ARTBA - Thu September 30, 2021
Contractors from Virginia, Louisiana, Illinois Receive 2021 ARTBA National Contractor Safety Awards
Transportation construction companies from three states were recognized for their outstanding employee safety programs during the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) Annual Convention, held in Pinehurst, N.C....
CEG - Thu September 16, 2021
PennDOT Teams with Builders, PA Turnpike, to Launch Safety Campaign
Pennsylvania's highway construction industry began partnering with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for a safety stand-down on Sept. 15....
American Concrete Pumping Association - Wed September 01, 2021
American Concrete Pumping Association Releases New Safety Materials
The American Concrete Pumping Association (ACPA) has released new and updated safety materials to fulfill its ongoing mission of promoting safe concrete pumping practices. The first item, Safety Bulletin: Use of Lay Flat Hose, identifies and illustrates the handling guidelines for using lay-flat hoses on the job....
FOX 5 Atlanta - Thu August 26, 2021
Atlanta Area Mobile COVID-19 Unit Helps Vaccinate Construction Site Crews
A mobile COVID-19 vaccination unit in DeKalb County, Ga., was established this summer to visit businesses, work sites, churches or anywhere else that groups of people wanted to get the shots. A metro Atlanta construction company was among those utilizing the mobile service earlier in August, in the process making it easier for its employees to get the vaccine....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed July 28, 2021
Focusing On Hazard Communication Standards
The Department of Labor's focus for the second half of 2021 will be on a laundry list of regulations that could directly impact contractors in the construction industry. Feeling the effects of a federal agenda that includes 26 OSHA regulations, the business of construction may look a lot different by next year....
CEG - Tue July 27, 2021
Colorado Contractor Jailed for Trench Collapse That Killed Crewman
An Avon, Colo., contractor was sentenced to 10 months in jail in mid-July following a trench collapse at his company's Granby work site that fatally injured worker Rosario Martinez. Bryan Johnson, owner of ContractOne Inc....
Associated Press - Mon July 26, 2021
Oregon Adopts Rules to Protect Construction Workers
SALEM, Ore. (AP) Oregon recently adopted an emergency rule that strengthens requirements for employers to safeguard workers from extreme heat, including expanding access to shade and cool water in what advocates called the nation's most protective heat rules following deadly record-high temperatures in the Pacific Northwest....
Office of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo - Mon July 19, 2021
Fallen Construction Workers to Be Honored with New Memorial at NY State Fair
A new memorial to honor highway workers who have died while building or improving New York State's roads and bridges is currently being built at the site of the 2021 State Fair in Syracuse. The fair runs from Aug....
Brass Knuckle - Mon June 21, 2021
Brass Knuckle SmartShell Safety Glove Does It All
Some jobs need a glove that covers it all: impact protection, cut protection, excellent grip in wet conditions and high visibility. And it must do all of this without sacrificing comfort, because an uncomfortable glove is an unworn glove, and that is the ruin of compliance and safety programs....
ARTBA - Mon June 14, 2021
OSHA COVID Safety Rules Give Workplace Flexibility to Transportation Construction Firms
New guidelines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) grant transportation construction contractors and other businesses the flexibility to adopt COVID safety protocols that fit their specific workplaces, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
