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Patching
Cracksealing Safety Best Practices
The major hazards present for cracksealing operations include exposure to traffic, exposure to elevated temperature materials and proximity to powered equipment. Identifying the hazards and taking proper measures to mitigate these risks is paramount.
May 16, 2016
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Striping
Affordable Striping & Sealing is in the “Yes” Business
managing jobs and employees in 24-hour Las Vegas
April 25, 2016
Shonda Decker says Affordable Striping & Sealing crews are on the job seven days a week, 24 hours a day. “We try very hard to rotate days off but it’s not unusual for the sealcoating crew to work six or seven days in a row without being off because we can have that much work,” she says.
Construction Safety
Risk Management: Avoiding Safety Sinkholes
Three steps to protect workers and those around the work area - and limit legal fall-out - with a safety first construction project mindset
April 18, 2016
One construction risk consultant shared that in most of the cases that he’s investigated the common thread appears to be lack of clear and strong leadership. Did you get that? That’s the senior leaders of our companies not paying enough attention to what our crews are doing.
Trench Shoring & Shielding
Michigan Contractor Helps Install Long-term Solution to Flint Water Crisis
Contractor uses a customized trench shoring solution to install 13 miles of 60-in.-diameter pipe for the Karegnondi Water Authority pipeline
April 13, 2016
Zito Construction is installing 50-ft.-long sections of 60-in.-diameter steel spiral-weld pipe 13 miles along the main transmission line of the KWA pipeline project. The boundaries of the new water supply will encompass over 2,400 sq. miles and over a half million people.
Construction Safety
Prepare Early for OSHA’s Silica Dust Regulations
Last month OSHA issued the final rule on silica dust exposure. Here's what you need to know and how you can prepare to be in compliance.
April 13, 2016
Construction Safety
A Risk Management Conversation with a Risk Management Expert
Ten tips to help construction contractors of all specialties improve their risk management
April 11, 2016
Risk management is really about more than just safety. If you're reading this article and recognizing these risks for the first time, don’t leave your reading with anything less than a commitment to make sure you are cleaning up the risk that your company might be experiencing.
Construction Safety
Risk Management: Safety First
Risk management is essentially the effort you take as a contractor or construction leader to limit, reduce or eliminate any construction effort that would pose a safety risk
April 4, 2016
Prevention in the form of educating, reminding, and having needed safety resources and safe working equipment and tools can reduce your risk ten-fold. But, we need to clearly communicate safety and be consistent in practicing what we are preaching about safety.
Construction Safety
How to Approach Jobsite Safety Meetings
Timmons Group
Tips and topics to help you engage your workers to keep them safe.
March 1, 2016
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Working Safely with Infrared
While these repair tools are considered safer than cut and replace methods, there are still precautions you and your crew should take when working with this equipment.
March 1, 2016
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Construction Technology
Caterpillar Offers New S60 Smartphone with Built-in Thermal Imaging
Cat says this is the world’s first smartphone with an integrated thermal camera, as well as the world’s most waterproof unit.
February 22, 2016
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Construction Safety
Investing in Worker Safety Through Wearable Technology
Insurance companies are investigating how wearable technology and BIM can help reduce risk and increase efficiencies in the construction industry.
February 19, 2016
Many companies looking to bring more wearable tech to the jobsite are focusing on getting their innovations into workers’ existing gear to boost adoption. As a result, in the near future, construction workers may find that common assets, such as hardhats, safety vests and even the tools they carry, are being infused with new capabilities.
Construction Safety
How Construction Contractors Can Fight Hearing Loss
Left untreated, hearing loss can reduce earnings by as much as $30,000 a year and lead to unemployment
February 10, 2016
Paving
Using the Internet to Grow Your Business
How one small striping company climbed to the top of Google, and their market, with the help of search engine optimization and social media.
January 6, 2016
Lear uses platforms like Instagram and Twitter to communicate to more clients. Adding hashtags to these photos gives them an broader reach as potential customers find his business through these keywords.
Business Services
How to Start a Safety Program
Timmons Group
Leadership commitment, customization, written program mean success.
January 4, 2016
Business Services
How Pavement Maintenance Can Be Fun and Successful
January 4, 2016
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Seal Coating
The Sealant Controversy at the Grass Roots
December 21, 2015
Construction Safety
Cold Weather Dress Tips for Outdoor Construction Workers
Timmons Group
If you truly expect to protect your people, you need to be taking a much wider perspective than simply buying heavier winter coats.
December 9, 2015
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Detectable Warnings
Cameras and Radar Activate Safety on Site
Active safety systems combine technologies to help operators better understand a machine surroundings.
November 16, 2015
Within the cab, Hyundai’s AAVM system provides operators with a virtual, composite view that shows the machine in the center and actual images from the four cameras.
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