85 Decibels or Higher
Half of construction workers have been exposed to hazardous levels of noise. What are you doing to prevent—and detect—occupational hearing loss?
Know When to Replace Your Safety Gloves
Construction workers should wear gloves to protect their hands. Look for these warning signs that your gloves need to be replaced when inspecting them before and after every shift.
Keeping Your Workers Safe When Air Quality Isn’t
The Canadian wildfires are still burning, and while the smoke might have dissipated in the U.S., long-term effects can hang around.
How to Manage Occupational Heat-Related Illnesses
Read this list of the top five heat-related illnesses in construction, including how to avoid them if you can and resolve them if you can't.
Safe Commercial Asbestos-Removal Practices
Only contractors licensed by the Environmental Protection Agency in abatement should dispose of asbestos-containing materials.
Hear, Hear!
It’s too easy to overlook or ignore hearing protection onsite. One solution? Bluetooth-enabled ‘anti-passive-hearing technology’ that goes beyond simply covering up someone’s ears.
Getting Fired Up
Raising awareness of NFPA 241 could be critical to fire and life safety, suggests a white paper.
Keep It Clean
Construction is a dirty job–but it doesn’t have to be an unclean one, and it can’t afford to be. After the pandemic, onsite hygiene and sanitation are more important than ever.
