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Making an Icon: The Stories of the Men Who Built the Golden Gate Bridge

April 28, 2016

“One day I heard they were going to start the Golden Gate Bridge, and I says well, I’ll try it. I never been up 746 feet but I’ll try it anyhow.”

Workplace fatalities have increased

The leading cause of workplace death is also most-violated OSHA Standard

April 28, 2016

Just in time for Workers Memorial Day, a new report from the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health finds that the number of workers who died on the job is on the upswing. Based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Preventable Deaths 2016,” reports that 4,821 workers died on the job from traumatic events in the workplace in 2014, a 5.1% increase from 4,585 deaths in 2013.

Shocking construction injury statistics

April 28, 2016

As the construction industry changes and develops new safety protocols, it’s tough to keep up with what injury statistics continue to hold true. Below are 13 surprising construction injury:

Wisconsin paper mill worker killed while servicing operating conveyer belt

No lockout-tagout used

April 26, 2016

A machine operator who suffered fatal injuries as he serviced a high-speed conveyor belt in a Ladysmith paper mill in October 2015 might still be alive if his employer had ensured that equipment was powered down and locked out before the 46-year-old man entered the hazardous area.

Post-fatality citation signals enforcement of new confined space in construction standard

April 25, 2016

A 42-year-old laborer leak testing joints inside a 54-inch round pipe suffered fatal blunt force injuries in October 2015, when an inflatable “bladder” ruptured at a Springfield waste-water treatment plant. OSHA inspectors found that his employer, Henderson Construction of Central Illinois Inc., failed to train him properly on the testing procedure.

Safety advocates gear up for Workers Memorial Day

April 22, 2016

Speeches, rallies, movie screenings and vigils will be among the ways in which people will commemorate Workers’ Memorial Day April 28.

ASSE recognizes Thomas Kramer as the 2016 Edgar Monsanto Queeny Safety Professional of the Year

April 20, 2016

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) today announced Thomas Kramer, managing principal at LJB Inc., an Ohio-based civil engineering firm, as the 2016 Edgar Monsanto Queeny Safety Professional of the Year for his leadership in helping develop more than 18 fall protection standards.

Confined space hazards claim life of Louisiana worker

April 20, 2016

One worker died and two others were hospitalized in an incident last year because their employer failed to follow confined space safety procedures, according to OSHA.

Safety Stand-Down to prevent construction falls drawing near

April 19, 2016

On Tuesday, May 3rd, work in Washington D.C. will come to a halt. No, it won’t be the usual partisan gridlock on Capitol Hill. The work stoppage in question will take place at the construction site of the MGM National Harbor Resort and will be part of OSHA’s third annual National Safety Stand-Down.

Mechanic electrocuted in NYC elevator

April 18, 2016

On the same day the New York City Housing Authority announced that it would take steps to make elevators in NYCHA buildings safer, a mechanic was electrocuted while working at the agency’s Coney Island Houses in Brooklyn.