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DOT awards $1.5B for 91 projects across 49 states and DC

Construction Dive

The Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) program weighed a record 851 submissions based on safety, state of repair, innovation and other criteria.

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Solar Energy Safety

Safety Services Company

When an electrician was called to the site to open the fuses, there were no DC disconnects to the roof. This is a constantly evolving technology that will continue to progress and present additional safety hazards and solutions. Such high profile incidents have caused the National Electric Code (NEC) to address solar arrays.

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Solar Energy Safety

Safety Services Company

When an electrician was called to the site to open the fuses, there were no DC disconnects to the roof. This is a constantly evolving technology that will continue to progress and present additional safety hazards and solutions. Such high profile incidents have caused the National Electric Code (NEC) to address solar arrays.

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My Safety Internship at PC Construction

PC Construction

This summer, I have been able to hone my safety skills as an intern on a $215 million design-build treatment plant project in Washington, DC. The team on this site has given me incredible responsibility.

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TRIP: Arkansas Drivers Lose $3.2 Billion Due to Bad Roads

Construction Equipment

Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested, or lack some desirable safety features cost Arkansas motorists a total of $3.2 TRIP, a Washington, DC-based national transportation research nonprofit, says the deficiencies cost Arkansas drivers as much as $1,822 per… billion statewide annually.

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The Complexity Of OSHA’s PSM Standard

FDR Safety

FDRsafety continues to encounter situations where worker training is incomplete or lacking, especially in safety. I recently attended the 2 nd Annual Process Safety Summit in Washington DC on Oct 15-16, 2019. I do not like standard safety signs and warnings because they typically mean little to the worker.

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Prioritizing water quality with the WELL Building Standard

BD+C

Prioritizing water quality with the WELL Building Standard 0 qpurcell Thu, 02/01/2024 - 12:08 Standards In this edition of Building WELLness, DC WELL Accredited Professionals Hannah Arthur and Alex Kircher highlight an important item of the WELL Building Standard: water. In this edition we are highlighting a feature from the Water Category.

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