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Miller Electric Adds ArcReach Capabilities

Construction Equipment

Miller Electric has enhanced its ArcReach technology with two new capabilities that: 1) provide automatic compensation for voltage drop in the weld cable; and 2) allow welding operators to adjust parameters while welding.

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Fla. Electrical Contractor Power Design Settles DC Labor Suit

ENR Construction

electrical contractor, has agreed to a $2.75-million attorney general that will compensate craftworkers and the city to resolve allegations the firm and two subcontractors underpaid workers by misclassifying them as independent contractors. Power Design Inc., a large St. Petersburg, Fla., million settlement with the Washington, D.C.,

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Electrical Workers Taking Deadly Safety Risks

Safety Services Company

A recently released report from the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) states that electricity-related deaths in Ontario declined 38 per cent the past five years. Despite the positive trend, the organization cautioned that too many Ontarians — especially electrical workers —are dying from electrical accidents.

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4 Things You Need To Know About Snow Removal Insurance

Construction Marketing

And in case of physical harm to your workers or damage to your customers’ property, your snow removal insurance can compensate for the needed expenses. . Typically, it covers the expense for the repair or replacement of a piece of equipment that broke down because of mechanical or electrical problems. Worker’s Compensation.

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9 Types of Insurance You Need to Protect Your Contractor Business

Construction Marketing

Covered items include computers and data equipment, mobile equipment like cranes, forklifts, loaders, building equipment like hammers, electric saws, generators, drills and borrowed equipment. Workers’ Compensation Insurance. Pollution Liability Insurance.

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First-Party vs. Third-Party Insurance: What’s the Difference?

Levelset

First-party insurance provides compensation directly to the insured individual or business, whereas third-party insurance provides reimbursement to another party when the insured person or business is liable for damages. First-party insurance provides compensation directly to the insured individual or business.

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Texas Central Wins Authority to Take Land for High-Speed Rail System

Construction and Infrastructure Law

1] Specifically, the Court held that the corporation qualifies as an “interurban electric railway company” under the Texas Transportation Code. Here, Texas Central was created for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, maintaining, or operating lines of electric railway between Texas municipalities.

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