A Kennebec Valley Community College program is hoping to address a shortage of operators of heavy machinery in Maine.

Construction workers are at high risk of soft-tissue injuries and musculoskeletal disorders. They can hurt themselves when handling heavy equipment and materials, leading to missed work or long-term ...

If you work in construction, you know that working on a construction site can be one of the most dangerous and hazardous jobs out there. On average, there are nearly 150,000 injuries on the job each ...

In 2021, the construction industry reported the highest number of fatal work injuries in the private sector—many of which resulted from preventable accidents. The key to preventing these accidents is ...

It seems anywhere you look in a budding city, Caterpillar or CAT has its trucks hard at working hard. From new communities to expanded roadways, the CAT brand has remained integral to the evolution of ...

In ever-changing field environments, conditions can shift rapidly, eroding the best-laid plans with little time to react. Throughout my years working in clinical trials, I've found that this type of ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Area high school students had the chance to learn how to operate heavy machinery. Marine construction firm JF Brennan and operating engineer unions, Local 49 and Local 139, hosted ...

I can’t even drive a remote control car well. I constantly crash, then I get frustrated, and I stop. So the idea of operating heavy machinery like excavators and dump trucks via remote control both ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Local teachers spent the day at Jordan Vocational High School operating heavy equipment simulators in the cafeteria. The high-tech training will prepare them for teaching ...