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How Tech Can Improve Safety & Project Performance

Construction Business Owner

How Tech Can Improve Safety & Project Performance ccapoccia Sun, 08/27/2023 - 13:27 Some of today’s toughest challenges for construction owners and general contractors (GCs) involve keeping workers safe on the job and ensuring the overall health of their projects.

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Sewer Cleaner Manual Discusses Water Jetting, Vacuum Hazards

Construction Equipment

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has developed a High-Pressure Sewer Cleaner Safety Manual, aiming to help communicate effective safety messages to equipment end-users. The new manual features safety content related to high-pressure water jetting, vacuum hazards, and spoilage…

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Is offsite construction the answer to jobsite safety concerns?

GCP Applied Technologies

Is offsite construction the answer to jobsite safety concerns? While some folks commonly think of precast as grey concrete, used for sewer systems or structural elements, it can also be used to construct entire buildings, including schools, office structures, and condominiums. Phillip.fry@gc…. Wed, 08/26/2020 - 10:37. August 26, 2020.

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Is offsite construction the answer to jobsite safety concerns?

GCP Applied Technologies

Is offsite construction the answer to jobsite safety concerns? While some folks commonly think of precast as grey concrete, used for sewer systems or structural elements, it can also be used to construct entire buildings, including schools, office structures, and condominiums. Phillip.fry@gc…. Wed, 08/26/2020 - 10:37. August 26, 2020.

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Best Sustainability, Award of Merit Safety, Award of Merit Water/Environment: South Adams County Water

ENR Construction

The 12 alluvial wells that supply the South Adams County Water and Sanitation District’s 66,000 customers produce severely hard water, requiring local homeowners to frequently replace plumbing and water heaters and purchase costly in-home softeners that release corrosive brine waste into the sewer.

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Sewer Worker Dead in Baltimore Trench Collapse

ENR Construction

A 15-ft-deep excavated sewer trench in Baltimore that collapsed June 5, killing a 20-year-old construction worker, was not fitted with required safety shoring, according to investigators.

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Sewer Company Cited After Cave-Ins at Two Job Sites

Construction Equipment

OSHA has cited Taylor’s Drain and Sewer Service for 10 safety violations, including two willful. OSHA found that the company failed to protect workers from cave-ins during trenching operations at two separate jobs sites in Lincoln, Neb., leading to a worker suffering a serious injury. OSHA has proposed penalties of $194,000.'

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