Preventing Heat Stress in Athletes? Climate change could increase temperatures to danger zones for athletes. Last year a famous Ukrainian marathon runner “Iron Lady”, Kateryna Katiushcheva, collapsed in the 38 [...]
Heat Stress and Thermal Work Limit Extreme heat is an occupational hazard in many industries. Exposure to extreme thermal environments can impair workers’ health, resulting in heat illness, injuries, reduced [...]
Where on Earth is The Hottest Place? Summer is here! June-July can be the hottest summer months across some regions around the world. What does summer feels like in your [...]
California’s Death Valley Extreme Summer Heat Could Break Its 1913 Record as The Hottest Place on Earth Death Valley is one of the hottest places on Earth. Temperatures began to [...]
The Covid-19 outbreak not only presents a global health and safety crisis but also economic uncertainties across industries-including the construction industry. With the nature of construction being a labor-intensive industry, [...]
According to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) between 2000 and 2010, there were 1,125 tower crane accidents reported worldwide, resulting in more than 780 deaths. One of the primary contributing cause [...]
Tower cranes are commonly used for high-rise buildings construction. Wind is one of the important factor affecting safety.Here are the features you should be looking to effectively monitor weather conditions [...]
At the beginning of this year, President Biden issued an Executive Order requiring OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) to issue “science-based guidance” to help protect workers from COVID-19 exposure. [...]
Tower cranes is one of the most common crane types. It is common to deploy multiple tower cranes on construction projects. The usage of multiple tower cranes usually are also [...]
Wind speed describes how fast the air is moving past a certain point. This may be averaged over a given unit of time, such as miles per hour, or an [...]
