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US Department of Labor Announces OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction

US Department of Labor Announces OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that it has scheduled the eighth annual National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction for May 3-7, 2021

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Improve Company Safety with Great Toolbox Talks

Improve Company Safety with Great Toolbox Talks

How can you hold effective toolbox talks to ensure your team is safer on the job?

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Video: Keltbray removes 90-metric-ton bridge with crane during demolition

Video: Keltbray removes 90-metric-ton bridge with crane during demolition

The company conducted a comparative risk assessment to determine the safest way to demolish the bridge.

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US Department of Labor issues stronger workplace guidance on coronavirus

US Department of Labor issues stronger workplace guidance on coronavirus

New OSHA guidance seeks to mitigate, prevent viral spread in the workplace

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NAHB Calls for Another COVID-19 Safety Stand Down

NAHB Calls for Another COVID-19 Safety Stand Down

NAHB and its construction industry partners are facilitating a second round of pandemic-specific safety training in the wake of the national post-holiday surge in infections.

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One month after going missing, the body of Jamie Fitzgerald has been recovered

One month after going missing, the body of Jamie Fitzgerald has been recovered

The body of Jamie Fitzgerald who went missing on December 9, 2020 when a building collapsed in Adams County, Ohio has been recovered.

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Safety Walk-Arounds for Managers

Safety Walk-Arounds for Managers

Learn how to keep workers safe! The Safety Walk-Arounds for Managers document provides guidance to help managers and business owners conduct safety walkarounds to identify hazards in the workplace and communicate with workers about hazards in their jobs

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BLS: Private construction industry fatalities up 5% in 2019

BLS: Private construction industry fatalities up 5% in 2019

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries report for 2019 on Dec. 15 and reported that the private construction industry had 1,061 fatal injuries for the year, up 5% from 2018 and the sector's highest number of worker deaths since 2007.

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Recovery of Worker Killed in Power Plant Collapse Could Take Until Mid-January

Recovery of Worker Killed in Power Plant Collapse Could Take Until Mid-January

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is allowing debris removal to restart at the site of a fatal Dec. 9 roof collapse at a closed southeastern Ohio coal-fired power plant that had been set for demolition five days later. 

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Rescue mission turns into recovery effort for 2 missing after Adams County power plant collapse

Rescue mission turns into recovery effort for 2 missing after Adams County power plant collapse

A rescue mission has turned into a recovery effort for two people missing following a power plant collapse in Adams County on Wednesday.

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