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[VIDEO] U. of Michigan Engineers Strapped a Nail Gun to Do Roofing Work

September 25, 2019 Shane Hedmond
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via YouTube

Drones are used for a variety of different tasks on construction sites, like for tracking employees,  calculating the volume of on-site stockpiles, or even performing OSHA inspections,  but I’ve never actually seen any tools attached to them before.  Well, engineers recently strapped a nail gun to one to see if it could potentially perform roof shingle installation.

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In Technology, Tools, Crazy Construction Videos Tags construction, drones in construction, nail gun attached to a drone, university of michigan engineering, ryobi airstrike attached to a drone, ryobi, DJI Spreading Wings S1000 Octocopter
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Report: OSHA May Use More Drones for Inspections

August 26, 2019 Shane Hedmond
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Photo by Pok Rie from Pexels

Drones have been heavily used by the construction industry in recent years for anything from progress photos, to employee tracking, or calculating the volume of on-site stockpiles. Now, a report from EHS Today says that OSHA plans to employ more drones to conduct site inspections of employer facilities.

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In Safety, Technology, Law Tags construction, drone, drones in construction, drones construction safety, osha drone inspections, how many osha inspections have used drones?
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How Technology Is Making Construction Sites Safer

January 17, 2017 Shane Hedmond
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The following is a guest post written by David B. Lever.

When construction sites are safer, then productivity increases as well as profits. More construction safety means less time lost due to accidents, lower insurance premiums, and less money spent repairing damaged equipment.

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In Technology, Safety, Project Management Tags construction, construction technology, how construction technology can make sites safer, construction technology safety, wearable technology construction, drones in construction, 3d models in construction, david lever, lever injury law
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