regulations in slab-formwork construction only conditionally satisfy the requirements of health, safety and ergonomics....
ARTBA - Tue April 21, 2020
First-Ever Virtual National Stand-Down Focuses on Construction 'Struck By' Incidents
More than 650 industry professionals participated on April 20 in the first-ever virtual event aimed at highlighting and reducing the number of construction worker "struck-by" incidents, which result in 100 annual fatalities and 17,000 injuries annually, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)....
