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Traditional construction procurement methods can endanger building safety

Job Order Contracting

Traditional construction procurement methods can endanger building safety, while an integrated, less adversarial approach can consistently improve safety and quality, while significantly reducing cost and delivery time. 2017, Building a Safer Future, Independent Review of Building, Regulations and Fire Safety: Interim Report.

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Plan, Procure & Prepare to Reduce Dropped Object Hazards

Construction Business Owner

Plan, Procure & Prepare to Reduce Dropped Object Hazards. Every 10 minutes, a dropped tool injures someone—here’s how to reduce the risk. Safety managers and jobsite supervisors should establish and maintain expectations regarding the prevention of dropped objects prior to the start of work. Construction Safety.

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Effective Public Sector Construction Project Management

Job Order Contracting

Improvement in risk avoidance and fostering owner and team stakeholder satisfaction, trust, and mutual long-term benefit for all parties are prerequisites for sustainable lifecycle management of the built environment. Sustainable Facilities Management “A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service.

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Construction Law: December 2023

Construction Law

Editor’s comment Evolution can disrupt more than revolution The new Procurement Act comes into force next year. Building Safety Act Safe as (qualifying tenants’) houses? Editor Nick Barrett says much detail on how the new regime will work is still awaited, and should be carefully scrutinised when published.

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Construction Law: March 2024

Construction Law

News Our regular news round up includes a call from insurance companies for pilot projects to find investment models for green infrastructure; failure of another legal challenge to the Stonehenge project; and a warning that the new Building Safety Regulator is looking for a high profile prosecution to make a point.

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Two New LEED Pilot Credits Respond to COVID-19

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council has announced that LEED will play a role in confronting risk in the post coronavirus pandemic era. Here are resources related to planning and preventing worker exposure to COVID-19.”. INpc136 Safety First: Re-Enter Your Workspace is a special pilot credit with a possible 1 point.

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Safety Hazard on Construction Projects

The Constructor

This leads to the presentation of an Information Technology IT tool for construction project safety management Total-Safety and, in particular, a module within Total-Safety designed to help construction personnel develop method statements with improved levels of hazard identification.

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