Articles Tagged with ''Construction Safety''

Employers’ jobs now are to rethink the workplace and renew it with workable, affordable strategies that enhance productivity and protect all workers.

Generative design is being used by the Quebec Wood Export Bureau and VIATechnik to deliver purpose-designed relief structures designed for sites as well as mission needs for COVID-19 health care, first responders and other disaster needs.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) released safety guidelines on April 23 for construction crews to follow when they are allowed to return to work on May 1.

Everything from advanced screening to training and preparation for reopening where necessary is being undertaken by Midwest contractors adjusting to life under the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dam owners, state and local authorities must do a better job of understanding the history of the dams in their inventory as well as preparing for ice runs that could destroy dams like Nebraska's Spencer Dam, which collapsed under the weight of heavy rain combined with cold temperatures and frozen ground last spring.

Gilbane Building Co. is deploying a new wearable tag from Triax Technologies that alerts workers when they are violating social distancing rules on jobsites and provides contact tracing information if someone becomes sick with COVID-19.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has called on leaders of the state’s construction industry to develop safety procedures that will allow projects to continue during the coronavirus pandemic.