AEM Leads Industry Partners in OSHA Alliance to Enhance Worker Safety

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The Association of Equipment Manufacturers led several industry partners in forming an alliance with the Occupational Safety & Health Administration. On June 22, AEM joined the Associated General Contractors, the Common Ground Alliance, the International Union of Operating Engineers, the National Utility Contractors Association, the North American Excavation Shoring Association and the Laborers’ International Union of North America at a signing ceremony that took place at the U.S. Department of Labor’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. with Amanda Edens, deputy assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health. For more than five years, AEM has worked to establish a collaborative … Read more

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Worker Safety on Worker’s Memorial Day from the Desk of CPWR Executive Director Chris Trahan

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Fifty years ago on April 28, the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect. It created two federal agencies vital to protecting American workers: the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. April 28 is also Workers’ Memorial Day in the U.S., the National Day of Mourning in Canada and International Workers’ Memorial Day around the globe. It is a day to pause, to mourn for those injured, made sick or killed by their jobs and to pledge to do better to protect all workers’ safety and health. In the half-century since … Read more

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Safe + Sound Week Aug. 10-16

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Sound safety practices such as management leadership, worker participation and finding and fixing hazards are now more critical than ever. As construction companies continue or restart work during the ongoing pandemic, having a strong workplace safety and health program in place can help contractors and workers address jobsite hazards, including those related to COVID-19. CPWR is an organizing partner in OSHA’S Safe + Sound Campaign — a year-round, nationwide effort to raise awareness of the value of workplace safety and health programs. While the campaign is ongoing, one week is set aside each year to draw attention to this topic. This year’s … Read more

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CPWR Recognized for Innovation in Construction

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Turner Construction Company and the National Building Museum have recognized that CPWR – the Center for Construction Research and Training has received the 2019 Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction. The Prize recognizes CPWR—and in particular the work of Dr. Linda Goldenhar—for its efforts to promote and improve safety conditions for workers in the construction industry. Since 1990, CPWR, a nonprofit organization, has reached hundreds of thousands of workers every year through research, training and services. It provides vital safety and health resources to the construction industry, which have a positive impact on reducing occupational injuries, illnesses and … Read more

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Study Finds Upward Trend in Elevator-Related Construction Fatalities

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Workers are at risk of serious injury or death when installing, repairing and maintaining escalators and elevators, as well as when cleaning elevator shafts, conducting emergency evacuations of stalled elevators or performing construction work near open shafts. A recent study by CPWR’s Data Center found that while fatalities fluctuate year-to-year, the general trend in elevator-related deaths has been upward. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of deaths doubled from 14 in 2003 to 28 in 2016, with a peak of 37 deaths in 2015. Between 2011 and 2016, 145 construction workers died due to elevator-related … Read more

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