Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon December 05, 2022
Tower Crane Emergencies Require Level-Headed Action Plan
Safety is key when any crane is on a job site, but a tower crane requires safety managers to have a rescue plan in place. A medical emergency can occur any time on the job, even to a crane operator in a tower crane cab....
Gilmer Mirror - Tue November 29, 2022
University of Texas Professor Will Enhance Highway Asphalt
Mena Souliman, associate professor and the Ronald D. Brazzel Endowed Professor of Civil Engineering of The University of Texas at Tyler, has received a nearly $600,000 Texas Department of Transportation grant to enhance the asphalt currently being used in highway/road resurfacing projects for improved wet-weather driving....
TxDOT - Tue November 01, 2022
Texas Project With More Than 130 Mi. of Cable Barrier Pays Off
A recent review of four TxDOT districts shows the success of more than 130 mi. of new cable barriers. The cable barriers were installed in Lufkin, Pharr, Waco and Fort Worth using part of the $600 million Road To Zero funds allocated by the Texas Transportation Commission in 2019....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu October 20, 2022
OSHA Responds to Alarming Number of Trenching Deaths
After charting an alarming 22 trenching deaths the first half of this year, OSHA has made trench safety a national emphasis on inspections. In July, the agency announced it was launching enhanced enforcement initiatives with a goal of protecting workers from known hazards....
Leica - Tue August 30, 2022
Leica Geosystems Launches New Safety Awareness Module
Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, announced the launch of the new safety awareness module in the cloud-based collaboration platform Leica ConX. The integration of Leica Geosystems' safety awareness solutions with ConX increases safety on construction sites by collecting and visualising data that enhances awareness, speeds up hazard response and provides better insights....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon August 22, 2022
ASME B30.5 Standard Sets Requirements for Mobile Crane Rigger Qualification
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has released an updated standard on mobile and locomotive cranes that includes a clear definition of the role a qualified rigger plays in a lifting operation....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu July 28, 2022
New CDL Rule Causes Concerns
At the heart of the entry-level driver training rule, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is ensuring that first-time commercial drivers are regulated. The rule, which was kicked down the road for several years, went into effect early in 2022....
AEM - Mon July 18, 2022
Safety Culture in Workplace: How Generational Differences Present Challenges, Opportunities
How do you create an effective safety culture in the workplace when you have an employee base that is so diverse?It's an important question for equipment manufacturers to ask and answer, and the latter can't really be accomplished without a better understanding of what "culture" refers to and how it impacts organizational goals and priorities....
Caltrans - Tue June 28, 2022
Caltrans' Safe System Will Protect Construction Workers
Building on its longstanding commitment to safety, Caltrans is unveiling a new Director's Policy on Road Safety, which commits the department to the Safe System approach and reaffirms the vision of reaching zero fatalities and serious injuries on state highways by 2050....
NCCCO - Mon June 13, 2022
Understanding OSHA's Compliance Directive
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released a new compliance directive, CPL 02-01-063 for cranes and derricks. This directive replaces the 2014 compliance directive CPL 02-01-057 and addresses the changes in the crane rule that OSHA made in 2018....
