MN Group Pushing to Lower Age for Construction Work

Organizations in Minnesota are seeking to change a state law that prohibits minors from working on construction sites.

Pittsburgh Water Authority Charged Over Lead

On Friday (Feb. 1), Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro filed 161 criminal charges against the Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority, alleging that the authority had failed to notify res...

Additive Could Help SC Town's Drinking Water

The city of Belton, South Carolina, recently revealed that elevated levels of lead had been found in some homes’ drinking water during a few-month monitoring period. To combat the issue, the...

OSHA Proposes Changes to E-Recordkeeping Rule

by Eric J. Conn

After years of advocacy for change to (or the recission of) the Occupational Safety a...

The State-Federal OSHA Tug-of-War

by Eric J. Conn

A fascinating jurisdictional tug-of-war has broken out between federal OSHA and a few...

True or false: Abrasive blast cleaning workers are regularly exposed to noise in excess of 120 dBA.

True or false: OSHA can issue a citation even if one of its regulations has not been violated.

The city of Belton, South Carolina, recently proposed using orthophosphate, a phosphate-based additive, to help control the release of lead in service lines and household plumbing. Do you think this additive should be used as a safety precaution in areas with predominantly older piping?

Officials have proposed a new fix for San Francisco’s sinking Millennium Tower, that involves drilling piles into bedrock from the sidewalk on the building’s southwest corner, instead of the micro piles going into the bedrock through the concrete foundation. Do you think this is a better option?

Under what circumstances is third-party inspection justified on commercial coating work?

What causes static electricity during abrasive blasting? What risk does it pose, and how can it be controlled?

Office to Field: Lost in Translation

from JPCL, December 2018

From the Blogs: Aiming for a ‘Goldilocks’ System

from PaintSquare Press, Spring 2018

AGC Safety Management Training Course

October 2 - October 4, 2017

Free Webinar: Personal Protective Equipment for Abrasive Blasting

May 17, 2017

2016 OSHA Construction Safety and Health Conference

October 26 - October 27, 2016

E-Book: Surface Preparation & Safety

Sponsored by HoldTight; Montipower

Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

The D+D Pro Video Series: An archive of webinars hosted by DurabilityandDesign.com

A collection of archived webinars hosted by DurabilityandDesign.com focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

The D+D Pro Video Series: An archive of webinars hosted by DurabilityandDesign.com

A collection of archived webinars hosted by DurabilityandDesign.com focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.