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How to Survive an OSHA Inspection

Each year OSHA conducts around 50,000 workplace inspections. These investigations are typically triggered by an accident at the workplace, an employee complaint or an OSHA initiated industry specific safety blitz. While the odds of a workplace being inspected are less than 1 percent, it is vital for business owners to understand how to navigate the four steps of an inspection. Step 1 Opening Conference During the opening conference the OSHA inspector will meet with a company’s...
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The State of Bridge Repair

A brief background on U.S. bridges and the need for repair will help you decide if this kind of work is a fit for your company.

Article • May 13th, 2013
Post-Tensioning Institutes Reveals 2013 Project Award Winners

Fifteen exemplary post-tensioning projects selected based on creativity, innovation, ingenuity, cost effectiveness, functionality, constructability and aesthetics

Press Release • April 12th, 2013
100% Recycled Materials Help Restore NY State Bridges

Recycled plastic is being used to repair and restore bridge decking on the Dean Road Bridge keeping 30,000 lbs. of plastic out of landfills

Press Release • April 1st, 2013
New Web-Based Analytic Tool Provides Data on Over 600,000 US Bridges

American Road & Transportation Builders Association's BridgeDataPro will help bridge professionals discover new market opportunities

Press Release • March 27th, 2013
Construction News Tracker Video: VA Raises Taxes to Pay for $3.5 Billion Road Program

Virginia passes a landmark highway funding bill that replaces the gas tax with other taxes such as increased wholesale and state taxes

Video • March 7th, 2013
President Obama Promotes 'Fix It First' Transportation Construction Program

In his State of the Union, President Obama encouraged public-private partnerships to fund transportation improvements

News • February 13th, 2013
Terex Crawler Crane Lifts Steel Footbridge into Place Over Busy Autobahn Freeway

A Terex CC 2500-1 crawler crane dealt with space constrictions and a tight time frame to lift and place a 584,225-lb., 230-ft. steel footbridge over an Autobahn freeway

Article • February 11th, 2013
Flexible Formwork Accommodates Unique Geometry of Twin Cast-in-Place Segmental Bridges

Doka Staxo and Top 50 formwork solve a unique design requirement calling for flexible forms that could accommodate wide ranging needs during bridge construction

Article • January 21st, 2013
E3000s Ground Heaters Enlisted for Cold Weather Concrete Bridge Deck Curing

Contractor had to provide an efficient external heating solution to hold concrete temperatures to a range of 50° to 85° F with ambient temperatures as low as 25.2° F.

Article • January 17th, 2013
Construction News Tracker Video: 2013 Construction Outlook Improving

Evidence supports improving construction outlook plus more construction news on the January 10 edition of Construction News Tracker

Video • January 10th, 2013
Video: Using Ground Heaters To Cure Concrete Slabs

Using ground heaters to cure elevated slabs

Video • January 9th, 2013
In-Depth ARTBA Transportation Outlooks for Key State Markets

Series of state economic outlooks that provide contractors and financial analysts with market intelligence

Press Release • December 12th, 2012
Contractor Demolishes Southern Approach to Golden Gate Bridge in 57 Hours

Demolish 285,000 square feet of roadway and replace it with a temporary bypass in a one-weekend time frame

Article • November 19th, 2012
Commonwealth of Virginia's Tallest Bridges Built With Local Materials

The tallest bridges in Virginia - which will be over 250 feet high when completed - are being constructed with materials mined, manufactured and shipped in the U.S. by domestic manufacturers, producers and construction contractors

News • August 24th, 2012
MassDOT Awards Largest Contract Ever to White-Skanska Koch JV to Replace Fore River Bridge

$244.6 million design-build contract is one of the Accelerated Bridge Program's five Mega Projects; bids for three others will open within six months

Press Release • August 9th, 2012