If you’re like many contractors, you may see OSHA as an adversary interested in finding fault rather than an ally in your efforts to keep workers safe. But OSHA isn’t only about...

Safety walkarounds, aka management walkarounds, serve two purposes: Checking work in progress for potential safety problems and letting employees see firsthand that the company...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), across many industries, including construction, more workplace injuries occur on Mondays than on any other day. BLS data from...

The final rule of OSHA’s Occupational Exposure to Beryllium standard strengthens worker protection against exposure to this metal element, which can be hazardous if inhaled. The...

Road workers put themselves in harm’s way every day. In 2016, 143 workers died at road construction sites in the United States. Texas had more than its share of these incidents...

SCBA stands for self-contained breathing apparatus. It’s a type of respirator that construction workers, firefighters and others wear to protect themselves from air contaminated by...

Some general contractors may not recognize the term Prevention through Design (PtD), but many are adopting practices associated with it, according to a recently released report on...

Before finishing a schematic design, architects are more likely to consider the operational safety of a building than the safety of the workers constructing it. And that’s...

Most contractors — 80 percent — use site-specific safety and health plans according to a new Dodge SmartMarket report . But site-specific training for all employees and contractors...

Prefabrication can speed up projects and save money — big wins indeed. But there’s another major advantage: increased safety. In a recent 2017 Dodge SmartMarket report on safety...