Cut off Saw Safety

During the past couple of construction seasons, MITA has been involved with several serious injuries as a result of cut-off saws “kicking back.” Some of these injuries have been inches from death. MIOSHA has noticed and is considering action. To prevent more injuries...

MITA in the News – 5/31-6/7

Roads See how your area Michigan road conditions rate from 1 to 10 (MLive, 6/4/24)   Work Zone Safety Keeping people safe on both sides of the barrel: A new bill wants to keep people aware of work zone speeds (FOX 47, 6/3/24) MITA Mention: Rob Coppersmith is the head...

MITA In The News – 5/24-5/31

Dams Fixing the dams: Michigan is on an infrastructure support mission (EGLE, 5/31/24)   Roads Michigan roads are deteriorating faster than they’re being fixed (MLive, 5/30/24) ATTACHED Whitmer pitches $100K ‘Shark Tank’ contest to generate ideas for road,...

MDOT & MITA to Host Contractor APCM Forum – July 16th

MDOT and MITA will be hosting an AASHTOWare Project Construction and Materials (APCM) Forum to discuss contractor APCM project experiences, any contractor concerns with the recent APCM implementation, and/or any ideas for improvements. MDOT implemented APCM (MDOT’s...

Trench Safety Stand Down Week

National Trench Safety Stand Down Week is June 17 – 21, 2024. MIOSHA has reached out to MITA in search of events or sites that they could visit and provide training and zero risk of penalty site evaluations. They have participated in our members’ events...