Pam Kleineke has been with Benjamin Media for 13 years, covering everything from construction equipment to wind and solar power to the crews that install utilities underground. Reach her at pkleineke@benjaminmedia.com.
Based on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Genie offers new procedures and protocols for cleaning and disinfecting aerial equipment on jobsites to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 while working at height. This information provides jobsite superintendents and fleet managers with specific precautions to take in order to keep workers…
In this new COVID-19 world, it takes everyone doing their part to maintain a safe and healthy work environment. To help, we’ve created friendly reminders to print out and hang around the office and jobsite. These include topics like handwashing, ways to stop the spread and social distancing guidelines. Simply click here to download the…
If the COVID-19 crisis has taught us anything, it’s that it’s important to keep clean. Just look at the empty store shelves where Lysol, Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer used to be. And while keeping your home, workspace and valuables clean is vital, it’s good ol’ fashioned handwashing that has taken center stage through this…
Personal protective equipment (PPE) has long been a part of a contractor’s work apparel. PPE hazards are addressed in specific standards, notices and letters of interpretation for the construction industry by OSHA and include things like foot protection, head protection, hearing protection, eye and face protection, respiratory protection, fall protection, safety belts, lifeline lanyards and…