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JLG outlines key steps to a culture of safety

New white paper Adopting a Culture of Safety builts on previous publications

Balfour Beatty unveils hybrid hydrogen fitout system for heavy vehicles

Balfour Beatty revealed a hybrid hydrogen fitout system for construction machinery

JLG tips for a safe work culture

Whitepaper aimed at contractors to help implement safety first strategies

Four tips to protect your construction crew from heat illness

A look at how the construction companies around the world are keeping workers safe in sweltering heat

What Women Want: Why Skanska is designing its own women’s workwear

A shortage of PPE for women is encouraging some construction contractors to start designing their own.

United Rentals to host trench safety webinar

Webinar highlights misunderstood aspects of trench safety

The right fit: Why PPE needs to be more inclusive

Society of Women Engineers survey reports only 4% of respondents able to acquire perfectly fitting PPE

Nationwide extends ‘seatbelt for MEWPs’ to customers at zero cost

Harness On prevents MEWP use without a harness and is being rolled out on boom lifts for free

National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls is this week

In 2022, nearly 1 in 5 workplace deaths happened in construction, with 38% of those due to falls

Hard hats vs. safety helmets: Which is best?

PPE specialist Chris Tidy weighs up the pros and cons of hard hats relative to construction safety helmets.

OSHA switches from traditional hard hats to safety helmets

The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is replacing the traditional hard hats used by its employees with safety helmets.

Wilmott Dixon rolls out Harness On across sites

Harness ON system now mandatory across all the contractor’s construction sites

What on earth is internal PPE?

With 2023 on track to be the hottest year on record, construction firms are looking to new technologies to protect workers from the heat, leading some to coin the phrase ‘internal PPE’.

Silicosis: ‘the biggest risk to construction workers after asbestos’

What is silicosis and why is it a threat to construction workers?

OSHA proposes rule to clarify PPE standard

OSHA looking to revise the personal protective equipment standard in construction

Do younger construction workers understand the risks of asbestos?

It’s now around two decades since several major economies banned the use of asbestos, as the world gradually woke up to the severe effects it can have on workers’ health.