Partnership Agreement Implemented to Improve Protection of Construction Workers

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Board of Certified Safety Professionals and the Associated General Contractors of America will collaborate on improving occupational safety and health, or OSH, at worksites throughout the United States. Stephen Sandherr, AGC CEO, and Cece Weldon, CSP, CHST, STS, BCSP board president, executed the partnership agreement, signing the document together at the recent AGC Safety and Health Committee Conference. “BCSP is proud to partner with AGC to work together to strengthen the safety, health and environmental practice,” says BCSP’s CEO, Dr. Treasa Turnbeaugh, CSP, ASP, CET. “AGC and BCSP leadership hold safety as a common value, and … Read more

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Gilbane Building Company Finishes Restoration of Historic Kings Theatre

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NEW YORK, N.Y. — Gilbane Building Company recently completed the restoration and renovation of Kings Theatre, a 1929 historical landmark theater in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. After remaining vacant and falling into disrepair for nearly 40 years, the theater required extensive restoration and renovation work to bring the former movie palace back to its original grandeur and return as the largest performance arts venue in Brooklyn and third largest in New York City. Construction on the theater broke ground in January 2013. Work on the theater included a five-month “stabilization period” that was necessary to make the … Read more

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AGC to Partner with EPA, NCMS to Update Environmental Compliance Website for Contractors

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Construction contractors will have an easier time learning how to comply with federal and state environmental guidelines thanks to a new partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the private sector. The partnership between the Associated General Contractors of America, EPA and the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences will allow for a significant upgrade to the Construction Industry Compliance Assistance website, or CICA Center, association officials noted. “Getting a construction project underway is challenging enough without having to figure out which environmental rules apply and how to comply with them,” said Stephen E. Sandherr, the CEO of AGC of … Read more

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Jaime Partners Breaks Ground on Historic Land at The Headquarters

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Performing a build-out on historic land has its challenges. Aside from the typical constraints that contractors have on any project, historical land comes with its own set of rules. For example, the land has to be registered as historic property with the state. With that registration, the outside of the building cannot be touched. Guidelines for the interior must be followed to the letter, with some or most of the original architecture remaining in place. This feat is being taken on by project management firm Jaime Partners. The company’s mission is to collaborate on a renovation of The Old Police … Read more

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Stand Tall, Stand Proud and Stand-Down for Fall Safety

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Every day in this country, construction workers fall. One wrong step and they"re tumbling down a steeply pitched roof, sliding or dropping off an unstable ladder or left hanging from a scaffold. The difference between an unexpected stumble and tragedy is simple: fall protection.   Falls are the leading cause of death in the construction industry, as hundreds of workers die each year and thousands more suffer catastrophic, debilitating injuries. Yet, lack of proper fall protection remains the most frequently cited violation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. To recognize this often … Read more

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