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US, Canada Push Respirable Silica Safety

Safety Services Company

NIOSH identified seven primary sources of silica dust exposure during hydraulic fracturing operations: Dust ejected from thief hatches (access ports) on top of the sand movers during refilling operations while the machines are running (hot loading). Dust released from the transfer belt under the sand movers.

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Austrian Company Makes Rammed Earth Panels

Natural Building

PURE Walls will soak up excess humidity or dampen dry air to an ideal 55% humidity in interior spaces. I think some movers and shakers have taken notice and I hope that it leads to some helpful top-down policy. The material’s dense mass acts as a heat buffer, reducing the extremes in temperature fluctuation indoors.

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Networking like an introvert: Returning from the frontier

Construction Marketing Ideas

Yesterday, dozens of people purchased Tim Klabunde’s new book: Network Like and Introvert: A new way of thinking about business relationships on Amazon.com as I networked 34,000 feet in the air with a pipe fitter and a plumber returning to their Quebec homes after some hard, heavy shifts in the Arctic frontier.

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Do Roofers Have to Wear Hard Hats?

Work Gearz

While at break wear off the hard hat and allow fresh air on your head. But, roofers; being construction workers can wear the common yellow-colored hard hats that is for all the earth movers, laborers and non-specified workers of the construction site. Wear a beanie that offers breathability and soaks in the sweat.

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

Job Order Contracting

Make them fit properly and stop any air leaks around them. Service air and fuel filters. Inspect unit, clean debris from cooling air passages and make other needed adjustments. Ensure that the exhaust from the gas or diesel-powered air compressor or blower is directed well away from the manhole. Change engine oil.

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Margaret Whelan on How Capital Is Fueling Innovation

Pro Builder

In an industry that changes so slowly, the benefit of being a first adopter is that they’ll have a material first mover advantage versus the laggards. . Consumers are sophisticated and they’re placing high value on energy and air efficient homes that meet their priority of wellness, which is easier to achieve in a factory build setting. .

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Margaret Whelan on How Capital is Fueling Innovation

Pro Builder

In an industry that changes so slowly, the benefit of being a first adopter is that they’ll have a material first mover advantage versus the laggards. . Consumers are sophisticated and they’re placing high value on energy and air efficient homes that meet their priority of wellness, which is easier to achieve in a factory build setting. .