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Construction Safety
Why Mosquito Control Matters at Construction Jobsites
Mosquitoes can be a distraction to workers as well as a health risk due to diseases mosquitoes can carry
Your first action to limit mosquito outbreaks on a jobsite is to make the immediate environment unsuitable for mosquitoes.
Fall Protection
3M Fall Protection Trade-In, Trade-Up Program Offers Cash Rebates
3M Fall Protection Business (formerly Capital Safety)
Trade in old equipment for industry-leading 3M Fall Protection equipment plus cash rebates
3M Fall Protection Trade-in, Trade-up program allows workers and safety managers to trade-in qualifying fall protection equipment and trade-up for more than 170 products from the 3M Fall Protection line as well as receive cash rebates.
Construction Toolbox
Could Legos Be a Tool to Attract Kids to a Career in Construction?
Many young kids love to build with Legos, and this could be an opportunity for the construction industry to interest kids in a career in the trades
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Construction Safety
OSHA Proposes Extending Electronic Reporting Rule Compliance Date to December
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Proposed delay from July 1 to December 1 will allow OSHA an opportunity to further review and consider the rule
Labor & Workforce Development
More Management Changes for Caterpillar
Caterpillar - Cat
Company announces VP retirement and replacement, as well as new responsibilities for three current VPs
Doug Hoerr, vice president of the Material Handling & Underground Division, is retiring August 1, 2017.
Business
Construction Unemployment Rates Down in 24 States Since May 2016
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
May 2017 unemployment rates are down in 24 states as the construction industry added 192,000 more workers than in May 2016
The national NSA construction unemployment rate was 5.3%, up 0.1% from a year ago.
Construction News
Construction Materials and Equipment Cost Escalation Hit Lowest Level This Year
IHS Markit
While costs rose in June, index indicates less broad price increases across the industry
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Business
Construction Employment Gains Occuring in Many Metros Despite Labor Shortage
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
Construction employment increased in 245 out of 358 metro areas between May 2016 and May 2017, declined in 59 and stagnated in 54
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, added the most construction jobs during the past year while the largest job losses were in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX.
Construction Toolbox
Is Design-Build the Best Project Delivery Method for Construction Projects?
The Korte Company
Data highlights the positive factors and results from the design-build process, but is it infallible?
According to an infographic from the national design-build firm the Korte Company, the design-build process results in faster establishment of project costs and project completion compared to traditional construction processes.
Business
HCSS to Award 17 College Scholarships to Students in Construction-related Fields
Heavy Construction Systems Specialists, Inc. (HCSS)
As part of its Intern of the Year $50,000 scholarship program HSCC will award 17 scholarships and $10,000 to the Intern of the Year winner
Steve McGough, president and COO of HCSS, handing Rey Diaz, 2016 Intern of the Year, the $10,000 scholarship check.
Construction Toolbox
[APP] Get Real-time Production Data from the Field with Rhumbix Mobile App
Rhumbix
Rhumbix allows field managers to quickly create and approve time cards, capture safety data, quantities installed, change orders, signatures, pictures/notes and create daily reports
Rhumbix's mobile app enables foremen to record changes creating a data-rich digital record of what happened on the jobsite.
Construction News
OSHA to Hold Public Meeting to Strengthen Voluntary Protection Programs
Meetings and an online docket are designed to encourage public comment to help set program's future direction
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