News and information on construction equipment safety and training, from the editors at Associated Construction Publications - the leading source of information for the heavy, highway and non-residential construction industry en-us http://www.acppubs.com/community/Safety%2FTraining/48552.html?nid=4218 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:02:12 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6659509.html?nid=4218 Four Minnesota truck drivers received the Million Miler Award for Safety Excellence from the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) during its 2009 annual conference in La Quinta, CA. Greg Vorderbruggen, LeFebvre & Sons, Inc., Elk River; and Jon Harrington, Scott Ronken and Robert Flath, Midwest Specialized Transportation, Inc. Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6656708.html?nid=4218 In the past 10 years, work zone fatalities have decreased with the sharpest drop from 2006 to 2007 of 17%, said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood during National Work Zone Awareness Week in April. Four out of 5 victims in a work zone accident are motorists, not highway workers as most people believe. Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651826.html?nid=4218 Gilbane Building Company's Massachusetts District Office has recently been selected as a Blue Level participant in the Construction Health and Safety Excellence Partnership (CHASE). This is the highest level of recognition achievable in the partnership. This elite designation partners Gilbane with OSHA and the Associated General Contractors (AGC) to promote safe work practices on all constructi... Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6651817.html?nid=4218 The most successful companies have safety as a core value by promoting an incident-free work environment, which is a corporate mindset that no incident is acceptable and safety is not optional. Such companies make safety a personal issue rather than a corporate issue, and thus safety becomes a way of life for their employees, both on and off the job. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6647025.html?nid=4218 JLG Industries, Inc. has developed an online Learning Management System to deliver training for JLG customers. To register for JLG's Online Training, contact the JLG Training Department via the JLG Training Request Form. You will receive the Learning Management URL, User ID and Password. The Warranty courses are offered free of charge. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6648848.html?nid=4218 SAFETY.CAT.COM™ has expanded its services to include online safety training for customers. The new safety-training website, Safety.Cat.Com/Training, offers classes about general safety issues common at most job sites. Courses include Aerial Lifts, Environmental Awareness, Fall Protection, OSHA 10-Hour for Construction and General Industry, OSHA 300 Recordkeeping, Hazard Communication, Haz... Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6647893.html?nid=4218 The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has announced the availability of its much ... Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6646715.html?nid=4218 J.H. Findorff & Son, Madison, WI, recently received the Safety Excellence Award for 2008 from The Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin. Findorff fulfilled the criteria of having at least 4,000 hours worked with no fatalities and a low rate of lost-time incidents. Findorff Safety Director Sonny Femal joined 16 employees in receiving the award at the AGC of Wisconsin's annual Construct... Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6647300.html?nid=4218 MSA’s Altair 4 Multigas Detector has received EU toxic gas approval Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6643132.html?nid=4218 The huge Chicago Bridge & Iron (CB&I) Island Park fabrication shop in Beaumont, TX, specializes in large-scale process modules, shop-built vessels, and large steel plate subassemblies. Nonetheless, this job was a little bit like building a ship in a bottle and then having to remove the ship from the bottle. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6645266.html?nid=4218 Tweet/Garot Mechanical, Green Bay, WI, has worked 4.5 million hours without a lost-time accident. The safety milestone, reached in January, represents 6-1/2 years of safe work that began in June 2002. Tweet/Garot's safety achievements have received commendations from the Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin (AGC) for 12 consecutive years and from the Wisconsin Safety Council for 13 years. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6641590.html?nid=4218 A federal regulation went into effect on November 24, 2008, requiring workers to wear high-visibility safety apparel when they are within the right-of-way of a federal-aid highway and are exposed either to traffic or to construction equipment within the work area. "The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration has said that they want us to enforce this until their own rules catch u... Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6638306.html?nid=4218 Portland— The Oregon-Columbia Chapter, Associated General Contractors, presented its 2008 Recognition of Safety Excellence awards on Jan. 16 at the chapter's annual business meeting and safety awards breakfast held in Portland. Representatives from eight award-winning companies were honored at the ROSE awards presentation. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6636381.html?nid=4218 St. Louis— Tarlton Corp., a St. Louis-based general contracting and construction management firm, and its client, Pfizer Inc., have been honored by the St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers with a 2008 Construction Industry Best Practices Award for Zero Accident Techniques on Pfizer's Chesterfield Village Site Utilities Master Plan. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6638289.html?nid=4218 The National Utility Contractors Association is accepting applications for 2009 Safety Instructor Train-the-Trainer programs held annually. To qualify as a NUCA instructor, applicants must have experience in the construction industry, must be an OSHA instructor or possess a strong knowledge of OSHA standards, have prior experience instructing classes, and will make a commitment to the industry,... Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6637206.html?nid=4218 The National Center for Construction Education and Research announces the Crane Operator Certification Program: Industrial/All Purpose, Rough Terrain/All Terrain, and Rubber Tire Truck Mount has received accreditation by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The crane certification program is a collaboration of NCCER, North American Crane Bureau (NACB), and Prov™. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6637207.html?nid=4218 The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) have named Baker’s Construction Services as a winner of the Construction Safety and Excellence Award. Baker’s placed first place in the state of Tennessee in the Heavy Division with between 100-thousand and 300-thousand hours worked. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6637237.html?nid=4218 The Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association has released a new instructional DVD and video on Flat Sawing and Blade Safety which addresses advancements in sawing and drilling equipment, such as electric and diesel power saws, and how they can affect the daily working practices of operators. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6637238.html?nid=4218 Through their Alliance, the Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association (CSDA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provide vital materials to advance the safety and training of sawing and drilling ... Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6633185.html?nid=4218 The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) annually recognizes metal building systems manufacturers who show exceptional commitment to assuring workplace safety. Safety Awards were presented at the MBMA Annual Meeting held in December. Awards were presented at the following levels to individual plant locations. Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST