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4 ways designers can help chief heat officers reduce climate change risks

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4 ways designers can help chief heat officers reduce climate change risks 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/10/2023 - 09:40 Sustainability Eric Corey Freed, Director of Sustainability, CannonDesign, shares how established designers and recently-emerged chief heat officers (CHO) can collaborate on solutions for alleviating climate change risks.

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Construction Risk Management: How to Reduce Top Construction Risks

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How to Manage Risk in Your Construction Project. According to The Construction Industry Institute , there are about 107 construction risks you should consider when managing a project. Before you start panicking about the 90 plus risks on the list you’re probably not completely aware of at this moment, let’s take a step back.

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Taylor Wimpey fined £480,000 for polluting Welsh river

Construction Enquirer

Multiple pollution offences caused by illegal water discharge activities occurred at the Edlogan Wharf site between January and October 2021. Inspections carried out by officers from Natural Resources Wales (NRW) revealed that the pollutant on each occasion was caused by water run-off from the site, which had been contaminated with silt.

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Best of 2021: Product highlights for LetsBuild Aproplan app for QHSE & Snagging

Lets Build

Yes, it is that time of the year again to share with you our roundup of LetsBuild’s Aproplan 2021 product highlights! By connecting LetsBuild to Dropbox, you can now synchronize your documents, photos and reports between both services and therefore reduce the risk of mistakes. ??. A small, but important mobile icon update! .

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Top OSHA Violations in Construction (2021)

Levelset

In this article, we’ll look at the top 10 violations found during OSHA inspections in 2021, the cost of OSHA violations, and how to prevent them. Unsurprisingly, the most common OSHA violation in construction in 2021 was the failure to provide appropriate fall protection. OSHA standards for construction. Aerial lifts – 534 violations.

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OSHA’s Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for COVID-19

FDR Safety

Department of Labor’s (DOL) COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission to OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHO) during inspections. [2]. The following summarizes OSHA’s updated strategy: OSHA will continue to implement the U.S.

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School rebuild plans fail the grade as crisis deepens

Construction Enquirer

Underfunding and slow delivery of the Government’s rebuilding programme has seen the school estate deteriorate further leaving many schools still at critical risk of collapse. Spending watchdog the National Audition Office has issued its latest damning assessment on the Government’s progress to tackle the rundown schools.

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