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The coronavirus pandemic has impacted so many aspects of our lives, but one of its most surprising consequences has been an actual decrease in roadway safety in the US. T...
CHAS, the supply chain risk management expert, is urging construction companies to use Blue Monday 2021 as an opportunity to take positive action around mental health, in...
a UK-based tech start-up which has developed a uniquely effective hearing protection system for construction workers, has partnered with VINCI through the Groupβs prestig...
In the wake of surging COVID-19 cases following Thanksgiving gatherings, the Alabama State Senate recently adopted the Draganfly Smart Vital System and its related health...
The onset of winter weather sees the return of gritting lorries on roads across the UK. In addition to clearing snow and ice, specialist operators The Gritting Company ar...
The Swedish capital Stockholm and the suburb Sundbyberg have both recently inaugurated their very first fair speed bumps. The name of the system is Actibump but it is ref...
A joint study from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National InstituteΒ for OccupationalΒ Safety and Health (NIOSH)Β revealed thatΒ neck gaiters areΒ as effective...
CIRIA is delighted to announce the hotly anticipated Retrofitting hazardous gas protection measures in existing or refurbished buildings (C795) guidance is now available...
Construction sites are constantly changing environments with numerous obstacles and safety risks hidden in plain sight.Β Even after winning multiple Suva Prizes for safety...
The European Investment Bank has agreed to support a β¬470 million nationwide programme to reduce death and injury caused by traffic accidents across Greece. βImproving ro...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is joining eight Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) in an appeal to improveΒ road safetyΒ as road accidents c...
A newly-published systematic review and meta-analysis identifies the training activities that have been shown to be effective in improving safety among older drivers. The...
As time has progressed, the list of PPE protective equipment needed in the construction industry has increased. Consider, for example, that just under 20% of total fatal...
In a virtual meeting, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and nine other multilateral development banks signed a high-level joint statement on road safety, under the auspi...
A new barrier system which uses high security bollards capable of being slid in and out of position to control access has been launched after it successfully stopped a 7....
Almost 10,000 vehicles were caught tailgating in the first two weeks of new cameras being tested to clamp down on the offence. Highways England and police have joined for...
Itβs safe to say that the construction industry operates under a considerable amount of health and safety legislation β and for good reason. Before the Health and Safety...
The World Bank and BRAC signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate to improve road safety in Bangladesh, and at an online event today, the Honorable Minister of...
a UK-based tech start-up which has developed a unique hearing protection system for construction workers, has secured a Β£2m investment from Pembroke VCT. Eave is already...
The ASTM International Exo Technology Center of Excellence is hosting a virtual panel discussion on Exoskeletons: Considerations When Deciding to Use Them as Personal Pro...
It is a legal requirement under the Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) 2012 to prevent the uncontrolled disturbance of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) prior to an...
Viking Analytics, a Swedish provider of advanced analytics solution for predictive operations, and iioote, an IoT solution provider and LoRA Alliance member, presented to...
Construction workforce management solution WorkerSense has announced its partnership with benefits-oriented software company TAP, Inc., with the purpose of improving phys...
An inflatable safety barrier that can be put up in a matter of minutes is to help protect road workers on Highways Englandβs road network. The new airbagΒ is beingΒ trialle...
Construction sites without the correct protection can potentially be very dangerous places, especially when it comes to head injuries. Headway, the brain injury associati...
The Cones Books are beautifully illustrated books designed for children to have fun while at the same time learning moral, ethical, ecological, diversity, inclusivity, so...
Construction sites without the correct protection can potentially be very dangerous places, especially when it comes to head injuries. This is why Headway β the brain inj...
Headway, the brain injury association has relaunched its campaign to encourage people to wear cycle helmets after the government announced ambitious plans to boost cyclin...
ArcelorMittal Global Research and Development, working in cooperation with U.S. safety barrier manufacturer Gregory Industries, has brought to market a proprietary, high-...
In this article Dr Neale Kinnear, Head of Behavioural Science at TRL examines our acceptance of road deaths. “In the video above from Western Australiaβs (WA) Road...
Centurion, the trusted PPE manufacturer is encouraging anyone buying face screens, also marketed as visors, cough guards, face guards and sneeze protection, to ask the fo...
Ford have commissioned custom tyres that can leave key water safety messages imprinted on stretches of sand as part of a new initiative with the Royal National Lifeboat I...
A temporary steel barrier system from Highway Care has recently been deployed in a major highways project in Western Australia to ensure vehicle and worker safety during...
Most parents do not think their children understand road dangers or concentrate properly when near roads, a new survey reveals as pupils across the country prepare to set...
Reference Point and Mitie are delighted to announce the launch of the Passport System (powered by Validate) on 1 August 2020. This is the same successful partnership resp...
SafeRack, a leader in industrial loading safety equipment has teamed up with Newson Gale, a leader in static control to designate August as Grounding Safety Month. When l...
The construction industry has been hit hard by COVID-19, with large numbers of sites shutting and many workers being furloughed β but over recent weeks we have seen those...
TyreSafe has welcomed the outcomes and initiatives of the βGovernment response to the consultation to ban tyres aged 10 years or olderβ. The Department for Transportβs (D...
In the oil and gas industry, safety is the number one priority. From inspecting vast tank farms to the soaring tops of flare stacks, safety measures are paramount and nec...
Shocking footage showing the moment a road worker is struck by metal on the motorway and images of items strewn across roads – Highways England is reminding drivers...
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