ANSI Recognized by OSHA as an Approved Accrediting Body for Crane Operator Certification Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has been recognized as an approved accreditor of crane operator certification programs by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S. Department of Labor. “ANSI is pleased to have earned OSHA’s recognition as an accreditor of crane operator certification programs, which attests to the highest quality of the Institute’s personnel certification accreditation program,” said Lane Hallenbeck, ANSI vice president of accreditation services. “This is just the latest example of how government agencies in key sectors rely upon ANSI accreditation as the most rigorous and comprehensive third-party verification of the … Read more

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Alabama Construction Industry Launches Campaign to Combat Looming Shortage of Skilled Workers

“Dirty Jobs” executive producer and host Mike Rowe to appear in campaign MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Approximately one third of all skilled tradesmen in the construction industry are over the age of 50. With their retirement on the horizon, training programs are not producing enough young workers to replace those exiting the industry. To combat this trend, Alabama’s construction industry will launch an education and recruitment campaign Monday, Aug. 23 to bring new people to the commercial and industrial construction industry. The campaign issues a rally cry to young people and those who influence them, challenging them to: “Go Build.” Mike … Read more

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U.S. Workers Risking Injury by Not Wearing Required Safety Equipment

Survey of Safety Professionals Finds Shockingly High Incidence of Noncompliance ROSWELL, GA. — Nearly all of the safety professionals in a survey released today said that workers in their organizations had at some point failed to wear the necessary safety equipment while on the job. An exceedingly high 98 percent of respondents who attended the recent American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) show in Baltimore answered “yes” when asked if they had observed workers not wearing safety equipment when they should have been, according to the survey, which was conducted by Kimberly-Clark Professional.   To make matters worse, 30 percent … Read more

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AGC Launches New Program to Make it Easier to Build and Renovate Green, LEED-Certified Buildings

New “Building to LEED for New Construction” Designed to Help Contractors, Designers and Developers Navigate Green Building Certification Process, Maintain LEED Accreditation The Associated General Contractors of America today unveiled a new green construction education program designed to make it easier to build and renovate green, LEED-certified buildings. The new program, called Building to LEED for New Construction, Second Edition is designed to help contractors, designers and developers successfully navigate the green building certification process and keep their green accreditations current. “Green building is rapidly changing from a niche market to the industry norm,” said Stephen E. Sandherr, the association's … Read more

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Kraus-Anderson and Veit Companies Partner to Create Unique Drywall Recycling Program

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — An estimated 30 billion square feet of gypsum wallboard is manufactured each year in North America. According to waste management specialists, approximately one pound of waste is generated for every square foot of construction area. That translates to about a ton of wasted scrap per home. Now imagine how much scrap wallboard is created when building a seven-story, 235,000-square-foot hospital building. To re-use the gypsum, while addressing the enormous wasted scrap, Veit Companies and Kraus-Anderson Construction Company (KA) have partnered to create an innovative drywall recycling program for the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital construction project … Read more

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