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Industry Tackles Work Zone Safety Training with New Online Tool

National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) released CrewSafety: Work Zone Training, a series of web-based work zone safety training modules specific to the asphalt road construction industry

7 Ways a Mobile Workforce App Can Streamline Your Construction Business

Mobile workforce apps provide new ways to perform age-old construction tasks; use them to improve outdated workflows, complete projects faster and stay ahead of the competition.

Mobile workforce apps for construction that can help you streamline your operations.

Construction Contractors Must Protect Employees from Asbestos Exposure

Exposure to asbestos continues to be an issue that construction workers face. Here are safety protocols they can follow to limit their risk.

Asbestos continues to be a danger to construction workers, and the health effects may not show until even 50 years after exposure.

OSHA Silica Rule: Where Are We Now?

Enforcement for the construction industry went into effect in 2017, but there is still room for improvement.

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Report: OSHA Intends to Target Roadway Construction Activities for Silica Exposure

According to OSHA's National Emphasis Program, OSHA intends to target roadway construction activities, specifically milling activities, to identify and reduce worker exposure to silica dust.

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AEM Holding Product Safety and Compliance Seminar in April

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers' annual semianr will provide information on equipment manufacturing industry standards, regulations and best practices.

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Use Headphones on Construction Sites? OSHA Clarifies its Position

Proliferation of 'OSHA-approved' headphones marketing draws an OSHA letter of interpretation to clarify the safety agency's actual position on headphones and hearing protection in construction

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3 Ways Autonomous Robotics Can Benefit Construction Pros

Trimble’s Aviad Almagor details how autonomous robotics can help contractors in the construction industry improve processes.

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OSHA Revises Program to Reduce or Eliminate Worker Exposure to Silica

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

The final rule on Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica was published in 2016 to curb lung cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney disease in U.S. workers by limiting exposure to respirable crystalline silica.

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CPWR Tools for Responding to Opioid Impact on Construction Workers

CPWR -- The Center for Construction Research and Training

Three new opportunities to learn about preventing opioid abuse in the industry where construction workers are seven times more likely to die of an overdose than in other professions

Unintentional overdose fatalities in the construction industry jumped from 7 deaths in 2011 to 65 deaths in 2018, a nine-fold increase in eight years.

Study: Influence of Supervisors on Construction Safety Rising

Dodge Construction Network

Engaged jobsite workers continue to be a critical part of safety programs, and new data show that construction firms rely on supervisors’ leadership to improve safety

Study shows 73% of construction companies rely on their supervisors and foremen to deliver safety training to jobsite workers.

Precast Manufacturer Capitalizes on Safety to Reduce Claims Cost by 79%

ATMI Precast recognized a need for new safety protocols and initiatives to manage growing workers' compensation challenges.

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