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Reopening Minnesota: What Businesses Need to Know about Workplace Safety and Preventing the Spread of Covid-19

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The plan, which was first referred to as Executive Order 20-74, enables businesses to transition into operations by complying with mandated health department and governmental guidelines. Basic Guidelines per Minnesota’s Stay Safe Initiative. Plans must be presented and posted that make it easy for employees to view.

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Why Do Construction Workers Wear Bright Yellow?

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  Visual conspicuity is the primary reason for construction workers opting for bright yellow vests. Since it is a legal requirement, the employer will have to ensure that the construction workers wear bright yellow.  The neon hues might be too bright for us but they do save lives. So why exactly do they wear yellow then?

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Can You Use Photos You Find On The Internet For Proposals?

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This is typically a legal question. And while it would be great to get a lawyers perspective on this question, Scott Braley gave an experienced-based guideline on using photographs in your proposals and marketing materials. Finally, I am not an attorney nor do we represent ourselves as giving legal advice or counsel.

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Lessons in Defensive Driving

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Let’s examine the guidelines to avoid distracted driving: Effects of cell phone use while driving: Texting someone while driving takes your eyes off the road for an average of five seconds, at 55 MPH you’ll travel the length of a football field in that time. 08, which is the legal limit in most states.

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Lessons in Defensive Driving

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Let’s examine the guidelines to avoid distracted driving: Effects of cell phone use while driving: Texting someone while driving takes your eyes off the road for an average of five seconds, at 55 MPH you’ll travel the length of a football field in that time. 08, which is the legal limit in most states.

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Every Owner Should Implement JOC – JOB ORDER CONTRACTING – for Renovation, Repair, Sustainabilty, and Maintenance Construction Projects

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Greater Cost Visualization and Control. Job orders are negotiated on a line-by-line basis under the guidelines and specifications of the JOC contract. Legal disputes are virtually eliminated and changed orders are significantly reduced. More Funds Applied To Construction vs. Procurement and/or Waste. Research Results.

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Safety Programs

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Here’s a quick checklist and guideline on how to go about it. Inspect your work area and facilities thoroughly by doing a visual inspection, auditing, testing, technical or scientific evaluation, analysis of injury or things that can go wrong, their consequences, how they happen and how likely it is that the hazard will occur.

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