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Editions from 2026-05 (11)
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2026-05-29 · construction-safety · field
Why Residential Roofers Unclip and Pay With Their Lives
A spring roofing fall in Palatine exposes the deadly habit of unclipping mid-task and the engineering controls that take the decision out of workers' hands.
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2026-05-28 · environmental-safety · field
Three Spring Storm and Lightning Myths Field Crews Still Believe
Busting three dangerous myths about lightning and spring storm safety on elevated construction work, with OSHA standards and a verification check for crews.
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2026-05-27 · vehicle-safety · field
Work Zone Intrusions and the Spring Paving Season Spike
Stat-led look at roadway work zone struck-by exposures, motorist intrusion patterns, and the buffer-space controls field crews can verify before every shift.
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2026-05-26 · construction-safety · field
Scaffold Plank Snapped at Eighteen Feet What Heritage Masonry Missed
A New York masonry contractor faces $56,000 in OSHA penalties after a damaged scaffold plank failed at 18 feet, exposing four serious Subpart L violations.
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2026-05-25 · equipment-safety · field
Suspended Load Crush Hazards During Heavy Rigging Work
Memorial Day crews face heavy crane and rigging work this week — here is how to keep workers out of the crush zone when suspended loads shift unexpectedly.
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2026-05-22 · construction-safety · field
Precast Panel Topple Kills Ironworker During Wind Gust Erection
A NIOSH FACE reconstruction of a fatal precast concrete panel collapse showing why engineered bracing, exclusion zones, and wind limits must be enforced before erection.
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2026-05-21 · construction-safety · field
Three Residential Roof Fall Protection Myths Killing Framers This Spring
Field-ready myth-buster on residential fall protection rules, anchor points, and training requirements after a fatal roof fall in suburban Chicago this week.
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2026-05-20 · construction-safety · field
1,075 Construction Workers Died On The Job In 2023
BLS CFOI logged 1,075 construction deaths in 2023 — the highest count since 2007. Here's where they happened and what it means for your crew this spring.
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2026-05-19 · equipment-safety · field
Excavator Strikes Kill Three Workers In Two Weeks Across Three States
Three construction workers killed by excavators and skid steers in May 2026 expose swing-radius and blind-spot failures every foreman must address this week.
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2026-05-18 · construction-safety · field
Pre-Holiday Trenching Fatalities When Crews Rush to Finish
Trench cave-ins kill faster than any rescue can respond — learn why the week before Memorial Day is statistically one of the deadliest for excavation crews.
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2026-05-16 · environmental-safety · field
Pre-Holiday Heat Illness in Unacclimatized Spring Crews
With Memorial Day nine days out and temperatures climbing, unacclimatized workers face their highest heat illness risk of the year during spring's first hot push.