Epiroc has launched its new U.S. website, epiroc.us. Designed with the needs of mining, infrastructure and natural resources customers in mind, the engaging new site features user-friendly navigation and functionality. Epiroc has launched its new U.S. website, epiroc.us. Check it out here. 

Following a review of the requirements put in place in 2016 regarding the “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” regulation, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has taken action to correct an error that was made with regard to implementing the final rule. To learn the details, read here. 

U.S. LBM Holdings LLC, distributor of specialty building materials in the United States, announced that it has acquired Myrtle Beach Building Supply. With this acquisition, U.S. LBM now operates eight locations across North Carolina and South Carolina. Read more here. 

McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, was recently honored with two industry awards for their Flex Controls system equipped on McNeilus concrete mixers. Flex Controls are now a “Top 100 New Products of 2017,” recognized by Construction Equipment magazine and a “2018 Most Innovative Product (MIP)” at World of Concrete by Hanley Wood. Read more here.

The Unites States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will hold its annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls May 7th-11th. The event encourages companies and workers to pause during the workday for topical discussions, safety demonstrations and training in hazard recognition and fall prevention. Learn about it here. 

Advanced technologies, such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), are rapidly gaining traction on infrastructure projects around the world. A new report published today, The Business Value of BIM for Water Projects SmartMarket Report, demonstrates the industry is accelerating its implementation of BIM, a reversal of the findings of previous studies on this topic by Dodge Data & Analytics, which indicated that the water sector has been slower to embrace BIM than other sectors, such as transportation. Read the details here.