Volvo CE Battery-Electric Compact Excavator, Compact Wheel Loader Viable Alternatives to Diesel Equipment for Fleets

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For nearly a year, Volvo CE has been testing its battery-powered ECR25 Electric compact excavator, and L25 Electric compact wheel loader, with multiple customers on jobsites in Southern California with the goal of accelerating the deployment of zero-emission technologies for off-road vehicles. Both machines are zero-emission solutions that meet the high-performance standards of construction customers in a variety of applications, as proven through the recent testing scenarios. Powered by lithium-ion batteries and producing zero emissions, the ECR25 and L25 compact electric machines prove themselves as environmentally sound options, with significantly lower noise levels compared with diesel equipment, which reduces noise […]

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Safety Helmets Feature Technology to Help Protect Against Angled Impacts

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Ergodyne has launched Skullerz Safety Helmets with built-in Mips technology designed to help protect workers from dangerously overlooked angled impacts. Available in Class C and Class E, the new safety helmets are integrated with Mips Elevate — a low-friction layer that slides multi-directionally, designed to help redirect rotational energy that otherwise could be transferred to the head upon falling or impact. The integration fills a protection gap left by conventional hard hats traditionally designed to provide protection from direct impacts only. “Over 18,000 workers suffered traumatic brain injuries in 2019,” explained Tim Gallant, Ergodyne product director. “By adding Mips technology […]

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A Chat with Fred Kravetz, Senior Project Superintendent at SR Construction

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The staying power of core values, relationships By Chris Maday Schmidt Fred Kravetz, ASHE, CHC, senior project superintendent with SR Construction, brings over 30 years of construction experience in healthcare, hospitality, commercial and retail markets. With more than two decades under his belt at SR, and a member of both the American Society for Health Care Engineering and the Associated Builders and Contractors, he provides training, supervision and guidance on a daily basis to all team members onsite and is an excellent liaison between project stakeholders. Join Construction Superintendent as Kravetz shares his biggest career and project challenges, working around […]

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Exact Planning, Custom Engineering Deliver On-Time Bridge Project in Vienna

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More than 30 years ago, a freeway junction on the Vienna southeast tangent in Austria was built, but never put into operation. As part of a recent redevelopment program, the last bridge section of this “closed exit” would be demolished. Due to an elevated road below and confined space around the tangent, the 43-meter-long, 550 ton bridge could not be demolished in a conventional way. In order to develop a safe solution, the client ASFINAG contacted Mammoet at an early stage. The planning phase of the project started 23 months before execution. Working in continuous contact with the customer, its […]

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American Concrete Pumping Association Releases New Safety Materials

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The American Concrete Pumping Association has released new and updated safety materials to fulfill its ongoing mission of promoting safe concrete pumping practices. The first item, Safety Bulletin: Use of Lay Flat Hose, identifies and illustrates the handling guidelines for using lay-flat hoses on the job. Lay-flat hoses allow for improved flow control and lower placement rates than standard concrete boom tip hoses and are a popular accessory when pumping is required in tight spaces such as ICF forms, columns and walls. “It is important for concrete pumpers and concrete contractors to understand the differences between lay-flat and standard boom […]

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