Volvo CE, Carnegie Mellon launch site safety tech

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has partnered with Carnegie Mellon University to identify systems and develop existing technologies which can reduce the number of accidents on construction sites.  According to a statement released by Carnegie Mellon’s Integrated Innovation Institute, “in the last decade, fatal workplace injuries at road construction sites have remained relatively constant, with nearly 1,000 workers dying from workplace-related injuries in 2013 alone, according to the Bureau of Labour Statistics (US).”