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Minnesota-Based Pipeliner Achieves Safety Milestone

Construction Equipment

United Piping (UPI), based in Duluth, Minnesota, finished 2019 with a record of 2.5 million hours worked without a lost-time injury. The company is a pipeline contractor that works in pipeline maintenance and construction, fabrication, horizontal directional drilling, hydrostatic testing, and…

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Fire door safety: How can specifiers help?

Construction Specifier

Seventeen people died—including eight children—and 44 people suffered injuries. NFPA’s research shows these fires caused 350 civilian deaths, 2900 civilian injuries, and $1.6 In 2019, a fire in a Minneapolis, Minnesota, high-rise apartment building resulted in five fatalities. The post Fire door safety: How can specifiers help?

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Hard Hats & Crafts – Celebrating Women Leaders in Construction Safety

Construction Junkie

The following article has been sponsored by Hilmerson Safety and also appeared first on HilmersonSafety.com. Since the 90’s and early 2000’s they’ve paved new paths for women pursuing careers in construction safety. For Women in Construction (WIC) Week 2021 Hilmerson Safety® celebrates women in the field by sharing their stories.

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Minimize Incidents & Injuries at the Worksite

Construction Business Owner

Minimize Incidents & Injuries at the Worksite. Workers miss at least four days of work annually costing 3.94% of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP). • The root cause of workplace incidents . • Trends in the construction industry . • Tips for implementing effective safety steps . jobsite injury. Main Image.

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6 Best Breathable Work Boots

Work Gearz

Why look specifically for breathability, when you want work boots to protect from injury, water, and often the cold? At the end of our research and trials, the Timberland PRO Pit Boss Men’s Six-inch Work Boots with Steel Safety Toe were overwhelmingly voted the best overall breathable work boots available on the market. .

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Chippewa Vs Redwing Loggers: Which is Better?

Work Gearz

In 1905, Charles Beckman, a shoe merchant, along with 14 other investors, established the Red Wing Shoe Company in Minnesota. Safety Composite or safety toe, EH, ASTM compliant Steel toe, EH, ASTM compliant. Ideally, logger boots should feature a safety toe for maximum protection from impact injury.

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Building a Great Safety Culture Takes a Commitment to Training

Construction Business Owner

Building a Great Safety Culture Takes a Commitment to Training. Why is safety so important? The reasons are clear and fundamental: from staying alive to being there for family, and from avoid life-changing injuries to saving money, mitigating legal risk and gaining productivity. Pure Safety Group. safety training.

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