Heavy equipment is safe when it’s well maintained and operated properly. It’s also true that just about every piece of heavy equipment is capable of tipping or rolling over under...

Construction can be a dangerous occupation. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the year 2020, more than one in five workers who lost their lives in work-related...

With traffic speeding past just a few feet away, work zones can be hazardous for people performing road construction or maintenance.

Of all the potential electrical hazards a workplace may pose, the most terrifying and violent is the arc fault. This phenomenon unleashes both an arc flash and an arc blast and is...

OSHA 1910 Subpart S requires electrical safety training for all workers who might come into contact with an electrical hazard. That makes this training, which includes arc flash...

Forklift hand signals allow for clear communication between an operator and a forklift spotter, even in the loudest work environments. That’s important because forklift accidents...

Interested in a high-demand job that indulges your passion for diagnosing and fixing complex machinery and offers significant autonomy and an ever-changing office? As a field...

If you’re considering a career as a heavy equipment operator, you’re probably wondering what sort of heavy equipment operator certification or heavy equipment operator license you...

Do you know how effective your company’s safety program is, or what safety metrics to look at to find out? These three trailing indicators can provide some good insights...

Operating an aerial lift, aka MEWP (mobile elevating work platform), is a complex, high-risk task. The same goes for operating a forklift. In 2017, forklifts were involved in 9,050...