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Safety
OSHA Modifies Enforcement of Rules for Cranes Operating Near Power Lines
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Rules regarding work with proximity alarms or insulating links will have to wait until there are devices accepted by a nationally recognized testing lab
Safety
TransCanada Receives Key Permit to Begin Gulf Coast Section of Keystone XL Pipeline
Construction could start in days on southern portion of the pipeline to transport lower-cost US crude oil to refineries in Texas
Management
LaHood Launches Historic Expansion of Infrastructure Finance Fund
The new surface transportation bill provided $1.7 billion for TIFIA credit assistance, making it the largest transportation infrastructure finance fund in DOT history
Management
Pavement Layers Proposal Creation Tool
Pavement Layers, LLC
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Safety
Bechtel Logs 12 Million Hours at Hanford without a Lost-Day Injury
Bechtel Corp.
Bechtel project passes two years without a days-away-from-work injury
Management
Equipment Finance Sector's Monthly Leasing and Finance Index Shows Positive Economic Activity
Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation
The June Monthly Leasing and Finance Index shows new business volume up 10% year-over-year, up 29% month-to-month and up 14% year-to-date while the volume of financed equipment in June was the greatest for any single month since December 2008
This chart shows a year-over-year comparision of new business volume (in billions).
Management
New Online Construction Career Center Connects Employers and Job Seekers
The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)
The Build Your Future campaign has introduced its online Career Center as a comprehensive resource to provide tools for employers and job seekers in the construction industry
The new construction industry Career Center is designed to connect employers looking to hired skilled workers with job seekers who possess those skills and are searching for jobs in the industry.
Safety
National Driver Safety Initiative Aims to Reduce Risk, Liability
Drive by Example's Corporate Protection Program aims to reduce businesses' risks and liability when employees use cell phones and smartphones while driving on the job
Workforce
Iconic Women's Liberation Leader to Speak at Women in Transportation Conference
The annual conference of WTS International, an association promoting professional advancement of women in transportation will feature Gloria Steinem as the keynote speaker
Workforce
Suspended Scaffold Safety Training Program and Certification
Spider - A division of SafeWorks LLC
Spider, a division of SafeWorks, introduced its new Competent Person Training Program which covers proper design and installation of suspended scaffold systems for commercial building environments and industrial sites
Management
Safety - Electrical Hazards on Construction Sites
Proper safety measures and proper training can help prevent electrical fires and accidents on a construction jobsite
Proper training, awareness and preventative measures can help keep employees, the public and the jobsite safe from eletrical accidents and fires on the construction jobsite.
Technology
SafetyNet App Update Allows for Safety Photo Uploads
Predictive Solutions Corporation
A new version of Predictive Solutions' Workplace safety software app allows users to upload photos to the software using their iPhone, iPad or Android phone or tablet
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