Tag: Safety
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Safety leaders call for broader access to life-saving medication as construction faces opioid poisoning crisis
Construction workers already had the highest on-the-job death toll of any industry and are now more likely to die of a drug overdose than workers in any other occupation. This new reality, primarily driven by synthetic opioids like fentanyl, means that in addition to focusing on typical occupational risks like falls, heavy machinery and electrical…
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Epicore and DuPont Collaborate on Wearable Tech to Combat Heat Stress and Improve Worker Safety
Epicore Biosystems (Epicore) and DuPont Personal Protection have announced a new collaboration aimed at exploring ways to enhance worker safety through wearable technology and advanced protective clothing. The partnership brings together Epicore’s wearable hydration monitoring platform with DuPont’s expertise in personal protective garments. The goal: to investigate how biometric data and physiological tracking can help mitigate…
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Safety expert calls for more risk assessment during design
Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The American Society of Safety Professionals named Georgi Popov the recipient of the 2025 Thomas F. Bresnahan Standards Medal on May 17, to honor his work in developing voluntary national consensus standards in environmental health and safety.…
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Digital Innovation in Health, Safety and Wellbeing
The Digital Construction Awards attracted 170-plus entries this year, 85 of which have been shortlisted. Here, we detail the finalists for the Digital Innovation in Health, Safety and Wellbeing award. This category recognises the use of digitalisation, digital methodologies and technologies to enhance health, safety and wellbeing among workers on construction projects. Six entries made…
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Survey Says: Construction Is One of the Toughest Jobs in America—So Why Aren’t Workers Getting the Credit (or Safety) They Deserve?
A new survey commissioned by Bosch Power Tools and conducted by Talker Research has confirmed what many in the trades already know: construction work is tough. In fact, it ranked as the second toughest job in the country, right behind firefighting. But while the public seems to understand how demanding the work is, the survey…
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Key Steps to Prepare a Construction Site for Safety & Compliance
Construction sites can be chaotic. Heavy machinery, constant movement, and unpredictable conditions make preparation essential. Without the right groundwork, small oversights turn into costly mistakes. Safety isn’t just a checklist item. It’s what keeps everyone on-site confident in their work and ready to tackle challenges head-on. Compliance adds another layer of responsibility that demands your…
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Why Spinal Health Matters in Industrial Workplace Safety Plans
While safety measures typically prioritize preventing immediate dangers like chemical contact, equipment accidents, and falls, a crucial element of employee wellbeing often gets overlooked despite causing substantial chronic disability: spine health. The impact of disregarding this essential aspect of workplace safety reaches well beyond individual workers, influencing efficiency, team spirit, and economic outcomes. Below are…
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Milwaukee Tool Reaches 100K+ Workers for Safety Week 2025
Each year, more than 150,000 construction workers are injured on the job in the U.S. — a sobering reminder that even as the industry navigates challenges like rising material costs and shifting trade policies, the protection of frontline workers must remain a top priority. Milwaukee Tool is taking bold steps to meet that challenge, investing…
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Developers can seek historic safety remediation costs after landmark ruling
The Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that structural engineers owe “a duty of care” to developers for economic losses arising from negligent building safety design, even after the properties are sold. In a unanimous judgment, the Supreme Court yesterday (21 May) dismissed an appeal by URS Corporation Ltd (now part of Aecom) and ruled…
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Worker safety is in jeopardy if we don’t protect NIOSH
Sandra J. Domeracki is a clinical professor in the Community Health Systems Department in the School of Nursing at the University of California, San Francisco. Opinions are the author’s own. On April 1, thousands of Health and Human Services workers arrived at work to find their identification badges failed to let them into their jobsite.…