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Insurance, Surety Bonds & Safety Consulting

Free Webcast: DOT Compliance for Class 3-8 Vehicles

J. J. Keller & Associates

Webcast Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 1 pm (Central) designed to help small and mid-sized truck fleets comply with DOT safety requirements

United Rentals Exceeds 100,000 Construction Workers Trained in Trench Safety

United Rentals Inc.

United Rentals Inc. announced its Trench Safety Training Program has exceeded a milestone 100,000 construction workers trained in Confined Space Entry and Excavation Safety for Competent Persons.

Safety Video: Construction Framer Talks About Adapting to Fall Protection

Mike Pelky, residential framer in Arizona, talks about the challenges, value and success of a fall safety program his company instituted

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App of the Week: NIOSH Ladder Safety

Get Help Setting Extension Ladders Up Safely with the Ladder Safety App

The Ladder Safety app uses visual and sound signals to assist in positioning extensions ladders.

Polished Concrete Training Schedule from PROSOCO

PROSOCO is partnering with leaders in the industry to offer some of the best polished-concrete training available

OSHA Cites Kuechle Underground after Worker's Leg is Broken in Trench Collapse

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Willful violation for allowing the worker to run compaction equipment in an unprotected 19-ft.-deep-trench drew a proposed fine of $46,200

Houston Contractor Fined $70,000 for Willfully Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Two of three workers were wearing body harnesses, but Amalda Enterprises failed to install personal fall arrest system that included an anchorage point

AEM Updates Roller Compactor, Directional Drilling Tracking Equipment Safety Manuals

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

Manuals' new pictorial art aids safety awareness, with pictorials available for download

OSHA Cites Pennsylvania Paving Contractor for Serious Violations Following Worker Fatality

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Worker died of injuries sustained when another worker crushed him in the hydraulic hatch on the industrial vacuum truck he was inspecting

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Professional Pavement Products (PPP, Inc.)

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Access Industry Hears About Challenges of Big Booms and How to Attract Big Money

International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)

The aerial industry provides safer alternatives for working at height, but the work is going higher under challenging conditions, and the new 180-foot booms offer new opportunities, said Matt Fearon, president of Terex AWP.

The more than 200 IPAF Summit attendees were also given a clear and compelling presentation on how to communicate and demonstrate their companyade we potential and value to investors by US-based United Rentals. Sharing tips of the trade were Bill Plummer, executive vice-president and CFO (pictured in front), and Fred Bratman, head of investor relations.

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