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September / October 2017 Issue (Volume 50, Number 5)

Business Facilities

Business Facilities September / October 2017. Mississippi Has the Winning Ticket | Mississippi has proven time and again that it has a winning combination—including a skilled workforce, low tax rates and one-stop permitting process—for stimulating corporate growth and success. advanced manufacturing operations.

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Top 6 Most Dangerous Construction Activities

Safety Services Company

If you’re a construction safety veteran, your safety program is well established and falls in line with OSHA requirements. When your program serves up the right information to employees, you create a culture that highlights safety. Fall Protection and Ladder Safety. Electrical Safety: Qualified and Non-qualified.

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Will GFCI Revisions for Manufacturers Confuse the Trades?

Pro Builder

In 2012, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) worked with UL and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to announce changes for GFCIs and revisions to UL 943. However, the 2015 revision unfortunately permitted differing sets of requirements for GFCI circuit breakers and for GFCI receptacles.

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IgCC will now be Powered by ASHRAE 189.1

Green Building Law Update

And now that ASHRAE will be developing all the technical provisions of the IgCC, ICC announced the “2017 Group C cycle to develop the 2018 IgCC has been cancelled.”. The ICC will still be responsible for IgCC Chapter 1, Scope and Administration, so that the green code will continue to be integrated into the ICC construction codes.

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IgCC will now be Powered by ASHRAE 189.1

Green Building Law Update

And now that ASHRAE will be developing all the technical provisions of the IgCC, ICC announced the “2017 Group C cycle to develop the 2018 IgCC has been cancelled.” The ICC will still be responsible for IgCC Chapter 1, Scope and Administration, so that the green code will continue to be integrated into the ICC construction codes.

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CRANE OPERATOR CERTIFICATION

Safety Services Company

OSHA recently announced that it would extend deadline for implementing its crane operator certification rule requiring employers to ensure that crane operators are certified until November 10, 2017. OSHA is also extending the employers’ duty to ensure that crane operators are competent to operate a crane safely for the same period.

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Pros and Cons of Straw Bale Building

Natural Building

According to fire safety tests conducted by the National Research Council of Canada, a straw bale house was able to handle temperatures topping 1,850 degrees Fahrenheit for two hours. In general, a straw bale home that’s covered with plaster, drywall, or stucco is considered the equivalent fire resistance as a wood frame construction.

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