The city Department of Buildings is not doing enough to protect construction workers on building sites, according to an audit by the office of state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. The department needs ...

Construction companies are on edge ahead of this year’s National Assembly audits. As the president has stressed “safety first” and a series of serious industrial accidents have occurred at ...

Linesight has introduced Virtual Safety Audits (VSA) as a way to monitor implementation of safety procedures onsite. A VSA, the company says, is “a simulated reality of a construction site created by ...

Construction audit procedures extend beyond a cursory check to ensure guidelines and specifications are followed to include pre-construction and planning phase reviews. A full audit provides ...

In prior articles we have discussed the importance of safety programs, how to implement them correctly, and how to “measure” them using leading and lagging indicators. Inspection of the workplace is ...

Birch Grove Primary School in Tolland. The school's construction project is at the center of a federal investigation into Connecticut's school construction grant program. YEHYUN KIM CT MIRROR It took ...

Keeping workers safe on the construction jobsite is always priority number one. But inclement weather, hazardous conditions, heavy equipment and more can sometimes make jobsite safety easier said than ...

Learn how EHS managers can proactively ensure safety and compliance during facility construction, from contractor selection to legal risk mitigation and OSHA alignment. Years ago, I found myself in a ...

State officials released a highly anticipated audit into Connecticut’s school construction office late last week, but it is unlikely to alleviate all of the concerns about the multibillion-dollar ...

Contaminated lubricants can cause unnecessary maintenance issues with vehicles and equipment, as well as lost time and money. Improving operational efficiency and safety along with lubricant storage ...