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September 2015 newsletter

FDR Safety

Documentation of their Experience Modification Rating, which measures Workers Compensation claims experience. If the contractor uses trucks and equipment, is there an equipment inspection program? Require that contractors provide you with documentation of their safety performance and safety program. When is drug testing done?

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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

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To attract applicants, Turning Leaf recently raised its entry-level compensation to $17 per hour. Since sweetening its compensation, Turning Leaf advertised for a senior project manager and got eight qualified candidates. . and Atlanta, Taylor Morrison plans to expand Voyager nationwide. And on Aug.

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What Is Bridge Abutment | Types of Abutments

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If heavy equipment is used to compact the backfill, the wall may be pushed laterally and out of vertical alignment. in (60 mm) to compensate for additional settlement. For example, they have been used extensively in the Atlanta area. The abutment must be constructed before the adjacent embankment. Like this post?

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

Business Facilities

Larger than Miami and Atlanta, Mesa is home to major operations for companies such as Apple, Boeing, Bridgestone, FUJIFILM, Mitsubishi, and Infineon. MESA: STRATEGIC LOCATION FOR TECH COMPANIES. Boasting a population of nearly 500,000, Mesa is the 36th largest city in the United States and second largest in the Phoenix-Mesa metro area.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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million for workforce training, $6 million for equipment needed by career and technical training programs and $1.5 The park’s Phase 1 building, which covers 60,000 square feet, is equipped with 40 robots and a lab for automated welding where technicians learn how to maintain automated equipment.

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

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Selective Insurance recently released the results of a 10-year study of workplace injury trends , based on 110,000 workers’ compensation claims between 2011 and 2021. a former assistant secretary of labor for OSHA at the Department of Labor who is an attorney with Fisher & Phillips , in Atlanta. Foulke Jr.,

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Seven Projects Land Deal of the Year Honorable Mentions

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The locations KP considered were Denver, CO and Atlanta, GA. million grant to defray costs of computer supplies, office equipment and hiring. The new 157,000-square-foot IT campus in Atlanta joins a string of technology announcements in Midtown, including NCR and Worldpay US. “We SIA will invest $140.2

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