FDR Safety

MARCH 22, 2019

Whether you’re a fireman rescuing someone from a burning high rise or a handyman clearing out your gutters, ladder safety is serious business. We receive answers like this time and time again from people who consider ladder safety on the “easier side” of safety knowledge. I’ve climbed a million ladders before.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Commercial construction was reported at $85 billion in 2017, up 11% from 2016, according to the lastest FMI Insights and Expertise report. Construction is booming, yet miscommunication, equipment and crew management slip-ups, jobsite safety and certification issues, last-minute added costs, and delays are still rampant on the jobsite.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The New York City Department of Buildings says the city has had more than a 20% decrease in jobsite injuries since 2017. The department cited stepped up safety training as a reason for the improvement.

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Lets Build

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

With our previous blog post, the Best Construction Software Companies of 2017 , we tried to compile a list of the most valuable construction software tools and break it up categories. Much like any other industry, the construction industry is also benefitting massively from a wide variety of software tools and apps.

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Construction Specifier

JULY 30, 2022

After another Bronx, New York, apartment fire in 2017 killed 13 people and injured 14, New York City enacted Local Law 111, which requires all interior apartment entry doors to be self-closing—even if the doors pre-date the requirement for fire door assemblies. Also in 2017, the fire at Grenfell Tower in the U.K.

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BD+C

JUNE 1, 2020

OSHA prescribed certain safety requirements that were introduced in January 2017. Building owners have a responsibility to protect people who venture on their roofs, according to OSHA. Among them are a raised warning line 15 feet from the roof edge, and a guardrail or cage around skylights.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MAY 16, 2017

When the dust settled, Oldcastle Building Solutions rightfully deserves recognition as the runaway winner of the 2017 Best Construction Blog competition.

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Construction Safety Design 92

Construction Marketing Ideas

MAY 15, 2017

When the dust settled, Oldcastle Building Solutions rightfully deserves recognition as the runaway winner of the 2017 Best Construction Blog competition.

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Construction Safety Design 90

Construction Equipment

APRIL 11, 2019

OSHA inspections exceeded 32,000 in fiscal year (FY) 2017 and 2018, Secretary of Labor R. According to Safety and Health Magazine, Acosta also mentioned the decrease of 43… Alexander Acosta told a congressional appropriations hearing on April 3. This surpassed the 31,948 total in FY 2016, he said.

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Safety Services Company

AUGUST 19, 2021

If you’re in environmental health and safety, jump in with both feet. Recently on The Safety Management Show, Susan Spaulding , Sr. Benton Construction, LLC, shared the above advice, as well as how she faced some of the hardest challenges in safety management. Safety is truly about saving lives. Do it with all your heart.

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Construction Business Owner

JUNE 6, 2017

While they excel in these areas, ladders and scaffolds continue to lag in one major, costly area: safety. According to 2014 data from Liberty Mutual’s 2017 Workplace Safety Index, workplace falls, both to the same level and a level below, led to a combined $16.12 billion in direct costs to businesses.

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Pro Builder

MAY 27, 2020

How Owners Should Comply with OSHA Roofing Safety Guidelines . OSHA prescribed certain safety requirements that were introduced in January 2017. Wed, 05/27/2020 - 09:00. Peter Fabris. Building owners have a responsibility to protect people who venture on their roofs, according to OSHA.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 25, 2019

The Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) market is healthy and growing, and many of the latest changes manufacturers are making in the category are dedicated to elevating safety. The market for booms was relatively flat throughout 2015 to 2017 and saw significant growth throughout 2018 in North…

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 24, 2017

With the December 18, 2017, deadline for the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate swiftly approaching, many construction businesses are scrambling to integrate processes to achieve compliance.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 14, 2017

In December 2015, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published the final version of the anticipated Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate, providing a two-year window for organizations to become compliant.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 31, 2017

The National Highway Traffic-Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced last Friday it is focusing on autonomous vehicles on the nation's roads and is looking for comments on how best to test and deploy self-driving vehicles. In the Department of Transportation's October 2017 Significant Rulemaking Report , NHSTA writes:

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 16, 2022

In April 2022, the UK government’s Building Safety Bill received Royal Assent making it the Building Safety Act. This legislation promises significant change for the whole sector – from construction businesses and building owners and operators through to insurers and public safety organisations. How will this impact my business?

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 14, 2019

More than 50 percent of reported underground utility damages are the result of insufficient excavation practices, according to Common Ground Alliance’s 2017 "Dirt Report." That’s a major reason why Ditch Witch has introduced what they say is an industry-first Virtual Reality (VR) Simulator to…

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ENR Construction

JULY 14, 2022

In 2017, Clark Construction, based in Bethesda, Md., became the first general contractor to require personal protection headgear with a higher safety standard than traditional hardhats on all of its projects.

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Contractor Magazine

APRIL 11, 2017

Taco Comfort Solutions earned the 2017 Excellence in Safety Performance & Records Award from Providence Business News, Rhode Island's statewide business weekly. read more.

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Contractor Magazine

JUNE 27, 2017

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Mechanical contractor TP Mechanical, based in Cincinnati, won three safety awards June 16 at the 2017 Associated General Contractors of Ohio safety luncheon. The event was held at the Boat House at Confluence Park in Columbus.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Devastating wildfires in California earlier this year show that the state’s policy regarding fire safety has flaws. According to an article by a fire researcher, fire hazard maps do not take extreme weather patterns such as Santa Ana winds into account. The maps could also better address the vulnerabilities of what is actually exposed.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 17, 2016

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) passed a new rule in December 2015 regarding the use of electronic logging devices (ELD) in commercial motor vehicles in which drivers are mandated to record their hours of service (HOS). It becomes mandatory December 18, 2017. It becomes mandatory December 18, 2017.

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Contractor Magazine

MARCH 22, 2017

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) recently released its 2017 Safety Performance Report to further the construction industry’s understanding of how to make jobsites safer. read more.

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Contractor Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

ICC's theme for 2017 Building Safety Month is Code Officials: Partners in Community Safety and Economic Growth. read more.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The law is in response to the more than 18 percent increase in injuries on the city's construction sites in fiscal year 2017, from 526 to 622. On Monday, New York Mayor de Blasio signed a new law that mandates NYC construction workers complete least 40 to 55 hours of training by March 1, 2018.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 14, 2022

The industry has until March to develop a plan and funding to replace the type of cladding linked to the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London that caused 72 deaths.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Association officials said federal, state and local officials should address the growing shortfall in transportation, water and wastewater infrastructure in order to sustain economic growth and improve public health and safety.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Business Facilities September / October 2017. Smarter and Faster | Smart sensors and digital process controls are poised to exponentially improve the efficiency and safety of U.S. Read: September / October 2017 Issue (Volume 50, Number 5) at BusinessFacilities.com. advanced manufacturing operations.

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The law is in response to the more than 18 percent increase in injuries on the city's construction sites in fiscal year 2017, from 526 to 622. On Monday, New York Mayor de Blasio signed a new law that mandates NYC construction workers complete at least 40 to 55 hours of training by March 1, 2018.

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New York Safety Union Injury 71

Pro Builder

JANUARY 31, 2023

OSHA Will Crack Down on Penalties for Trench Deaths in 2023 ibush Tue, 01/31/2023 - 15:38 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's national enforcement program aims to mitigate trench-related deaths on construction jobsites During the last fiscal year, 39 U.S. Read more Jobsite Safety Regulations Construction Jobsite Safety

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FDR Safety

MAY 19, 2016

Thanks to a new OSHA recordkeeping rule, employers urgently need to take a close look at their employee handbooks, safety policies and procedures, safety incentive programs, and drug testing policies. Under it, employee complaints of retaliation can now be investigated in the same way as any other alleged safety violation.

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ENR Construction

AUGUST 29, 2017

This year's safety awards honor projects from across the region, including Wyoming, North Dakota, Utah and Idaho.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

OSHA cited a Billings, Montana general contractor and a Rock Springs, Wyoming, subcontractor for exposing workers to numerous safety hazards, causing an employee to suffer severe burns. On May 5, 2017, a Coleman Construction Inc. The companies face $249,516 in proposed penalties.

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FDR Safety

JULY 12, 2016

The lawsuit contends that the rule unlawfully prohibits or otherwise limits employer safety incentive programs and routine mandatory post-accident drug testing programs. OSHA contends that such programs may encourage the under-reporting of illnesses and injuries.

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The new Canadian Standards Association CSA B354 standard was published in May 2017. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is expected to publish its new ANSI A92 standard in early 2018.

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ENR Construction

MARCH 1, 2018

To answer that question, every year, ENR invites teams from around the country to submit their best work to its regional Best Projects competitions, where it is judged on teamwork, safety, problem-solving, innovation and quality.

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