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What is Experience Modification Rate (EMR), and How Does it Impact Prequalification?

Safety Services Company

Insurance companies use the number to assess the cost of injuries and future risks. Lowering your EMR is important, as you can greatly reduce the amount you pay for workers’ compensation coverage. Your company has filed one or more workers’ compensation claims. Across the board, the industry average for EMRs stands at 1.0.

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Waterproof concrete: Is it enough for protecting foundations?

GCP Applied Technologies

Mon, 05/28/2018 - 13:47. May 28, 2018. Although waterproofing systems account for a small fraction of the cost of an overall building project, if the wrong solution is chosen or it’s installed improperly, the costs of remediation can be tremendous. . Risk of water ingress. Phillip.fry@gc…. GCP Applied Technologies.

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Waterproof concrete: Is it enough for protecting foundations?

GCP Applied Technologies

Mon, 05/28/2018 - 13:47. May 28, 2018. Although waterproofing systems account for a small fraction of the cost of an overall building project, if the wrong solution is chosen or it’s installed improperly, the costs of remediation can be tremendous. . Risk of water ingress. Phillip.fry@gc…. GCP Applied Technologies.

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Superfund can Save Our Current Way of Life

Green Building Law Update

There is no dispute that the 1980 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, commonly known as Superfund, has failed to clean up more than a small fraction of the nation’s worst hazardous waste sites. President Obama acknowledged the 37 year old federal program’s flaws while seeking more funding.

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Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being

Pro Builder

Cannabis and the Jobsite: Keeping Your Risk to a Minimum. Falls, alone, account for up to 70% of construction-related injuries and deaths, according to Dr. Dong Zhao of Michigan State University, who has been analyzing BLS data to determine why construction accidents keep happening and to discover or refine preventive measures.

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OSHA Top 10 Series: Fall Protection Applications and Innovative Technology

Safety Services Company

As part of our continued focus on OSHA’s Top Ten most frequently cited violations to its standards, in this article we will focus specifically on Fall Protection as it is the number one most commonly cited standard for 2018. Fall Restraint Systems secure workers in order to avoid the interaction of the worker and the fall hazard.

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OSHA Top 10 Series: Fall Protection Applications and Innovative Technology

Safety Services Company

As part of our continued focus on OSHA’s Top Ten most frequently cited violations to its standards, in this article we will focus specifically on Fall Protection as it is the number one most commonly cited standard for 2018. Fall Restraint systems secure workers in order to avoid the interaction of the worker and the fall hazard.

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