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Safety helmets that streamline worker training records

Construction Dive

The Malta Dynamics APEX Type 2 Safety Helmet with WaveOn Technology meets ANSI standard Z89.1-2014, 2014, and features a six-point suspension system for improved impact protection with adjustable head and chin straps for ultimate comfort and fit.

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Going the Distance for Jobsite Safety

Construction Business Owner

Louis, Missouri, earned the company’s lowest OSHA safety rating in its 100-year history. After hard work and increased attention to safety practices on the company’s various jobsites, it finished 2016 with a rating of 1.95, improving on its previous best rating of 2.73 In January, Western Specialty Contractors, headquartered in St.

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How New South Construction Is Establishing a Culture of Safety

Construction Business Owner

Created in 2014 as an approach developed to communicate safety across all projects, it has become more than a company mission statement, evolving into a philosophy that permeates every level of the firm. New South Construction Company, an Atlanta-based general contracting firm, operates under the motto, “Build Safe. Build Smart.”

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When Safety Matters, Let All Voices Be Heard

ENR Construction

The 70 or so partner companies that organize Construction Safety Week, the annual industry education and awareness focus started in 2014, have chosen a singular message of jobsite safety unity, “Strong Voices Creating Safe Choices,” as this year’s theme for the May 1-5 event.

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4 Tips to Making Equipment Safety a Priority

Construction Business Owner

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 4,251 fatalities were reported in private industry in 2014, and approximately 21 percent of those fatalities were construction related. These "fatal four" causes were responsible for more than half of the construction worker deaths in 2014.

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Make Safety a Priority

Construction Business Owner

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 4,251 fatalities were reported in private industry in 2014, and approximately 21 percent of those fatalities were construction related. These "fatal four" causes were responsible for more than half of the construction worker deaths in 2014.

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The Construction Safety Story Not Everyone Gets

ENR Construction

Two books that have helped to reshape ideas about occupational safety, published by the same academic press in 2014 and 2012, are Sidney Dekker’s The Field Guide to Understanding ‘Human Error’ and Todd Conklin’s Pre-Accident Investigations. Sometimes the most important ideas take a long time to sink in.

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