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Are Your Safety Policies Asking for Trouble?

FDR Safety

FDRsafety supports and promotes employers developing strong safety policies, training their employees and enforcing those policies. Transporting, loading or unloading materials with powered vehicles and another worker(s) is in the proximity of the load. Enforcing machine lockout when lockout is not feasible.

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Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this

BD+C

Preliminary feasibility studies are flouting the conventional wisdom, showing that it’s more fiscally responsible to raze a commercial tower and replace it with a ground-up residential tower rather than an adaptive reuse into residential. This solution makes sense for a myriad of reasons. the primary center of urban activity in the region.

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The Next Generation in Construction: A Spotlight on 6 Young Industry Innovators  

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Winners of the contest earned scholarship prizes totaling $50,000 to support educational expenses such as tuition, books, room and board, transportation, and childcare. . It may be used to cover expenses to support training such as tuition, books, safety equipment, uniforms, lab fees, transportation, certification fees, or childcare.

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What Is Recycled Concrete Aggregate | Importance of Recycled Concrete Aggregate | Crushed Concrete Driveway Pros and Cons

CivilJungle

Recycled aggregates ( RA ) are a feasible alternative to natural aggregates that contribute to environmental preservation. If recycled materials are available locally, the cost of transporting aggregates can be reduced. It expands the recycling industry’s employment options. Process of Recycled Concrete Aggregate.

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19 Different Types of Slabs in Construction | What Is a Slab

CivilJungle

The hollow core ribbed slab modules are also impaired during transport. The hollow core ribbed brick units are also impaired during transport. Replacing a flat roof with a pitched roof on an existing structure is not always feasible. Not feasible for buildings with multiple levels or complex plans.

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2013 Interpretations of OSHA Regulations

Safety Services Company

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. Representatives of employers and employees. February 21, 2013.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Site Location Factors For Automotive Suppliers

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

In concert with the recession-fueled decline of vehicle sales, automotive supplier production capacity and employment also dropped rapidly during the Recession. During the 2008-2009 period, annual U.S. light and heavy duty vehicle sales plummeted at an annual rate exceeding 20 percent; total vehicle sales dropped to roughly 10.5

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