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Stevenson Crane Wins Safety Award

Construction Equipment

Reynolds Award for Excellence in Construction Safety and Health from The Association of Union Constructors. The heavy-lifting equipment company was named in the category that relates to 100,000 to 500,000 hours of work performed to exceptional degrees of… Stevenson Crane Service received a Thomas J.

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API and NABTU Announce Pipeline Construction Safety Training Program

Construction Equipment

The American Petroleum Institute (API) and North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) have announced the establishment of the Pipeline Construction Safety Training Program.

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FDRsafety’s Client, National Steel City, LLC Reduced or Eliminated Welding Fume Exposure and Improved Employee Comfort

FDR Safety

What Safety Says About Your Situation. You talk to your site safety professional and he/she analyzes your situation, applies the Hierarchy of Control and evaluates the assigned protection factor (APF) for the welding to be performed. For more advice on safety, please please reach out to FDRsafety. It has an air flow of 7.6

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State of the Construction Industry: April Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

New construction technologies to attract younger workers, a push toward green building and the good and bad news in safety — these highlight some of the top stories in April. Among them: simulators that replicate jobs like earthwork or steel assembly done by heavy equipment. A full list of all 57 winners is available here.

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NYC Construction Workers Rally in Support of Construction Safety Act

Construction Equipment

Construction workers from various trades, union officials, labor leaders and supporters rallied in Manhattan Wednesday morning to urge the New York City Council to pass the Construction Safety Act to strengthen construction site safety.

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Women in Construction – As Told By Women

Construction Marketing

” Multiple women have complained that much of their equipment was made with men in mind, creating a safety hazard for women and others on the job site. About unions…. You see very few women in [the non-union] side, and if you do see them they’re holding a stop or slow sign or flagging.

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April 2014 newsletter

FDR Safety

Does OSHA Understand its Own Machine and Equipment Guarding Directive? Does OSHA Understand its Own Machine and Equipment Guarding Directive? Machine and equipment guarding by location or position is a topic the two of us have discussed many times in recent months. Journey to Risk Elimination. Join Our Mailing List.

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