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Video: Apex Drills 2,100 ft. Down Augspurger Mountain with Ditch Witch JT100 All Terrains

Apex Directional Drilling used the Ditch Witch JT100 All Terrain boring machines to finish a 2,100-ft. bore, 700 ft. down Augspurger Mountain near Portland, OR. Work went on through 20-ft. snow drifts, 90-mph wind gusts, and solid and fractured rock.

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App of the Week: OSHA Heat-Safety Tool

U.S. Department of Labor

Calculate the heat index and get safety tips with OSHA's Heat Safety mobile app

The OSHA Heat Safety mobile app combines heat index data with a user's location to determine the risk level of the heat index and then provide users with information about precautions they may take.

Big Debate: Should You Enter and Exit Aerial Work Platforms at Height?

International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)

The construction industry in the US, Canada and beyond has been demanding the use of aerial work platforms to access work at height – outside the platform.

John T. Rickert has been an operator of cranes and heavy equipment since 1966 with an emphasis on tower cranes, and a Safety Coordinator for Local 150 IUOE for more than six years. He is also an AWPT instructor.

LiuGong and ZF Celebrate their First JV Axle

LiuGong Construction Machinery N.A. LLC

ZF Liuzhou Axle Co. Ltd. targets an annual volume of more than 30,000 units by 2018

Construction Unemployment Rate Falls Again in June

Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)

Every major construction segment experienced employment gains, bringing construction industry unemployment rate down to 9.8% for the first time since September 2007

In June, the nation’s construction industry unemployment rate fell to 9.8% with the addition of 13,000 jobs. Since June 2012, the industry has added 190,000 jobs, a 3.4% increase.

How to Attract and Retain Top Construction Talent

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

Explore the pay, incentives, management development programs and pathways to ownership to retain and attract top employees

Pipelayer Aids Tunnel Creation Under Virginia's Elizabeth River

Patterson & Wilder Construction uses Volvo equipment to create a second road tunnel underneath the Elizabeth River and alleviate excess traffic in the current Midtown tunnel.

Patterson & Wilder Construction used a Volvo PL4608 pipelayer to assemble a 4,500-ft. long by 36-in. wide water pipe as part of the new road tunnel project.

Allmand Creates New Light Tower Worksite App

Allmand Bros Inc.

The free app can be used as the basis for setting up 1000-watt or 1250-watt metal halide light towers from almost any manufacturer.

Screen shot of the Allmand Lighting Mobile App

AEM Bulletin Warns of ULSD Associated Hazards

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

Best-practices bulletin, “ULSD…Not Your Same Old Diesel Fuel Anymore” warns of greater static-electricity-ignition hazards with Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD)

How to Set and Track Construction Production Goals

The Contractor's Business Coach

Production goals have a direct impact on profitability and competitiveness and can be the toughest business system to get right

Daily production targets are relatively easy to set if you invest a little thought into how to measure field productivity.

Video: Deere's Switchable Skid Steer Controls, Reversing Fan

John Deere demonstrates the switchable controls in its E Series skid steers that allow selecting from three control patterns using the monitor panel in the cab

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Video: Advantage of Deere's Skid Steer Door that Opens with Loader Raised

John Deere demonstrates the electric quick coupler on its E Series skid steers and how being able to open the door with the attachment raised speeds exchanges

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