Welcome to ASCE Interchange, a multi-part series of educational videos on important issues in the engineering community produced by the American Society of Civil Engineers, brought to you by Contech Engineered Solutions.
In each 6- to 7-minute segment, Casey Dinges, ASCE's senior advisor, interviews experts and other leading voices in civil engineering from the studios of LAI Video in Washington, D.C.
All episodes in the video series are available on the Civil Engineering Source and on
ASCE's YouTube channel.
Season 4: Episode 6
Optimizing Safety Through Design
Civil engineering and construction are high-risk industries, often exposing workers to serious hazards. In 2018, one in five worker deaths were in construction, according to OSHA. In this episode of ASCE Interchange, John Gambatese, civil and construction engineering professor at Oregon State University, and co-chair of ASCE’s Construction Safety Committee, discusses how to optimize safety and the overall success of projects.