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Worker dies on Balfour Beatty atomic weapons site

Construction Enquirer

Union sources said the 57-year-old victim was carrying-out piling work when the accident happened last week. The event did not involve any of our nuclear installations or any nuclear materials. A Balfour Beatty worker has died following a construction accident at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Aldermaston.

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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. September 3, 2013. high barrier wall. May 2, 2013.

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8 essential steps for effective project cost estimation and budgeting

Fieldwire

For example, focusing on green projects in your county where recycled and carbon-neutral materials are paramount can make you the local authority in sustainability. Construction project stakeholders expect you to self-regulate and reflect on whether you’re up to the task. Biting off more than you can chew can put you in a bad light.

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Terex Gets Antitrust Approval for Sale of Unit to Konecranes

ENR Construction

has received approval from antitrust regulators in the U.S. and the European Union to sell its material-handling and port solutions (MHPS) business unit to Finnish-based Konecranes. In the latest development following an abandoned merger between two major global equipment makers, U.S.-based based equipment maker Terex Corp.

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How two buildings in Seattle achieved high-strength concrete

GCP Applied Technologies

This was surely the case for the Two Union Square building, in Seattle, Wash., Pacific First Center , also in Seattle, achieved a similar strength of 14,000 psi, with hyper focus on quality assurance, like its Two Union Square neighbor. Cement and supplementary cementitious materials. The Two Union Square mix design contained 2.3

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State of the Construction Industry: April Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Owners of existing buildings that do not comply with new regulations could face fines of $1 million or more. That said, banning certain types of materials could drive contractors’ costs up and limit design and build options. Plus, this plan is a step in the right direction toward driving environmental change.

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