In concrete construction, few situations are more hazardous than a whipping concrete pumping hose. A hose-whip is the sudden release of compressed air energy in the flexible hose(s) at the end of the ...

The National Ready-Mixed Concrete Association estimates that over 400 million cubic yards of concrete were placed in last year, in 2022. Of that, a significant amount has passed through a concrete ...

A Massachusetts concrete company has agreed to plead guilty to violating Occupational Safety and Health Administration safety standards in connection with a 2023 incident in which a worker was crushed ...

BOSTON – An East Freetown concrete company has pleaded guilty to willfully violating federal safety standards in a 2023 incident that led to an employee’s death. John Oliveira & Sons Stamp Concrete ...