Quality control is a key component of any successful construction company. It is better in the long run to spend money improving your company's training programs to reduce defects than to try to fix ...

Safety is improving in the construction industry, according to the National Safety Council, but serious injuries and fatalities still occur. “I think it’s fair to say that while we have been getting ...

The New York City Council adopted on Sept. 27 a municipal construction safety law requiring workers on many projects to have 40 to 55 hours of safety training, well above the minimums required by ...

As temperatures drop and daylight hours shrink, construction sites face increased fall hazards, making proper planning, equipment, and safety culture more critical than ever. Each Fall, construction ...

After months of sparring between union and nonunion groups, the City Council on Wednesday approved a construction safety bill that will require workers to undergo at least 40 hours of safety training.

The city Department of Buildings is helping pave the way for a bill that would give construction workers more time to complete their 40 hours of safety training, saying at a hearing Tuesday that it ...

United Rentals, Inc. has announced seven Trench Safety Toolbox Talk topics to help utilities and contractors promote a safety culture. Developed using the company’s experience in trench safety ...

COMPUTER BASICS: Goodwill Industries will offer a Computer Basics course, which will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays, beginning Aug. 31. It will run for seven weeks. Subjects include mouse practice, ...

Extreme weather occurrences — from hurricanes and floods to heatwaves and wildfires — are becoming more persistent and severe. This evolving climate landscape presents new challenges for construction ...

Worker safety inspections at city construction sites have turned up a troubling number of falsified or incomplete worker safety training cards, an indication that many of the city’s construction ...

A White Card is mandatory for anyone working on or accessing construction sites, including casual labourers, apprentices, and delivery ...