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Management
Calculate Diesel Fuel Economy with Champion's New Online Calculator
Calculator helps determine potential savings when using a lower viscosity heavy-duty motor oil
Safety
Reflective Hard Hats
Protecto Products
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Safety
DBI-SALA Sealed-Blok 175-ft. SRL
3M Fall Protection Business (formerly Capital Safety)
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Safety
Want Better Job Profit? Invest in Safety
New report measures contractors' improvements in project ROI, cost and delivery time as a result of safety-program investments
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Safety
Protecta Rebel Cable SRL
3M Fall Protection Business (formerly Capital Safety)
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Safety
Protecta Pro Welders Harness
3M Fall Protection Business (formerly Capital Safety)
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Management
Equipment and Software Investment Will Increase in Second Half of 2013
Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation
Construction equipment investment increased 56% year-over-year in Q1 2013; Above-average investment growth is expected to continue through the rest of the year
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation expects that the positives will outweigh the negatives, and that the U.S. economy will generate positive but modest growth of 2% in 2013.
Safety
The A-B-Cs of Safely Hauling Equipment on a Trailer
Hauling accidents can be avoided through increased attention to the trailer, awareness of the load, and concentration during transport.
When loading your trailer, make sure that the weight of the load is evenly distributed between the axles front to back and side to side, with the correct amount of tongue weight so that the trailer doesn’t sway
Safety
Enhance Safe Light Tower Performance
Choosing the right light tower for worksites after dark can decrease the risk of injury and increase efficiency.
Vertical only light tower designs simplify setup and allow the lights to be properly positioned while the tower is retracted. This makes setup in this particular instance more efficient than standard lay down, manual winch towers.
Safety
IPAF UK Country Council to Examine If Special Precautions Are Needed for Large AWPs
International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)
The first meeting of a working group created by the IPAF UK Country Council to consider whether additional training should be recommended or required of operators of very large booms and scissors was held June 26 at Vertikal Days.
Safety
UKCG Mandates PAL+ Training for Net Riggers and Steel Erectors
International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)
The UK Contractors Group (UKCG) has made PAL+ advanced operator training compulsory for net riggers and steel erectors working on UKCG sites from Oct. 31, 2013.
Dirt Work
Video: How to Inspect and Lubricate Wheel Loader Linkages
Caterpillar video (2:58 min.) walks through common lubrication points on a wheel loader and points out how to identify problems and correct them to extend loader life
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