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Factors to Know About Crane and Rigging Insurance

Construction Marketing

Construction sites are full of activity due to moving parts and heavy machinery. Unfortunately, a small mistake can lead to serious and costly accidents, especially considering the price of cranes and other heavy machines from the heavy machinery marketplace. What is crane and rigging insurance?

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5 Current Construction Industry Challenges and How Technology Can Help

Fieldwire

Construction hasn’t always been the most technologically advanced industry, but recent years have shown that technology has been beneficial in nearly every aspect of it. From safety training and accident prevention to AR building assistance, technology does indeed belong on the drafting table and the construction site alike.

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Cost effective FSRM Facilities Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization

Job Order Contracting

Cost effective facilities FSRM, Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization can now be accomplished with the integration of robust process and planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a common data environment (CDE) inclusive of current, local market, granular line item construction task data. Modernization.

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Update: Company Involved in Dallas Crane Collapse Blames 'Extreme Local Wind' in Statement

Construction Equipment

Bigge Crane and Rigging, the owner of the crane that fell onto a Dallas apartment, released a new statement today blaming “extreme local wind” for the accident. In the statement, the company said that Bigge owns the crane in question, and that it was leased to Greystar Development and Construction…

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4 Things You Need To Know About Snow Removal Insurance

Construction Marketing

The reason is that if the provider doesn’t have any policy, the client will be held responsible for the accidents and alleged mishaps occurring because of the company’s fault. Because of the high-risk nature of the job, the cost of snow removal insurance is relatively higher compared to other construction trades. Number Of Workers.

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How Winter Weather Can Hamper Productivity In Hazardous Working Zones

Constructonomics

As temperatures start to plummet, work on construction and industrial sites can become more hazardous and dangerous by several orders of magnitude – whether it’s frozen equipment and supplies, bitter cold hampering your workers or the weather making even the simplest tasks a potential accident nightmare.

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What Is a Certificate of Insurance (COI) for Contractors — and When Do You Need One?

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Construction contracts often require that each hired specialty contractor maintain a minimum level of insurance coverage, and a COI will reflect that status. In this article, we’ll explain what contractors need to know about COIs, when they are needed, and how they work in construction. Why a certificate of insurance matters.