Dive Brief: New data shows that U.S. contractors are growing more optimistic, mostly driven by a rise in revenue expectations. They also have better outlooks on hiring as business concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic lessen, according to the latest U.S....
The most lethal threat to highway zone construction workers is the possibility they will be struck, either by a passing car or construction vehicle. In 2017, 132 individuals working in highway construction zones were killed in this way, reported the Federal Highway...
Imagine a futuristic construction environment where employees are individually and automatically alerted to a hazardous situation prior to a would-be accident occurring. Workers' levels of fatigue are monitored and measured one by one and the worker is warned when he...
To succeed in the coming decades, construction workers will need continuous skills upgrades, according to a report by the Autodesk Foundation and Monitor Institute by Deloitte. The research outlines a comprehensive framework for examining the skills gap challenge and...
With the ever-increasing focus on safety in the construction industry, it is important to consider safety from a broad perspective—including everything from specific practices adopted on-site to companywide process and cultural changes that impact the way projects are...
U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a final rule that revises 14 provisions in the recordkeeping, general industry, maritime and construction standards that may be confusing, outdated or unnecessary. The revisions are...
Companies that take proactive measures to prevent jobsite safety breaches can their number of incidents by 85%, according to a new Associated Builders and Contractors study. The ABC 2019 Safety Performance Report is based on data from member contractors that have...
Construction companies that use proactive safety practices can reduce recordable incidents by up to 85%, according to Associated Builders and Contractors’ 2019 Safety Performance Report. Companies that adhere to best practices have a safety record that is up to 680%...
Chicago recently announced a “comprehensive” overhaul to local building codes. It had been 70 years since the last wholesale revamp of the city’s codes. The city has adopted the International Building Code’s (IBC) terminology and classification systems. The new code...
A new National Institute of Building Sciences study on hazard mitigation found that updated building codes produce significant benefits. The NIBS report found that adopting the 2018 International Codes (I-Codes) generates a national benefit of $11 for every $1...
The American Society of Safety Professionals Foundation has released the results of a three-year study on worker fatigue that indicates that wearable technology could play a role in both better defining the problem of overtired workers and increasing safety on the...
Communities are beginning to build and rebuild with an eye toward a changing climate. But creating more resilient infrastructure, also called climate adaptation, is not occurring at the scale needed to prevent billions of dollars in damage to infrastructure, buildings...
Winter can be the busiest time of the year for some property owners and managers. Budgeting and planning now is the best way to avoid being caught off guard. It can be difficult to prioritize planning for subzero temperatures and snowfall when the weather is still...
More than 130 organizations, led by nonprofit Public Citizen, have asked OSHA to establish a heat protection standard for U.S. workers. Signatories to the petition include two former assistant secretaries of labor for OSHA, medical professionals, individuals and...
Wearable sensors not only can improve construction worker safety, but also can reduce costs by providing worker health data, according to SangHyun Lee, associate professor at University of Michigan’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Lee asserts that...
In an effort to help contractors comply with its new Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction, OSHA has released instructional videos and other free educational materials about the topic. Some of the aids provided by the agency, Safety +...
The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) has revamped its apprenticeship training program to include more technology training, reported Engineering News-Record. The recent overhaul is the first significant update to the program in 20 years. NECA's...
A coalition of more than 130 groups and nearly 90 individuals is calling on the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue the first nationwide U.S. standard to protect workers in construction and all other industries against excessive heat on job...
Analyzing data throughout a 33-year period, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health found that 42% of construction worker deaths involve falls. Falls also claimed the top spot on OSHA’s most frequently cited violations list in 2017. Training...
Blast tests on three existing two-story, single-bay cross-laminated timber (CLT) structures at Tyndall Air Force Base were successful, according to WoodWorks, a program working with the Wood Products Council. “On-site observations were decidedly positive; all...
Robots made for the construction industry are often pushed as a way to reduce the labor costs of simple, predictable work. But the team at Sarcos Robotics is taking a different tack. “Unlike other robotics companies focused on doing repetitive tasks better, faster and...
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