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Wellness is for builders, not just for buildings

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As an industry, we have done an excellent job at emphasizing and improving site safety so that everyone goes home safe every day. But what about going home healthy? .

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2013 Interpretations of OSHA Regulations

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Even while creating new regulations and amending current ones to fit the workplace’s changing safety standards, OSHA is hard at work providing guidance material to help employers follow their rules, and answering questions and providing guidance on existing rules. April 29, 2013. February 4, 2013. January 13, 2013.

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CBCA Offers Potential Insight Into How Board Will Handle Claims Related to COVID-19

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9 After the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak an international public health emergency on August 8, 2014, the PSJV notified the DOS that it planned to shut down construction and demobilize the site. In light of the outbreak, PSJV sought guidance from the DOS on how the project should proceed. 22, 2020).

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President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

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” The first five Zones, located in San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Southeastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, have each put forward a plan on how they will partner with local business and community leaders to make investments that reward hard work and expand opportunity.

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UPDATE: Seven New Locations Added To President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

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” The first five Zones, located in San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Southeastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, have each put forward a plan on how they will partner with local business and community leaders to make investments that reward hard work and expand opportunity.

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Project Labor Agreements (PLAs): What Contractors Need to Know

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A project labor agreement, or PLA, is a prehire collective bargaining agreement that sets the wages and benefits for all workers on a project. Health and safety. The agreement may provide guidance on health and safety requirements specific to the project and the work to be performed. What is a project labor agreement?

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How to plan for travel in 2021: Where to go and what to do experts reveal

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Next year may seem far off , but travellers have always dreamt and planned ahead. Until such time we can dream, plan and enjoy the anticipation. ” Next year, Insight plans to continue its focus on local food experiences, in-depth journeys, luxury and conscious travel. And that opportunity will come. Eventually.

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