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. [...]
A tower crane collapsed the morning of January 23, 2019, when it was working at a worksite in Hunan Province, China. Two people died on [...]
Followed by the fatal crane collapsing in Seattle in April and Dallas in June this year, last Sunday evening, another construction crane fell and sliced through residential buildings in New [...]
Europe will be struck by the first heatwave of this year in June, according to the AccuWeather. African plume, a hot stream of air in North Africa, produced by the [...]
The Labor Ministry in Cambodia has appealed to all owners of construction sites to increase safety measures at their job sites following a meeting with industry leaders. […]
More than two days after a deadly explosion, the death toll now stands at 282 in what most agree is Turkey’s worst mining disaster in decades. […]
Abu Dhabi Airports has begun its heat stress campaign advising staff and contractors on how to cope with extreme weather conditions over the summer. […]
