Conduct safety inspections of the trailer ... According to DOT regulations for hauling and securing heavy equipment, heavy equipment must be secured in a manner that prevents it from tipping, blowing, ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ... Sutton has served as the editorial lead of Construction Equipment magazine and ConstructionEquipment.com since 2001. Our mission is to help ...

It behooves the employer to make certain heavy equipment operators are trained in the safe operation of their equipment, AND that training is documented through an operator training certification.” ...

Improved Safety Starts with Risk Awareness It’s impossible to eliminate the threats associated with heavy equipment. However, knowing the most significant dangers helps all workers and safety ...

OSHA has issued two serious and one other-than-serious safety violation after an investigation into the death of an employee of Gehring Construction & Ready Mix Concrete Inc. of Columbus, Nebraska ...

“Struck-by” incidents are listed as the fourth biggest cause of injuries at jobsites, and more than 75 percent of these involve heavy equipment. While most construction firms follow safety ...