Building new efficiencies, achieving higher productivity levels and lowering risk are almost always part of a company’s annual goals. But on ever-changing construction jobsites or sprawling industrial facilities, a move toward more efficient and safer workspaces is easier said than done. Tasks change, crews move in and out and the frenetic pace of work and…
Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) roles are essential to the construction industry. With so many hazards on the jobsite, it is extremely important to have individuals in place to implement and manage safety strategies as well as analyze and execute on newly introduced hazards to the environment. The conclusion of Construction Safety Week 2021 does…
2020 taught us how important it is to quickly adapt to change. Last year, protocols were updated, technology was added, and work schedules adjusted all in efforts to improve safety for workers and mitigate spread of COVID. Hear what Maurice Cerda, Site Safety Manager for City Safety Compliance Corp, an independent construction safety consulting firm…
A May 2019 explosion at a silicon chemical products manufacturer in Illinois left four workers dead, resulted in more than $1.5 million in fines from federal regulators and underscored the importance of using intrinsically safe electronic devices on hazardous worksites. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that the…
Women make up almost an equal share of the national workforce as men, yet in the construction industry those numbers drop dramatically to ~11%. The National Association of Women in Construction focuses on growing the role of women in the industry and takes a week every year to highlight women and raise awareness of the…
Learn more about our integrations with leading construction solutions Some 92% of the construction industry uses a smartphone daily for work, according to a new report from the 2020 JBKnowledge ConTech Report. And 63% of those surveyed are using between three to six (or more) construction apps on a regular basis to get the job…
Industries from healthcare to construction, manufacturing to mining all have a critical need to secure their site perimeters. Whether the need is to protect internal assets or prevent harm to the layperson, restrictive access is just good site management. There are many solutions out there from basic RFID card readers to turnstiles that can be…
General contractors and building companies typically try to control access on jobsites, and for good reason. Project owners often require it, particularly in urban settings. But restricted access also is just good construction site management. When you control who has access to a work site, you can prevent theft and harm to equipment and protect…
COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes and meatpacking plants have made national headlines, but there are warning signs from academic studies and local public health data that the construction industry may also be a trouble spot. According to a recent story in Construction Dive, construction is among the top two or three industries with the most…
For months, we’ve known that COVID-19 respiratory droplets can travel up to six feet, and that’s why we keep a physical distance of six feet from each other. Health experts also have recommended limiting contact with others to less than 15 consecutive minutes to avoid the transmission of the coronavirus. But now, the Centers for…