Hats, gloves, fall arrest systems, boots. The wide world of personal protective equipment (PPE) could be intimidating to safety managers when a tight budget and limited resources come into play. When ...

Pouring concrete is dangerous work. Cement dust irritates the eyes, skin, and lungs. Holding a pump hose is hard on the hands. Tip-toeing across rebar is tough on the feet. Now, imagine trying to get ...

On December 11, OSHA announced it has finalized a revision to the personal protective equipment standard for construction. The final rule explicitly requires the equipment to properly fit any ...

Dublin, Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Construction Worker Safety - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for ...

Women in construction and facility safety are reshaping workplace health by driving Total Worker Health™ forward through inclusive PPE, ergonomic solutions, psychosocial protections, and leadership ...

Federal workplace safety officials just announced they are seeking to revise the national Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standard for the construction industry to explicitly state that PPE must ...

Across the spectrum of jobs on construction worksites, workers face many hazards that can lead to injury or even worse: a fatality. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports ...

This post was authored by Jon Schaefer, who is a member of Robinson+Cole’s Environmental, Energy + Telecommunications Group. Jon focuses his practice on environmental compliance counseling, ...

Tom Martin, Ph.D., professor of electrical and computer engineering, Virginia Tech, will tell you that his area of research is not construction-safety or personal-protective equipment, but is, instead ...

Although temperatures may be cooling as fall takes hold in much of the country, there are still regions and job sites where workers continue to face heat-related safety risks. From 1992 through 2017, ...

So how many people work in the U.S. construction industry? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the construction industry in the United States employs over 7.5 million individuals. This ...