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Construction Safety
OSHA Extends Electronic Recordkeeping Compliance Until December 15
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Final rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses compliance date now Dec. 15, 2017 - a two-week extension from the Dec. 1 compliance date in the proposed rule
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Business
Construction Starts Fall 9% in October
Dodge Construction Network
Nonresidential construction fell 30% for the month after soaring 37% the previous month
October’s data lowered the Dodge Index to 157 (2000=100), compared to a revised 173 for September which was the highest reading so far in 2017.
Construction News
October US Housing Starts Bounce Back after Storms
Nearly 14% post-hurricanes rebound in October housing starts outstrips expectations and moves toward strong fourth-quarter residential investment
Us Housing Starts Permits October 2017
Business
Construction Labor Costs Reach Highest Level in Almost Three Years
IHS Markit
Expectations for future labor price increases at five-year high
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Business
Strategic Construction BIZ-Planning That Works
Top companies take time to sit down to develop and update their Strategic BIZ-Plan every year - get started with these tips from author George Hedley
Stay focused on the big picture, making your captains accountable and work together as a team to get your business to work the way you want it to.
Business
Construction's Contribution to GDP Highest in Seven Years
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
The private construction industry’s value added as a percentage of the nation’s real gross domestic product rose to 4% in 2016, the highest level since 2009
Annual growth in real construction spending rose 3.5% in 2016.
Equipment
Atomized Dust Suppression Controls Airborne Dust During Construction Demolition
Aided by BossTek’s DustBoss equipment, Colorado Cleanup Corporation demolishes the former University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Colorado Cleanup Corporation employed both traditional hose dust suppression methods and modern atomized dust suppression during demolition.
Concrete
Universal Vacuum Cleaner VC 150-6 XE
Hilti Inc.
Hilti’s powerful AirBoost technology delivers 150 cfm for wet or dry applications
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Apps
[APP] Manage Employee Schedules and Eliminate Buddy Clocking
Manage work schedules and timesheets from your mobile device and help eliminate “buddy clocking” with Ximble’s Employee Scheduling and Time Clock mobile app
With the Ximble mobile app, employees can use their mobile devices to set availability, check schedules, clock in and out, submit time-off requests, swap shifts and manager their profiles.
Concrete
Diamatic BDC-1330LP
Diamatic USA
The Diamatic BDC-1330LP is ideally sized for medium grinding, polishing, scarifying and shotblast machines.
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Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
Get More From Telematics By Letting Dealers Assist with Data Analysis
David Combs, Patten Cat, discusses how equipment dealers can assist in interpretation of data generated by telematics - and how contractors can reap the benefits.
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Project Management
Pre-construction Plan, SiteWorks Software Help Build Winery Visitor Center
Planning, engineering and design took nine months before site preparation could commence on the Stag's Leap visitor center, and Insite SiteWorks software helped streamline the process
This Google Earth view shows Stag's Leap winery after construction of the new visitor's center.
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