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How to Advance Your Safety Strategy With Tech & See Bottom-Line Benefits to Your Operations

Construction Business Owner

While heavy construction consistently ranks among the top industries for injuries and fatalities, the increased use of technology is helping to turn the tide and make jobsites safer. Reducing worker injuries has taken on additional urgency following the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

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New Flannery piling kit makes major impact for Morgan Sindall

Construction Enquirer

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure is the latest main contractor to benefit from Flannery’s Brextor Pile Milling technology. Morgan Sindall Infrastructure is on site at Queensferry Water Treatment Works, North Wales, where it is delivering a project for Dwr Cymru Welsh Water as part of the Capital Delivery Alliance.

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State of the Construction Industry: May Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Speaking of jobsite safety, ForConstructionPros.com pointed out that construction sites pose many safety hazards like musculoskeletal injuries, slips, falls and vibrating tools and equipment. Survey: Mayors’ Top Concerns Include Infrastructure, Climate Change, Opioids. Infrastructure. One of their top concerns?

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Meet Spot: A robot that’s being tested to keep construction sites clean

BD+C

From hospitals to stadiums, airports to corporate headquarters, and power plants to tunnels and bridges, the important buildings and infrastructure we create help heal, transport, entertain and energize communities. Housekeeping—or the practice of keeping a jobsite clean and organized—is critical in construction to reduce risk of injury.

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Two Tips For A Safer Project

FDR Safety

With the President’s Trillion Dollar Infrastructure Plan, it is likely that the construction industry will see an increase in Megaprojects and other large-scale developments. The United States is and has always been one of the fastest growing nations in the world. To put it simply: spend now, save later.

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New Safety Czar Shakes up DC Metro

ENR Construction

.’s beleaguered Metrorail system has promised an aggressive revamp of the agency’s safety culture, correcting deficiencies that have resulted in deaths and injuries to passengers and workers and significantly compromised the 40-year-old network’s infrastructure.

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Proactive Risk Management Strategies for Oil & Gas Companies

Safety Services Company

Environmental Risks Can Include : Oil spills: can occur during the transportation, storage, or exploration into water bodies or soil Air pollution : pollution through the extraction and burning of fossil fuels Water contamination : use of chemicals causing a contamination of groundwater Habitat Destruction : destruction during land clearing or infrastructure (..)

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