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Falls from heights cause more workplace deaths than any other type of injury.

Engineering group seeks changes in the H-1B visa program, as well as adjustments to some reporting requirements for foreign workers.

Building trades celebrated pro-labor policies of Biden administration at their annual legislative conference. 

Cambridge, Mass., is working to overcome challenges associated with transitioning residential buildings from fossil fuels to electrification. 

The MBTA submitted a four-part safety plan with the Federal Transit Administration after a rash of near miss accidents and an incident that left a worker seriously injured.

An out-of-control Acura, which sped through an opening in the concrete barriers separating a work zone from highway travel lanes on Interstate-695, caused six worker fatalities.

Call for applications for its first mentoring program has already generated "an overwhelming response, " says The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.

Construction-related injuries in 2022 increased in New York City compared to the previous year.  

As an index of what people are thinking, event themes can serve an important function. That applies to this year's Safety Week events, May 1-5.

Safety Vice President Matthew Compher packages New View safety principles to limit harm from serious injuries.