Seven decades ago, Edward, an American aerospace engineer, was working on a special Air Force project involving a rocket sled. The sled was hooked up to a series of sensors to measure the G-forces it experienced when hurtling...
First and foremost, this report is not a comprehensive safety guide. It is an overview that contains information and suggestions for safely using test instruments. Always comply with industry and company safety procedures...
OSHA’s HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (HCS) is intended to ensure hazards in all chemicals are classified, and that information concerning these hazards is communicated to employers and employees through container labeling...
A new study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology by researchers at Portland State University suggests that bosses who bully employees not only lower the morale at work but can also lead to problems with workplace...
Using 10 years worth of photo and project data provided by Boston-based Suffolk Construction, image analysis firm SmartVid, using its artificial intelligence engine, was able to predict roughly one in five safety incidents...
Using or installing any electrical and electronic equipment improperly can create electrical hazards, as can cheaply made or unauthorized alternatives to legitimate devices. With new technologies come new potential electrical...
In 2017, three employees were unloading and staging structural metal beams with a boom truck crane. The truck-mounted crane was moving the beams from an open-top container when the boom truck cable touched a high-power line...
Last month the U.S Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) renewed an alliance with the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), extending the pact (originally signed in August...
UPDATE: OSHA has delayed the deadline by an additional two weeks until Dec. 15. Click here for the official announcement from OSHA. This December 1 is the deadline set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
