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BrimGuard ID & DripGuard ID

BrimGuard ID and DripGuard ID provide a color coded solution for work group identification, work function and access authorization.

Brim Guard 55845618e0a99

Loader Operator Dies Trying to Free a Stuck Truck, OSHA Cites Contractor

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Gehring Construction faces penalties after a broken chain launches tow-rope hardware through the cab window and kills the loader operator trying to move a stuck mixer truck

Making Mid-Season Replacement Purchases

The middle of the season might not be your ideal time to buy, but some tools and wear parts should be on your mid-season replacement radar. Here’s what to replace and what can wait.

“In order to lay the best product down, one that’s going to perform well and last, you need to have tools that are in top shape,” says Jon Bongiovanni vice president of sales at BonTool.

Dust Control Technology DustBoss DB-60 Fusion

The towable atomized mist unit is able to deliver up to 62,800 sq. ft. of coverage.

The towable atomized mist unit is able to deliver up to 62,800 sq. ft. of coverage.

New Worker Fatality Database Shows Construction Industry Most Dangerous

Largest open-access data set of US workplace fatalities ever collected identifies a third of deaths in 2014 (1,700), with construction leading 10 industry segments

U.S. worker deaths by industry in 2014 shows construction as the segment with the most worker deaths.

Two Construction Workers Rescued from Atlanta Golf Course Manhole

Crews still trying to determine how two unconscious construction workers ended up in manhole

NY Fatal Construction Accidents Highest Since 2008

In just the first 5 months of 2015, New York has had as many construction fatalities as all of 2014

Contractor Fined $121K After Demolition Worker Dies

District Attorney has yet to announce if criminal charges will be filed

Nine Florida Contractors Cited for Ignoring Fall Hazards

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Proposed penalties for the nine companies total $152,200

10 Injured After Crane Drops Load in NYC

Crane rigging strap snaps and four-ton heating and air-conditioning unit falls nearly 30 stories into the middle of Madison Avenue

Construction Company Owner, Project Manager Convicted of Manslaughter

Both men convicted of involuntary manslaughter after worker dies from cave-in at homebuilding site in 2012

FREE Download: Use and Re-use of Formwork: Safety Risks and Reliability Assessment

Researchers from Oregon State University, mapped the life cycle of vertical concrete formwork on three construction sites, and identified and evaluated the typical site environmental and operations impacts on formwork during its use and re-use.

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