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Construction Excluded From New OSHA Standard

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began work on an emergency temporary standard (ETS) with new enforceable requirements for employers to protect workers. However, construction firms should maintain awareness of any state or local COVID-19 requirements and implement the appropriate safety measures. Jobsite Safety.

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How Excessive Design Standards Hurt Home Affordability

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Design regulations are supposed to ensure the health, safety and welfare of residents, but superficial and excessive rules that price lower- and moderate-income families out of the market should not be prioritized over the need to address the housing affordability problem. NAHB Housing Policy Briefing.

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Senate Finance Passes Tax Extensions | ENR: Engineering News.

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Safety & Health. Washington Observer. Senate Finance Passes Tax Extensions. Safety and health. Construction Methods. Sustainability. Haiti Reconstruction. Economic Stimulus. Banking & Credit Crisis. Project Delivery. Ethics & Corruption. Economic Stimulus. Associations. Economic Stimulus. Product Snapshot.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

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Accounting & Finance. Construction Safety. David is a construction safety expert for Carolina Safety Consultants with over 20 years of experience. Some project managers tend to think of safety in the workplace as one of those things that we do “when we get a chance.” MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |.

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CW: Report Claims Caltrans Ignored Bridge Safety Issues | ENR.

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Safety & Health. Washington Observer. CW: Report Claims Caltrans Ignored Bridge Safety Issues. Description: CB&I offers $3 billion to buy Shaw; newspaper claims Caltrans ignored safety issues on Bay Bridge. Safety and health. Construction Methods. Sustainability. Haiti Reconstruction. Economic Stimulus.

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Guide to Top 2023-24 Construction Conferences & Events

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Greenbuild (Washington, D.C.) Green Building Council (USGCG), Greenbuild is returning again in 2023, this time in Washington, D.C. Some of the topics that will be covered include transforming procurement and production, transforming field execution and safety, and transformation preconstruction and design.

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Top Railway Projects in the US

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Seattle, Washington: Sound Transit. Some of the elevated tracks would also be situated in earthquake-prone areas and thus need to be built and reinforced to comply with highly rigorous safety standards. ResearchAndMarkets.com expects railway project spending to grow from $106.2 billion this year to $114.3 billion in 2023.

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