The Road to Safety Starts with Stability How Offset Compaction Roller Attachments Ensure a Safer Jobsite Lynn Marsh | President, Road Widener LLC Safety is the highest priority on any construction job site, but not every equipment solution aids in attaining that safety goal. In fact, in 2020, more than 174,100 injuries and 124 deaths occurred on construction job sites throughout the United States. As alarming as those numbers are, the true picture could have been much worse. Those statistics only encompass reported cases. Many job-site accidents and near misses - with potentially dire consequences - are never reported. 22 AUGUST 2022 | UCONonline.com The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has made a significant move toward improved safety with its initiative to reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050. Not only does this apply to crashes due to highway traffic, but it also protects construction workers when building or repairing roads in both urban and rural areas. The Moving to Zero movement, skyrocketing insurance premiums and injury risk are making safety features a key conhttp://www.UCONonline.com