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Our mission is to make safety training accessible and effective. This blog brings together the latest industry news, regulatory updates, best practices, and training insights to help employers and workers create safer job sites. Explore our newest articles below and check back regularly for fresh content.
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Excavator Accident
Working with heavy machinery can be very dangerous. There are certain rules and standards that need to be followed, and these standards can change with every machine and every…
Fall protection, a serial OSHA offender
What would you think the leading cause of death is in the construction industry? Equipment accidents, maybe? Or cave-ins and collapses? These are good guesses, and all very se…
Scissor Lift Accidents
No matter where you live, what your job is, or how experienced you might be, accidents with equipment can occur at any unexpected time. Scissor lifts, for example, may seem si…
Scaffolding Hazards to Spot Before Work Starts
With the recent release of OSHA’s preliminary top violations list for 2015, and with a lack of adequate fall protection and scaffolding issues landing on that list in the firs…
New Crane Laws: Confusion and the NCCCO
Take this for what it’s worth: I’m all for safety, but I am not all for the new crane laws. Simply put, we are putting too much faith in an exam, thereby diminishing the value…
Crane Accident and Wind
There is a saying in the industry that “the rain will drive you crazy, but the wind will kill you.” To say nothing of the physical toll high-winds and extreme temperatures can…
Common Crane Concerns
Crane operations are a constant across the globe. No matter where you go, no matter what industry you work in (construction, maritime, general industry, etc.), and no matter t…
Confined Space Safety Poster – Free
Whether you are working in confined spaces under OSHA’s construction standard or general industry standard, confined space training and retention is vital to worker safety. As…
Why Riding in a Loader Bucket Is Dangerous
Wheel loaders (also known as front-end loaders) can do a lot of work, moving tons of rock, dirt or supplies in all types of applications from general construction use to fores…
360 Excavator Basics – 8 Things You Need to Know
360 excavators are a crucial part of many job sites. In fact, operations from basic trenching all the way to sophisticated demolitions couldn’t exist without an excavator oper…
Excavator Hazard Spotting
Just when you think you have seen it all, something like this happens. We hate to be painfully obvious, but what are the hazards that you see in the excavator images below? Sc…
Scissor Lift Hazard Spotting
Continuing with our #hazardspotting posts, we have a new one. The failure to adhere to OSHA safety standards are rather apparent here, but are all too common on construction s…
