Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction

KM International Introduces Upgrades to Diesel Hotbox Reclaimer

KM International

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Yearlong Investigation Reveals Widespread Worker Misclassification in Construction Industry

McClatchy reporters in eight newsrooms spanning seven states spent a year unraveling the scheme, using little-noticed payroll records that show how widespread the practice has become and what it costs us all

Fall Protection Tops OSHA's Most Frequently Cited Workplace Safety Violations in 2014

National Safety Council

For the second year in a row, fall protection was OSHA's top most frequently cited workplace safety violation in fiscal year 2014 with 6,143 violations

ForConstructionPros Video Library

Construction News Tracker Video: US Construction Equipment Sales Triple

US sales of construction equipment tripled over the past 15 years, growing to contribute more than $57 billion annually to the US economy; plus more construction industry news on the September 18, 2014 edition of Construction News Tracker

Construction News Tracker Video: The Economic Impact of Construction Equipment

Volvo Offers Lifetime Frame & Structure Warranty on Select Construction Equipment

Volvo Construction Equipment

Products covered include articulated haulers, wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, skid steer loaders/compact track loaders, motor graders, soil and asphalt compactors, and select excavators

How To Shoot Par In Your Construction Business

Construction Business Coaching

When you install structure and accountability sessions into your company organizational standards, your company will become more professional and you will improve the results in your field

In construction, you also need the right tools, standardized techniques, and repeatable systems in place to make sure everyone does things the same way over and over.

Jury Rules Contractor Should Pay Woman $15.8 Million for Construction Zone Crash

Lane Construction considering appeal in case centered around responsibility for traffic-control plan

Fatalities in Construction are Down, but Still Highest Industry

U.S. Department of Labor

Total number of fatal work injuries in construction is highest, but industry ranks fourth in fatal work injury rate

Construction leads the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries with 796 fatalities in 2013, but ranks fourth among industries' fatal work injury rates.

OSHA Issues New Requirements for Reporting Severe Injuries

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Requires reporting fatalities within 8 hours, single hospitalizations within 24 hours

OSHA, National Safety Council Renew Alliance on Worker Health and Safety

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

During the five-year agreement, the alliance will use data on injuries and illnesses, workers’ compensation experience and exposure hazards in general industry and construction to help identify new areas of emphasis

Gehl Awards Throwback R190 Skid Loader to Sweepstakes Winner

Gehl - A Manitou brand

Beth Hodges from Indian Trail, N.C., was selected from 35,000 entries in the Gehl R190 "Throwback" skid loader sweepstakes

Dan Miller, CEO of Manitou Americas Inc. and President of the Compact Equipment Division hands over the keys to the Gehl R190 ‘Throwback’ sweepstakes winner Beth Hodges and her husband Robert from Indian Trail, N.C.

App of the Week: Estimate Rocket

Instantly create and send digital estimates and invoices from the office or in the field with the web-based Estimate Rocket mobile app

Generate professional estimates and invoices from any device.

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