Tag: Jobsite
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8 Steps to a Safer Jobsite
Safety isn’t just about compliance—it’s a driver of business success. A strong safety culture reduces accidents, claims, and insurance costs while enhancing efficiency and minimizing downtime. It also boosts morale, attracts talent, and positions your company as a trusted partner. In 2023 alone, there were 62 million workplace injuries and 222,698 preventable deaths, according to…
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A Blueprint for Repackaging Power in Construction: Electrify the Whole Jobsite
The construction industry can work smarter while playing a leading role in the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The transition to zero-emissions (ZE) construction machinery has been slow, hampered by high costs, technological challenges, and resistance to change. Especially regarding that last point, many operators would ask why their construction companies should invest…
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Milwaukee Tool Enhances Jobsite Safety with Bump Caps
Designed to meet the needs of service contractors, Milwaukee® expands its personal protective equipment lineup introducing two new protective Bump Cap solutions that offer enhanced head protection while maintaining a stylish, baseball cap-like appearance. Delivering a protective solution before transitioning to a hard hat, these Bump Caps are designed for environments where hard hats or…
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Jobsite Enforcement of Situational Awareness Saves Lives
It happens all too often to ignore. In June 2023, an earthworks employee showed up at a jobsite in Stoughton, Massachusetts, expecting fully to make it home in time for dinner that night. Unfortunately, a track loader’s bucket was elevated on uneven ground, upending the vehicle and striking and pinning the worker between the ground…
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Autonomy and Cybersecurity on the Jobsite
Autonomy in the industrial and commercial transportation (ICT) industry is racing forward. After all, semi-autonomous and autonomous construction, mining and agriculture vehicles are advantageous, offering benefits in terms of safety, efficiency and sustainability, which can have a positive effect on the bottom line. As it stands today, vehicles in the mining and construction industries are…
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Leveraging Equipment Telematics to Meet Jobsite Sustainability Goals
As more owners set sustainability goals for projects, practically approaching jobsite sustainability is becoming essential for contractors who seek to bid on, and win, these contracts. Data that allows companies to monitor and manage their construction equipment operations is key to making practical, cost-effective changes that reduce emissions, curb fossil fuel use and minimize waste.…