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Providing code compliant egress is essential for any construction architect but particularly in the case of underground transit systems. The confined spaces, tight stair wells, and potential for the emergency evacuation of hundreds, if not thousands, of riders means the project must be well-designed and constructed.
You know that older workers bring skills, experience, and a respect for the rules to the workplace. But what about the driving? According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), “older drivers are more likely than their younger counterparts to adopt safe behaviors such as wearing a seatbelt and complying with speed […]
How much time do your employees spend on the road? Statistically speaking, it’s likely that they spend more time on the road than ever before. America’s consumption of gasoline for transportation has increased steadily since 2012—it dipped downward from 2008–2012 because of the recession, but then it began climbing again—despite steady increases in federal fuel […]
In December 2017, Google announced that it would buy 536 megawatts of wind power to become the largest corporate consumer of green energy, and to fulfill its promise—made just a year earlier—to purchase enough green power to cover all of its electricity needs for the year. They only pulled it off on paper—some of the […]
Are you trying to reduce your organization’s carbon footprint? If so, you probably started with your facility power use—electricity and fossil fuels burned to light, heat, and cool buildings account for the lion’s share of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), electricity and fossil fuel […]
The National Safety Council (NSC) is urging caution as people plan road trips to celebrate holidays with family and friends.
Despite some concerns from employees and labor groups, a federal government study finds that the noise in airplane cabins and cockpits likely does not exceed OSHA noise exposure limits.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined November 14 that the April 2016 fatal derailment of a train near Chester, Pennsylvania, was caused by deficient safety management across many levels of the organization and the lack of a clear, consistent, and accepted vision for safety.
On November 13, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance published a final rule that expands the Department’s current drug testing panel to include four semi-synthetic opioids.
The Trump EPA has issued the first of what is expected to be two proposals to amend the Obama EPA’s 2016 Phase 2 rules governing emissions from medium- and heavy-duty engines and vehicles.