Safety

November 15 – The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO, and the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA), Mt. Vernon, IA, he...

Colby Taylor, Ceco Concrete Construction The Voice Newsletter November 2021 We all know that power tools of any type can be very dangerous to the user and bystanders. There are very simple guidelines and tips to utilize during the use of any type of power tool and these guidelines can help prevent injuries. By understanding and abiding by these guidelines these tools can be tremendous asset for...

Aron Csont, council director, The Voice Newsletter October 2021 No matter where you are in the country, weather can pose a threat to your work environment. Different parts of the country experience different threats. The time of year will pose different types of weather-related threats on your job sites. Workers should be advised of potential weather threats before they arrive so everyone is pr...

September 27-- The Safety and Risk Management Council (SRMC) of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, is...

ST. LOUIS, MO September 24 – Concrete contractors with exemplary safety records for 2020 were recognized by the Safety & Risk Management Council (SRMC) of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, Mo., at the association’s Annual Conference in St. Louis on September 23. W. Burr Bennett Awards for Safety Excellence were given to specialty contractor Hemma Co...

Concrete Pump Truck Set Up - Common Do's and Don'ts Joe Whiteman, director of safety services As concrete contractors, having a concrete pump truck on your jobsite may be as common as a house having a front door. As regular as that piece of equipment may be on the project, using it can easily become routine, and routine can lead to complacency. When complacency sets in ques...

Praise in Public, Coach in Private - It Works for Safety Too Joe Whiteman, director of safety services You have more than likely heard the phrase, “praise in public, coach in private." These are good words to live by when managing employees. However, determining a public or private approach to coaching is dependent upon when coaching is required, the employee, and the potentia...

Employee Independent Action - What Is It? Joe Whiteman, director of safety services A great question was raised during last month’s Safety Roundtable on Root Cause Analysis. “What do you do after you have performed a root cause analysis and identified the cause was an employee knowing better, but simply choosing to cut a corner or do the wrong thing”? The follow up question w...