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2018 – LEAN Facilities Management Trends

Job Order Contracting

AECOO Transformation – 2018 – LEAN Facilities Management Trends. Innovative procurement and management models with balanced risk sharing. Regulation and policies requiring collaboration and improved outcomes. The post 2018 – LEAN Facilities Management Trends appeared first on 4BT. www,4bt.us.

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4 Strategies to Avoiding Rising OSHA Fines in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Risk management is an inherent part of the job in the constru ction industry. That means that at the beginning of 2018, a serious or failure to abate penalty, for example, rose from $12,615 to $12,934. Here are four construction safety strategies to consider: Know the OSHA Regulations. Safety is a serious matter.

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Top 6 Most Dangerous Construction Activities

Safety Services Company

In 2018, the construction industry led all industries with 1,008 fatal work industries. Regularly reviewing and training employees to the standard of the applicable codes and regulations is a proactive way to ensure compliance. Here are the top 6 training courses for the construction industry that address high risk activities: 1.

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Legal challenge to injury and illness data reporting rule

FDR Safety

The Department of Labor is putting a target on nearly every manufacturer in this country by moving this regulation forward,” said Linda Kelly, senior vice president and general counsel of the National Association of Manufacturers, one of the groups bringing the legal action, which was filed in U.S. “Not

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I Just Read my 1000th Phase I Environmental Site Assessment this Year

Green Building Law Update

Buried in the more than 800 page Consolidated Appropriations Act signed on March 23, 2018 were the very few words of Division N, the ‘‘Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2018’’ (the BUILD Act). 9601 et seq., So while instructive, it provided little, if any, comfort to tenants.

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Challenges & Opportunities in Commercial Construction

HardHatChat

To mitigate your risks, stick with high-quality and proven performance. Cannabis Construction: Learning Curve for Municipalities Between 2018 and 2022, Englewood’s national construction work in the cannabis retail industry grew by 100%. Continually stopping and starting a project can cost more in the long run.

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On the 25th Anniversary of Lead Based Paint Disclosures

Green Building Law Update

Modern appreciation of the perils of lead resulted in the federal government banning the use of lead based paint in dwellings in 1978, as well as federal, state and local laws, including federal regulations that have at least since 1994 mandated certain disclosures in real estate transactions. More than three quarters of the U.S.

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