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According to OSHA and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, workplace fatalities decreased 17% from 1995 to 2016. What’s shocking, though, is that OSHA citations relating to fall safety quadrupled in that same time frame and fatalities as a result... Read More

According to a new survey by the Associated General Contractors of America Management, 67% of contractors surveyed believe the construction industry will change more in the next 5 years than it has in the past 50. The survey, entitled “Managing... Read More

Drones are on the rise in the U.S. In fact, they may be on the rise across multiple industries. But the construction and engineering industries are leading the charge – 35% of companies in those sectors have adopted the use... Read More

20 years ago, this might have sounded like the name of a sci-fi movie. Today, it’s a realistic prediction of the future. As we type this, there is a robotics company that is working on creating military-grade applications and powered... Read More

Between 2015 and 2016, roadwork construction worker fatalities increased by 7%. The Federal Highway Administration attributes this rise to a few different factors: increased traffic, increased roadside construction projects and distracted driving. While we probably can’t control increased traffic and... Read More

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recently proposed a rule that may affect your construction business. The rule would affect how to determine the competency of a crane operator and move the burden back towards the employer. Prior... Read More