Safety

August being National Traffic Awareness Month makes for a good opportunity to reflect on the importance of road safety. While overall miles traveled...

Three Florida residents, along with their dog, recently lost their lives after falling into an open water cistern in a Texas cornfield,...

Construction safety professionals had a reason to smile in December when the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that deaths in the...

The National Utility Contractors Association signed an important agreement last month with several stakeholder organizations to better protect industry employees who perform trenching...

Seasoned pumpers may recall the “good old days” of going out on service calls, heading out to a rural location with an...

The National Utility Contractors Association recently announced to its members that the popular job site recording solution NUCA-WINS has been upgraded to...

For most businesses, having zero injuries is the ultimate safety goal, but this can be very hard to attain especially when...

In physically demanding jobs like construction, hydration is essential to not only worker productivity but also safety. This is especially the case...

Construction workers are some of the most at risk of suffering heat-related illness. To guard against things like heat stroke and even heat exhaustion,...

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun a National Emphasis Program to prevent...

Michigan-based equipment rental and sales company JDC, which began as Jack Doheny Supplies in the 1970s, has been a fixture in the...

It’s sunny springtime and I recently completed a cross-country driving trip, logging about 5,000 miles on our interstate expressways and smaller state...

Workers’ compensation provides an important safety net for employees and business owners alike. In a nutshell, a good workers’ comp policy ensures...

Do you have an idea for helping workers stay safe in the heat? The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced...

You’ve heard it before but let it sink in: More workers die in construction than in any other industry. The Bureau of Labor...

A few summers ago my younger brother called me midmorning on a weekday. Being that summer is northern Wisconsin’s busy season, I...

April is National Safe Digging Month. We spoke with Sarah Magruder Lyle, president and CEO of the Common Ground Alliance, who provided...