We answer key questions about trenching and excavation safety so you can build a safer, more compliant jobsite.
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What does it take to help crews stay safer when temperatures rise? In recognition of Heat Safety Week 2026, our latest workplace safety resource explores practical prevention strategies that can help teams recognize heat-related risks earlier and respond before conditions become dangerous. Federal workplace safety data estimates nearly 34,000 serious heat-related workplace injuries and illnesses … Read more
Prolonged construction disputes can derail project timelines and budgets, making effective dispute prevention and resolution strategies critical to success.
What does it take to make a workplace consistently safer? In our latest issue of Safety Connect, we share how one company turned fleet data and insights into real improvements on the road — an important shift as roadway incidents continue to remain one of the most persistent on-the-job risks. That same approach carries across industries. … Read more
Every day, workers across construction sites and industrial operations keep our communities stronger moving forward—building infrastructure, producing essential goods, and helping power the economy. But in environments like these, risk doesn’t always announce itself loudly. A worker slows their pace. Another pauses longer than usual between tasks. A supervisor notices someone losing focus while operating … Read more
Across the United States, the construction industry has long proven essential to the nation’s progress, employing more than 8 million people work in construction, building the roads, hospitals, manufacturing facilities, and infrastructure that daily life depends on. The scale of that work is reflected in the nation’s current investment—more than $2 trillion in annual construction spending—an … Read more
Much of today’s work happens indoors, where hidden risks can quietly build over time. Across construction trailers, manufacturing floors, healthcare campuses, and office wings, employees spend long hours inside buildings that were often built decades ago, expanded in stages, or adapted for new uses over time. That makes workplace radon exposure and indoor air quality … Read more
Most workplace injuries don’t come from rare, catastrophic events. They often occur in familiar moments — climbing a ladder, servicing equipment, moving materials, or working at height on a busy day. When pace and routines speed up, even the strongest safety practices can lose focused attention. That reality is reflected in OSHA’s most frequently cited … Read more
Winter often brings a kind of quiet unpredictability—walkways that were dry at closing can glaze over by morning, stairwells become treacherous with overnight refreeze, and a routine walk from the parking lot can become the stronger source of risk in someone’s day. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) consistently records thousands of workplace injuries … Read more
