FDR Safety

JULY 9, 2013

In the mid-‘90s, when I was part of the National Safety Council’s Institute for Safety through Design (now “sunset”), risk assessment was more of a concept and vision than a reality for most organizations in the U.S. The other issue that is gestating more slowly is sustainability. The first is risk assessment.

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FDR Safety

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Staffing safety professionals can be even more difficult. We have a unique process to ease the pain of staffing safety positions for our clients. It’s safety professionals staffing safety professionals and there aren’t many other companies that can say that. We staff safety professionals. I know the lingo.

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Safety Services Company

MARCH 1, 2024

So, with falls being a fear for contractors, initiatives like National Ladder Safety Month are vital. Here at Safety Services Company, we are committed to observing initiatives like these to save lives and build a strong safety culture. Your full attention is crucial for safety. Need more tips and resources?

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

2024 promises to be a transformative year for public companies when it comes to reporting on strides made toward greater environmental sustainability.[ 1 ] In preparation for this new era, large publicly held entities and smaller companies alike have ramped up measurement and reporting around environment, safety, and governance.

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FDR Safety

AUGUST 29, 2018

There are good safety signs, bad safety signs and those that don’t tell you anything. An example of a “bad safety sign” is shown to the right. Regardless of the amount of text or symbols, remember that point of use and clearly stated cautions are key to any safety sign. Below is my idea of a good safety sign.

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FDR Safety

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The idea of safety is misconstrued on a daily basis as a “Have To”, “How To” or “Learn To” idea. Despite these reminders of how to be safe, to see significant change in safety in any setting, it requires a mindset and culture built around the concept of Safety. Cut Out The Shortcuts.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Sustainable Building by the Numbers. Sustainable building is using energy-efficient and healthier materials and the intelligent integration of design, construction, and operation of each home so it delivers benefits like healthier living, less maintenance, and durability not just for the next 15 years, but for decades to come. .

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Safety Services Company

MARCH 1, 2024

So, with falls being a fear for contractors, initiatives like National Ladder Safety Month are vital. Here at Safety Services Company, we are committed to observing initiatives like these to save lives and build a strong safety culture. Your full attention is crucial for safety. Need more tips and resources?

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 6, 2016

Almost on cue (despite being in the works for more than 4 years), Leonardo Academy has announced that its LEO 4000 National Sustainable Agriculture Standard is now available for use. LEO 4000 responds by defining “what constitutes sustainable agriculture.”. Key is preparing a Producer Sustainability Plan that documents all of this.

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Construction Specifier

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

By Richard Martens Sustainability is a complex topic in all fields; every initiative seeking to improve sustainability brings both improvements and setbacks. Within modern construction, there is an exception to the inherent complexity of sustainability comparisons. Photos courtesy Sto Corp. Construction is no different.

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FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The Safety Department interacts with Safety, Manufacturing with manufacturing, and so on. Quality or Manufacturing staffs may see themselves as somehow different from safety or environment staffs and find themselves with differing views of workplace procedures, especially when safety is involved.

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FDR Safety

AUGUST 29, 2018

There is good safety signage, bad safety signage and those that don’t tell you anything. An example of a “bad safety signage” is shown to the right. Regardless of the amount of text or symbols, remember that point of use and clearly stated cautions are key to any safety sign. Below is my idea of a good safety sign.

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 14, 2021

As part of the annual Regional Best Projects competition, ENR Northwest announces awards winners for safety and sustainability.

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Construction Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

Safety and Risk Management Safety and risk management are paramount in the construction industry. Implementing robust safety measures and effective risk management strategies are essential for protecting workers, minimizing accidents, and ensuring project success.

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FDR Safety

MAY 22, 2018

But before the group of about 300 workers embark on a day’s work, they gather for a message: safety first. If you have yet to read the above article, this is an excellent example of how the implementation of a Safety Culture can positively impact a project no matter the size or budget.

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FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

FDRsafety supports and promotes employers developing strong safety policies, training their employees and enforcing those policies. Mike Taubitz spent many years in top positions at General Motors, including stints as Global Safety Director and Global Regulatory Liaison. The post Are Your Safety Policies Asking for Trouble?

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ENR Construction

AUGUST 19, 2021

ENR California announces the winners of this year's safety and sustainability awards, part of the annual Regional Best Projects competition.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This blog will comment on all matters related to design and construction in the Midwest.

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Stok

JULY 15, 2020

Here, we’ll dive into the new WELL Health-Safety Rating and LEED Safety First pilot credits —along with a nod to Arc’s Re-Entry tool —to help familiarize project practitioners with their rating system-aligned options for building re-entry and the post-pandemic built environment. WELL Health-Safety Rating. Who should care?

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GCP Applied Technologies

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Sustainable construction products and technologies. SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE | SUSTAINABLE CEMENT | SUSTAINABLE BUILDING ENVELOPE. SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE. Concrete admixtures can also optimize the production process for sustainability. Phillip.fry@gc…. Thu, 11/28/2019 - 11:43. GCP Applied Technologies.

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FDR Safety

MARCH 11, 2019

I do not like standard safety signs and warnings because they typically mean little to the worker. That’s a long time to get the worker up to speed for production, safety and efficiency. Mike Taubitz spent many years in top positions at General Motors, including stints as Global Safety Director and Global Regulatory Liaison.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 17, 2023

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. Physical Infrastructure Project Management impacts environmental, financial, organizational, and community sustainability.

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ENR Construction

AUGUST 30, 2021

Both the sustainability and safety winners will be honored along with other Best Projects winners in ceremonies in Salt Lake City and Denver in the last week of October.

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FDR Safety

MAY 1, 2018

While there are certain areas of a project that can subsist with lower funding, safety is not one of them. There is an abundance of reasons why it pays to spend more money on safety professionals as opposed to trying to save money in this department. . For a FREE consultation, please contact Jake Snyder, Vice President at FDRsafety.

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Natural Building

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The United Nations has written a set of “principles for sustainable and inclusive urban design and architecture” for architects to sign up to called the San Marino Declaration, which architect Norman Foster is set to launch. Port cities need to ensure that port facilities are up to international transport and safety standards.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A Home for the Ages: Sustainability, Health, and Attainability in One. The Sustainable, Healthier Home in North Canton, Ohio, is a model of energy efficiency, performance, and attainability for 55+ buyers. Products Featured in the Sustainable, Healthier Home. A Common Vision for the Sustainable, Healthier Home.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It makes projects run efficiently and enhances safety. From a sustainable perspective, adaptive reuse minimizes the manufacturing of new materials. As we move forward with sustainability top of mind, architects and engineers should design buildings with adaptation in mind. So many building materials can be recycled now.

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BD+C

JULY 9, 2021

Those border crossings simultaneously are a welcoming environment for guests and returning citizens and a beacon of safety and security. On an average day—before the pandemic—more than 350,000 vehicles, 135,000 pedestrians, and 30,000 trucks passed through US border crossings with Mexico and Canada.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Essential health and safety measures meant they were unable to operate at full capacity in order to protect their workers. When it comes to construction, are we at a tipping point towards necessitating sustainable solutions for good? Alternative materials – the answer to our commercial and sustainability problems?

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 26, 2017

The well being of building occupants is increasingly being described as the number one driver of sustainability. The aims for a sustainable buildings have shifted in the U.S. FITWEL, a cost effective, high impact, health promoting building certification, may be the best thing since sliced bread. In the in the U.S.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 12, 2021

When specifying flooring, one should consider both sustainability and performance. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. Even sustainably made floors must be installed correctly.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The Building Safety Bill is fast-approaching the UK construction sector, and promises widespread change. Although the Fire Safety Act is now in place, the Building Safety Bill is still being finalised and it may be difficult to know how to get ready. An overview of the Building Safety Bill .

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ENR Construction

AUGUST 24, 2023

This blog examining California construction will ask questions, give you previews of what is to come in ENR California and report on what we are hearing, reading and seeing in the state's construction industry.

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Business Facilities

JUNE 12, 2020

Read: City Of Santa Fe Earns Sustainability Certification at BusinessFacilities.com. The New Mexico city is only the second in the world to achieve LEED Gold status under the USGBC's more stringent LEED v4.1 rating system.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 25, 2022

Improving public sector facilities life-cycle management is critical to the economy, the environment, and to our safety. What changes are necessary for improvements in repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build policy and practices are required? Can currently available alternative methods provide measurable improvement?

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 9, 2021

Where FM Teams Need Training (According to Managers) • Leadership skills • Strategic planning • Emergency management • Communication • Capital planning • Environmental health & safety • Compliance & standards • Innovation • Project management • Sustainability. Request the full report.

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ENR Construction

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Southwest Construction Views blog examines the current events, issues and challenges of development, design and construction in the Desert Southwest

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