Brasfield & Gorrie Observes Safety Week 2016

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Brasfield & Gorrie joined other construction industry stakeholders in sponsoring Safety Week 2016, an industry-wide initiative that aims to help raise awareness of safety in construction. This week, May 2-6, 2016, the company has observed Safety Week 2016 with events and activities at its offices and jobsites. Aimed at increasing employee engagement in safety, Brasfield & Gorrie’s efforts have been focused around the theme, “See It, Own It, Share It.” The company’s Safety Week 2016 initiatives have included a fundraising component to benefit Kids’ Chance, a nonprofit organization that provides scholarships and support to children who have … Read more

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Hill International Receives Two Contracts from GSA Region 5

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Hill International has received two contracts from the U.S. General Services Administration to provide construction manager as agent services during the modernization of two federal buildings in GSA’s Region 5. The two contracts have an estimated combined value to Hill of approximately $3 million. The first project is the J.W. Peck Federal Building, a 10-story office building located at 550 Main Street in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. The building was constructed in 1964 and has approximately 119,000 usable square feet of vacant space throughout the building. GSA will be renovating approximately 230,000 square feet to … Read more

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Skanska’s 12th Annual Safety Week Urges Workers to Choose ‘Ladders Last’

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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Skanska will launch the “Ladders Last” campaign at its job sites this week in an effort to educate its 11,000 U.S. employees to make their job sites and homes safer by choosing alternate ways to work from height other than a ladder. The campaign is the cornerstone of Skanska’s 12th annual Safety Week, May 1-7. A study published by the CDC shows that ladders are involved in more than 80 percent of construction worker fall injuries across the industry and that falls remain the top cause of fatal incidents in construction. By taking time to properly … Read more

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JQ Provides Structural Engineering for Caress Stadium Facilities

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HOUSTON, Texas –JQ has provided structural engineering services for the Caress Stadium at Helfman Field, located on The Emery/Weiner School’s 15-acre campus in Southwest Houston, Texas. Construction was completed last month. The completion of Caress Stadium amenities represents a major milestone in the school’s Champions Campaign, a capital campaign with the goal of raising $20 million by 2020 to enrich academic programs, extend tuition assistance and to expand facilities to accommodate growth in its athletics and arts programs. The Caress Stadium fieldhouse project includes locker rooms, weight room, ticket booth, concessions and support functions on the first level along with … Read more

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Firms Participate in National Safety Stand-Down May 2-6

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In 2014, almost 40 percent of all construction fatalities were fall related, and all of these deaths were preventable. That’s the key message the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration wants to deliver to employers and workers alike during its third annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls from May 2-6. Falls continue to be the construction industry’s leading cause of death; each year, hundreds of workers die and thousands more suffer catastrophic, debilitating injuries. Despite these chilling statistics, the absence of proper fall protection remains the violation cited most frequently by federal safety … Read more

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