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Highway and roadway construction can be very dangerous for both those who are working the construction and those who are driving around it. According to the United States Occupational Safety & Health Administration, (OSHA) [1] the construction industry is one of the most dangerous workplaces. More than 4,100 construction workers died in 2013 while thousands more suffered

According to the American Red Cross, floods are among the most frequent and costly natural disasters. Conditions that cause floods include heavy or steady rain for several hours or days that saturates the ground. Flash floods occur suddenly due to rapidly rising water along a river, bayou, stream or low-lying area. Anyone living in Texas

The Exxon Valdez, Chernobyl and Three Mile Island disasters all have one thing in common. Fatigue. Employee fatigue has been found to play a role in each of these tragic accidents. Fatigue not only reduces a worker’s efficiency, it also reduces a person’s ability to work safely. As a result, fatigue increases the risk of

It is an unavoidable fact that around 90% of today’s traffic accidents are caused by human error. Learn how to avoid them. There are common driving situations that commercial drivers control and therefore can avoid accidents. For example turning the vehicle, reversing, load securing and avoiding distractions. There are also environmental concerns that a driver