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5 Design Considerations When Building In Harsh Environments

Construction Marketing

Engineering in harsh environments poses a distinct set of challenges that call for innovative and robust design solutions. Material Selection Selecting the appropriate materials is essential for designing structures in harsh environments. When designing military shelter systems , the material choice becomes even more critical.

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Protecting Your Investment from Vehicle-into-Building Crashes

Wolgast Corporation

They have collected data from years 2014-2021 and have determined that there is an average of 60 vehicle/building impacts daily, 500 deaths annually, and 4,000 injuries each year. When designing a new commercial building, it is a good idea to talk to your architect about features that can protect your investment from automobile users.

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Factors to Know About Crane and Rigging Insurance

Construction Marketing

Crane and rigging insurance are policies designed to mitigate potential consequences to construction companies that own, operate, rent, set up, or move cranes. If your rigging company is hired to move and install this equipment, you should account for the possibility that something can go horribly wrong during installation.

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PPE Products for Increased Jobsite Safety

Pro Builder

PPE Products for Increased Jobsite Safety ldeakins Thu, 06/15/2023 - 13:14 Falls accounted for just over 35% of all workplace deaths within construction and extraction occupations in 2020, and during that same year, construction laborers saw their highest annual fatal injury count (308) in half a decade, according to the U.S.

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Viewpoint shine a light on stress for Mental Health Awareness Week

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The impact of this is shown in the fact that stress, depression or anxiety accounts for a fifth of all work-related illness, leading to mental health problems or even making existing problems worse. million days are lost in the construction industry due to illness or injury. Every year more than 1.7

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Data Analytics Trends in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Construction sites these days have no shortage of data: design and BIM data from the planning stages of a project, jobsite data collected by wearables, mobile devices and sensors on equipment/materials, accounting and job progress data from the office, project management data and much more. Reducing Risk and Increasing Safety.

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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. To calculate an EMR, you have to divide your payroll by 100 for your job classification and then by a specific class rate, designated by the National Council on Compensation Insurance or NCCI. If that number spikes, the reason is simple.