This free, one-hour webinar on the benefits and challenges that come with switching your team from hardhats to helmets. Hear directly from safety leaders at organizations that have already made the … [Read more...] about Hardhats vs. Helmets in Roadway Construction
Safety Equipment
Fast Personal Protective Equipment Detection for Real Construction Sites Using Deep Learning Approaches
The existing deep learning-based Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) detectors can only detect limited types of PPE and their performance needs to be improved, particularly for their deployment on … [Read more...] about Fast Personal Protective Equipment Detection for Real Construction Sites Using Deep Learning Approaches
A Smart System for Personal Protective Equipment Detection in Industrial Environments Based on Deep Learning at the Edge
Real-time object detection is currently used to automate various tasks in industrial environments. One of the most important tasks is to improve the safety of workers by monitoring the correct use of … [Read more...] about A Smart System for Personal Protective Equipment Detection in Industrial Environments Based on Deep Learning at the Edge
LHSFNA Pushes to Improve PPE Fit for All Workers
The article emphasizes the critical importance of ensuring proper fit for personal protective equipment (PPE) in the construction industry. It highlights recent proposals by the Department of Labor to … [Read more...] about LHSFNA Pushes to Improve PPE Fit for All Workers
A Guide to Preventing Work Zone Intrusions: Best Practices for Mitigating, Controlling and Minimizing the Effects of Work Zone Intrusions
Vehicle intrusion incidents occur when a vehicle enters the work area. Work zone intrusions are a significant cause of worker deaths and injuries in the roadway and transportation construction … [Read more...] about A Guide to Preventing Work Zone Intrusions: Best Practices for Mitigating, Controlling and Minimizing the Effects of Work Zone Intrusions
Providing In-Cab, Traffic-Related Warning Messages to Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers
Commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) are highly overrepresented in fatal work zone crashes nationwide. Many fatal work zone crashes involve rear-end collisions with traffic slowed or stopped in a queue. … [Read more...] about Providing In-Cab, Traffic-Related Warning Messages to Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers