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EP06: Shaming, Bullying, and Fatality: The Hard Moments in Safety

Safety Services Company

If you’re in environmental health and safety, jump in with both feet. Recently on The Safety Management Show, Susan Spaulding , Sr. Benton Construction, LLC, shared the above advice, as well as how she faced some of the hardest challenges in safety management. Safety is truly about saving lives. Do it with all your heart.

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What’s the difference between RFIs, Submittals and Specifications?

Fieldwire

In construction, a Request For Information (RFI) seeks the clarification of plans, drawings, specifications, and agreements. During the construction process, the contractor encounters a discrepancy between the architectural plans and the structural drawings. Assume that a construction project involves building a new hospital.

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Commercial Construction CSI – How to Uncover the Demons in Your Construction Site

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Typically, the architect is hired first and completes a very general site survey before submitting drawings. If the GC uncovers any real problem on the site, you now have delays and need to pay for a second round of drawings. Then, the GC is hired and performs an exploratory search.

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Commercial Construction Tips: Six Best Practice Resolutions for 2011

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Also, by using poorly maintained equipment, you carry a higher risk of equipment malfunction, which could jeopardize your safety plan. While bidding on the commercial construction remodel of a 500+ sq. On average, preventive maintenance costs are far lower than the cost to replace major equipment. Get online.

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F.E. Moran Fire Protection educates customers online | Fire.

Contractor Magazine

Remodeling. In addition to industry resources, clients have private access to customized portals that securely hold drawings and inspection reports available 24 hours a day. The Client Portal contains facility documentation like drawings, inspection reports, and other requested documentation. Pipefitting. Piping Contractor.

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Eight factors construction contractors need to consider when buying a mobile generator

CK Power

A small commercial remodel, for example, will require a much different mobile generator than a big bridge refurbishment or road construction job. If needed, some suppliers can even customize a gen set with the necessary load requirements, safety precautions and innovative features you need to be successful day in and day out.

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Small Projects to Make Your Kitchen Look New

Construction Marketing

A few carefully chosen DIY home projects can have your kitchen look brand new for a fraction of the cost of a remodel. Recessed lighting, chandeliers and tall standing lamps draw the gaze upward and make the room seem larger. Safety glasses: $5+. Making an older kitchen look new again doesn’t have to be a big budget ordeal.

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