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Highway work is dangerous– nearly 800 fatalities per year

In the zone

July 5, 2019

Construction work zones are dangerous. Every day, workers who step foot on highways and roads risk danger from vehicle traffic and heavy equipment. Completing work is important, but when safety takes a back seat to production schedules, the result can be deadly.

Hi-Visibility garments continue to evolve

We’ve seen the popularity of lighter, more flexible and breathable segmented trim, and more enhanced visibility by integrating LED luminescence directly on the trim.

Anthony Di Giovanni

March 14, 2019

While we tend to think only in terms of the visibility factor, it is important to remember that the latest ANSI/ISEA 107-2015 standard covers both basic design and performance of high visibility in work garments.

Wear high-visibility safety apparel

You want to stand out to be seen by drivers when working alongside traffic

Benjamin Brook

March 5, 2019

With so much going on, it can often be difficult to spot the contrasting elements. The ability to discern a human being from their environment shouldn’t be as challenging as spotting a chameleon. Of the many concerns we have as drivers, the safety of pedestrians should be a cornerstone.

Safety Stand-Down puts the brakes on injuries at Georgia road sites

One-hour work stoppage helps laborers avoid being struck by distracted drivers

March 25, 2015

The Federal Highway Administration, the state of Georgia and local government organizations are partnering with OSHA to sponsor a one-hour Safety Stand-Down at construction sites in Georgia in conjunction with National Highway Work Zone Awareness Week this week.

ASSE wants tougher standard for impaired driving

Legal impairment standard would go from blood alcohol level of .08% to .05%

September 18, 2014

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is backing the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) effort to encourage states to reduce the legal standard of driver impairment due to alcohol consumption, as measured by blood-alcohol content (BAC), from 0.08% to 0.05%.

Tips to protect highway workers from the neck up

Kevin Beckerdite

July 9, 2014

Each year during peak construction season, approximately 20 percent of America’s highway system is under construction, according to the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse.

NJ company put highway workers at risk

OSHA issues citations for lack of traffic signs, oversight

September 16, 2013

OSHA has cited Henkels & McCoy Inc. of New Jersey for six serious safety violations at a Neptune work site, where workers were performing water service repair on a road. OSHA issued $42,000 in proposed penalties following an April inspection opened under the agency's national emphasis program on trenches and local emphasis program on highways.