Extreme weather occurrences — from hurricanes and floods to heatwaves and wildfires — are becoming more persistent and severe. This evolving climate landscape presents new challenges for construction ...

The regulations set forth by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provide detailed technical guidance about how to avoid hazards related to specific construction tasks. Despite ...

The construction industry has one of the highest levels of risk in terms of workplace accidents, and it is vital for employers in the industry to meet their obligations to health and safety law. While ...

The technology could save lives—so long as it doesn’t fully replace humans that monitor safety. Last winter, during the construction of an affordable housing project on Martha’s Vineyard, ...

Worker and job-site safety are key factors that construction management firms must consider daily. The Boston-based firm Shawmut does this with AI-powered software connected to workers' phones. This ...

Suffolk is the largest construction contractor based in Massachusetts. The company built an artificial intelligence model that predicted safety risks on construction sites. Insights from the model ...

Chicago, IL /PRNewswire/ - Construction site safety leader HammerTech has launched HammerTech Intelligence — a powerful, evolving suite of AI-powered capabilities that automate site safety admin, ...

NORWOOD - Avoiding injuries at construction sites is a critical challenge and a company in Massachusetts hopes virtual reality might be the answer. At BOND Civil & Utility Construction in Norwood, ...

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 ...