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Skyjack and United Rentals Partner to Support Military Veterans

Companies partner on national program that provides U.S. service personnel with on-the-job training and eventual job placement

STEP provides service personnel with a month-long training course, followed by on-the-job training, and eventual job placement at a United Rentals location.

New On-Demand Webinar Series Offers Green Building Professionals CEU Credits

Series includes five one-hour webinars covering issues that are critical to sustainable building practitioners

CIM Executive MBA Program Announces January Enrollement

Concrete Industry Management

The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program announces there is still time to submit an application for the next cohort beginning January 2015 for the unique Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in CIM.

Why It's Important to Measure Employee Performance

The Contractor's Business Coach

Use a five-point scale to measure the performance of each position and employee in your company to help you build a high performance business

Use a five-point scale to help measure employee performance with 1 meaning frequent failure, 3 as average and acceptable performance, and 5 meaning near perfect performance.

IPAF Opens China Office and Launches Operator Training Materials in Chinese

International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) will be highlighting its presence at bauma China with a networking reception on Nov. 26, 2014 to mark the opening of the IPAF China office and the launch of IPAF operator training materials in Chinese.

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Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health Accepting Nominations for New Membership

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

OSHA accepting nominations for those interested in representing employees, employers, the public and state safety and health agency; deadline for nominations is January 2, 2015

Webinar: Improving Control Joint Quality with Improved Saw Cutting

American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA)

This important training and tech transfer program emphasizes just how important proper saw cutting is to pavement joints, as well as for overall paving quality.

Chicago Contractors Must Pay Employees $13 an Hour Minimum Wage

Following an executive order from Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Housing Authority will now require all contractors and subcontractors pay their employees at least $13 an hour

Webinar: Locating and Managing High-Value Assets with Telematics

OSHA Provides Direction for Inspecting Cranes and Derricks on Construction Worksites

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

New directive provides OSHA compliance personnel with direction on performing inspections where power-operated equipment, covered by Subpart CC – Cranes and Derricks in Construction, is present on a construction worksite

Gallery: Unique Features of JLG's New Training Center

The access-equipment maker quadrupled the size of the training center at the Pennsylvania headquarters with intent to expand its training effort 50% per year

Mock poles and power lines help trainees at JLG's new McConnellsburg proving grounds practice maneuvering booms in tight spaces, identify voltage on a power line and determine the minimum safe working distance.

Construction Industry Losing Workers to Oil Companies

Home builders in oil boom states like North Dakota, Texas and Colorado are seeing their workers being poached by oil companies offering big bonuses and incentives

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