Worker Safety on Worker’s Memorial Day from the Desk of CPWR Executive Director Chris Trahan

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Fifty years ago on April 28, the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect. It created two federal agencies vital to protecting American workers: the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. April 28 is also Workers’ Memorial Day in the U.S., the National Day of Mourning in Canada and International Workers’ Memorial Day around the globe. It is a day to pause, to mourn for those injured, made sick or killed by their jobs and to pledge to do better to protect all workers’ safety and health. In the half-century since … Read more

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Crane Industry Services Adds Open Enrollment Classes for NCCCO Crane Operator Certification

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Crane Industry Services now offers monthly open enrollment training and written and practical exams for NCCCO Mobile Crane Operator certification. CIS is authorized to deliver practical exams for NCCCO Telescopic Boom (Swing and Fixed Cabs) and Lattice Boom Truck Cranes. The NCCCO Mobile Crane Operator Training program is specifically designed to prepare experienced operators for the successful completion of NCCCO written and practical examinations. This program includes a CIS Study Guide, which is authored and copyrighted by CIS on an annual basis, interactive classroom exercises and hands-on practice time on CM-Labs simulators. To see the full open enrollment training and … Read more

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Leadership, Craft Training Experts Launch Workforce Development Program

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Okos Partners LLC and Crane Industry Services LLC have launched TradeUp, a collaborative partnership program providing workforce development services for employers seeking skilled craft professionals. “Traditionally, it takes four years, eight organizations and a network of industry, education, community and training organizations to get one person career ready,” said Peter Krammer, senior partner of Okos Partners. “That process can be daunting for prospective employees and employers.” TradeUp offers a fresh approach to the skills gap problem by working with employers to plan, create and implement a workforce solution that directly connects education and community-funding sources with employers to help people … Read more

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Podcast Looks at State of Construction Industry, Opportunities for Growth + More

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The latest installment in the podcast series “Topcon Talks Construction” is now available. Hosted by Murray Lodge, senior vice president of Construction for Topcon Positioning Group, the podcast covers a number of topics ranging from the state of economic recovery in the U.S. and North America to building tomorrow’s construction workforce. Guests for the newest installment include Kate Fox Wood, Washington-D.C.-based senior director of government relations for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and Dariana Tani, economist for the Americas for GlobalData LLC, headquartered in London. Together with Lodge, they discuss ways in which the construction industry is moving forward in … Read more

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American Society of Concrete Contractors Releases Guide for Designing, Constructing Concrete Toppings for Buildings

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The American Society of Concrete Contractors’ Education, Research & Development Foundation has published “Guide to the Design and Construction of Concrete Toppings for Buildings.” The authors are Scott M. Tarr, P.E., FACI; Ronald L. Kozikowski, P.E. and Matthew J. Sheehan, P.E. Tarr and Kozikowski are president and vice president, respectively, of North S. Tarr Concrete Consulting, P.C. Sheehan is president of Concrete & Construction Consultants, LLC. In May 2014, the ASCC Technical Committee held a workshop on Concrete Topping Slabs for Buildings, during which a variety of industry representatives discussed issues they faced on a regular basis with topping design … Read more

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