ABC Safety Report: Construction Companies Can Be Nearly 6 Times Safer Than the Industry Average Through Best Practices

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Associated Builders and Contractors announced the findings from its 2024 Safety Performance Report, an annual guide to construction jobsite health and safety best practices. The report is unveiled to coincide with Construction Safety Week, May 6-10. The annual safety report also provides a comprehensive understanding of the impact of deploying ABC’s STEP Safety Management System, which enables top-performing ABC members to achieve incident rates 576% safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics construction industry average. The research on more than 900 million work hours completed by participants in the construction, heavy construction, civil engineering and specialty trades in 2023 … Read more

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Recapping Safety Week at Warfel Construction

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Warfel Construction sees safety as a holistic imperative, motivated by our deep appreciation for the value of each person. Driven by core values (honesty, integrity, accountability, teamwork and initiative), the company’s safety culture focuses on creating work environments that promote physical, mental and emotional wellness. The agenda for Safety Week was strategically designed to fit this culture. Every single employee participates and has an opportunity to collaborate with and get to know team members while experiencing a robust set of educational sessions. A specific committee spends months planning the event and ensures all activities are productive and relevant. Each day … Read more

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Construction Begins on Jacksonville Aviation Authority’s Third Concourse, Parking Garage

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Balfour Beatty breaks ground on Jacksonville Aviation Authority’s approximately $340 million Concourse B project and an additional parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport in Florida. A ceremonial dirt turning event was held on May 10. Once complete, the major construction projects will transform the travel experience at JAX and meet future demand of forecasted passenger traffic. Balfour Beatty serves as general contractor for the deliveries of the new concourse and approximately $100 million parking garage structure at JAX. Concourse B will be constructed over three major phases which includes the delivery of phase one, the security checkpoint expansion which was completed in Fall 2023. Phase two includes … Read more

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Construction Association Releases Decarbonization Playbook

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The Associated General Contractors of America released a decarbonization playbook designed to help firms assess, track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the projects they build. The new resource, titled The AGC Playbook on Decarbonization and Carbon Reporting in the Construction Industry, is part of the association’s broader efforts to make sure construction firms play a leading role in crafting carbon-reduction measures for the industry. The new resource outlines a four-step process firms can follow to work with partners to confirm who should be accountable for various carbon emissions associated with a construction project. It also outlines how to document who is accountable for those emissions to limit surprises and risks for everyone involved … Read more

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