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Technology
eVoice: Five Tips for Efficiently Running a Small Construction Business
Virtual phone service discusses how business communications with customers, vendors and employees is vital to success.
Safety
Equipment Theft Remains Prosperous for Thieves
According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), between $300 million to $1 billion a year is lost nationwide due to the theft of construction equipment and tools.
LoJack-equipped construction assets worth approximately $8.8 million were recovered in 2011.
Safety
ARTBA Sponsors Virtual Conference
American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)
Events cover transportation management and work zone safety
Safety
Safety Considerations for Portable Generators
Generators come in all sizes and configurations and accurately calculating power needs is critical to generator safety.
Electricians have the knowledge of what the load requirements are for specific equipment, how to properly hardwire the connections and position the selector switch at the phase needed for the application requirements.
Technology
SafetyNet Workplace Safety Software App
Predictive Solutions Corporation
Safetynet 10456824
Technology
Construction Camera Mobile App
OxBlue
Oxblueapp 300dpi 10781995
Safety
SkyAngle Advanced Peripheral Vision Support System
Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas Inc.
Hitachi Skyangle 10797455
Dirt Work
OSHA Cites Massachusetts Contractor for Willful and Serious Excavation Violations
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Cavalieri Construction Co. Inc. faces $40,700 in fines including failure to protect employees from trench cave-ins
Safety
OSHA Cites West Virginia Contractor on Violations Including Fall Protection
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Roger Shortridge Construction faces $47,400 proposed penalties for fall protection, safety and health program, and eye protection violations
Safety
ARTBA Foundation Names Three Winners of 2012 Contractor Safety Awards
American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)
Entries were judged based on corporate safety culture, operational safety plans and worker training programs
Safety
Odebrecht Site Supervisors Get Trained to Manage AWPs
International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)
Odebrecht, one of the largest contractors in the world and the largest in Brazil, has for the first time had 26 of its jobsite supervisors complete the IPAF AWPs for Managers course.
A total of 26 jobsite supervisors employed by Odebrecht, one of the largest contractors in the world and the largest in Brazil, completed the IPAF AWPs for Managers course.
Safety
Grant Extends AGC Fall Protection Safety Program for 2013
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
The fall protection safety program will be offered in eight different locations reaching as many as 500 construction workers
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