Category: safety
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Cold Weather Workwear for Concrete Crews: Preventing Frostbite and Cold Stress on the Job
When concrete crews pour slabs in January or set sidewalks during sleet, the job continues regardless of the cold. For contractors, winter brings challenges that go beyond discomfort. Frostbitten fingers make it difficult to tie rebar, numb feet create unstable footing and the risk of hypothermia rises quickly without proper protection. Reliable winter workwear is…
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Madico Launches SafetyShield® G2 Safety & Security Film
Madico®, Inc., a pioneer in the window film industry, proudly announces the launch of SafetyShield® G2, the most advanced safety and security film and attachment system ever developed. Building on more than 50 years of safety film innovation and 25 years of SafetyShield system success, Madico sets a new global standard in glass protection. A…
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Nationwide Platforms unveils safety system for scissor lifts
Nationwide Platforms has launched SkySiren PCS for scissor lifts – a secondary guarding system designed to reduce the risk of entrapment for operators. SkySiren was originally developed for boom lifts in 2011. The system was designed as a conventional secondary guarding system that alerted others when an entrapment incident had occurred. The system evolved into…
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Terra Millennium Rebrands as JT Thorpe Group, Inc.
Terra Millennium Corporation, a leading provider of industrial services and refractory solutions, is proud to announce that it will change its corporate name to JT Thorpe Group, Inc., effective September 1, 2025. This transition unites our companies under the strength of the JT THORPE brand, building on more than 120 years of legacy, quality, safety, workmanship, and…
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Brass Knuckle® Values Distributors as Much as Safety
Brass Knuckle® loves bringing the highest-quality hand, eye, and ergonomic protection to job sites everywhere. It also loves its distributors, because they are Brass Knuckle’s connection to customers. The company believes in giving distributors access to the best products, with great margins, that will keep customers coming back again and again. To make the case…
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Heat Safety Rollbacks Endanger Road Crews in the Sunbelt
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in Application, Asphalt, Blacktop, Business, Compaction, Construction News, Construction Safety, Dirt Work, Featured, Infrastructure, Labor & Workforce Development, Maintenance, Milling, Pavement Maintenance, Pavement Marking & Striping, Pavement Preservation & Maintenance, Paving, Plants, Policy Matters, Production, safety, Seal Coating, Sealcoating, Striping, Top Story, WorkforceImagine if tomorrow you woke up and heard a news report stating that a few states had passed laws which ban local governments from requiring workzone barriers like cones or concrete blocks? Or what if you heard they forbid localities from requiring a flagger for road work? Your first reaction might be to fact-check the…
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Exploring 8 Pieces of Equipment That Build Success
No matter the industry, be it construction, warehousing, manufacturing, or logistics, the right equipment can transform operations, streamline efficiency, and fuel growth. These eight essential pieces of equipment are cornerstones of dependable, effective, and scalable success. Forklifts: The Backbone of Efficient Material Handling Forklifts are indispensable in warehouses, factories, and distribution centers. Whether you’re loading…
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A Practical Playbook to Make Near-Miss Reporting Work
Small problems grow into big incidents when no one captures them. On busy jobsites, crews see loose guardrails, blocked exits, and wobbling ladders every day—but those warnings rarely make it into a system that triggers fixes. That gap is why many companies are standardizing near-miss reporting, turning everyday observations into preventative action. For teams that…
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No Shortcuts: Why Safety Is the Main Route in Road Construction
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August marks the final push of the summer, when, if you’re not on holiday, you’re gearing up for those last few weeks of long hours finishing those projects that need to get done before the fall freeze. For roadbuilders, it can be an especially hectic time as projects are kicked into overdrive to meet seasonal…
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IPAF raises concerns over high-risk ‘transport systems’
According to IPAF, certain construction hoist manufacturers are marketing equipment, described as ‘transport systems’ or other similar terminology, that look like transport platforms, but with operating speeds and passenger capacities that exceed the limits set for a transport platform in the European standard EN 16719. View the original article and our Inspiration here