ABC Report: Safety Best Practices Can Make Construction Companies 720% Safer

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WASHINGTON, D.C. –Associated Builders and Contractors recently released its 2016 Safety Performance Report to further the industry’s understanding of how to make construction jobsites safer. Packed with infographics and practical takeaways, the report documents the dramatic impact of using proactive safety practices to reduce recordable incidents by up to 86 percent, making the best-performing companies 720 percent safer than the industry average. “Until now, relatively little research has been conducted on the correlation between the use of ‘leading indicators,’ such as  substance abuse programs, new hire safety orientation and near-miss investigations and safer construction jobsites,” said ABC President and CEO […]

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CPWR Toolbox Talks: Now en Español

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The Center for Construction Research and Training’s 52 toolbox talk series is now available in Spanish, alongside English-language counterparts on the CPWR website, thanks to a collaborative effort with the American Society of Safety Engineers. This series, a collaboration in content development with NIOSH, has been available in English for over two years and is widely used on construction sites across the country. These free toolbox talks incorporate effective training elements, identified through NIOSH research, including case studies, discussion questions and site-specific actions to promote a safety culture, and provide a year’s worth of content for safety on the jobsite. […]

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CMD Predicts Continued Improvement for Q2 Nonresidential Construction

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ATLANTA, Ga. – U.S. construction starts increased 7.4 percent, higher than expected in the first quarter of 2016. On the heels of a 5.8 percent gain in 2015, nonresidential starts are tracking positively for the second quarter, according to CMD’s latest quarterly forecast report. The forecast, which combines CMD’s proprietary data with macroeconomic factors, expects a total year-over-year dollar volume increase of 7.4 percent this year, which is slightly higher than the 6.5 percent increase that was expected in the Q1 forecast. Nonresidential building structures that will see the fastest percentage gains in 2016 include office buildings, transportation terminals and […]

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Green Build Airport Project Earns Envision Award

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Green Build’s landside project at San Diego International Airport, San Diego, California, recently received the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure’s Envision rating system’s Platinum award. Owned by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, the project is the first airport development to receive an ISI Envision award, and is also the 13th project in North America to receive an Envision rating system award. The Green Build development comprised a major expansion of San Diego International Airport’s Terminal 2, which included 10 new gates, a dual-level roadway, enhanced curbside check in, more security lanes and expanded concession area. […]

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Scott Wells Joins Stevens Construction

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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Scott Wells has recently joined Stevens Construction as senior superintendent. Wells joins the company with more than 20 years of construction experience with a specialty in senior care construction. Prior to joining Stevens Construction, Wells served as senior superintendent for construction management firm where he completed more than $400 million in commercial construction, including the 400,000-square-foot Terraces at Bonita Springs, a SantaFe Senior Living Community. Wells will manage the onsite field supervision of commercial and healthcare projects, specifically handling inspections, safety meetings, daily job reports, cost reports and all tasks that are instrumental to the success […]

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