Workplace safety is a paramount concern across all industries, but in the construction sector it takes on a heightened significance. According to a recent study conducted by the legal services company ...

As temperatures drop and daylight hours shrink, construction sites face increased fall hazards, making proper planning, equipment, and safety culture more critical than ever. Each Fall, construction ...

Labor shortages (38%), rising material costs (35%) and job site safety (32%) were the top three challenges to the ...

The construction industry has one of the highest levels of risk in terms of workplace accidents, and it is vital for employers in the industry to meet their obligations to health and safety law. While ...

By Jim Goss, Senior Safety Consultant, HCSS As the focus on construction safety intensifies, equipment-using organizations are moving beyond compliance to culture change, embedding safety into the ...

The construction industry faces challenges in keeping workers safe due to the human exposure to the high temperatures that are common during the summer months. While the warm, non-wet weather is great ...

Worker and job-site safety are key factors that construction management firms must consider daily. The Boston-based firm Shawmut does this with AI-powered software connected to workers' phones. This ...

The technology could save lives—so long as it doesn’t fully replace humans that monitor safety. Last winter, during the construction of an affordable housing project on Martha’s Vineyard, ...

Service and maintenance vehicles, as well as construction equipment, are musts on any construction site, and staying safe around those vehicles is of utmost importance for both civilians and ...

The city Department of Buildings is not doing enough to protect construction workers on building sites, according to an audit by the office of state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. The department needs ...