Working with Tilt-Up Construction

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Safety best practices on the jobsite By Lester Hill Tilt-up construction is fast becoming the go-to method for almost all forms of industrial and commercial construction, from distribution centers, to schools, churches, libraries, retail centers and office buildings. However, it’s not without risks when compared with traditional methods of building. And when best practice controls are in place, risks can be minimized. The following tips can lay the groundwork for a safer process. 1. Lifting and erecting panels. Prior to commencement of panel erection, the contractor should ensure that detailed plans for lifting and erecting the panels are prepared under … Read more

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Contractor Surpasses 10M Hours Without Lost-Time Injury

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The Boldt Company has achieved a safety milestone: logging 10 million hours without a lost time incident. Safety statistics are reported from Boldt jobsites nationwide and represent self-performed work hours across diverse geographies and projects. Leaders credit operational practices that ensure all employees are educated on safe work practices, work crews have appropriate equipment and frequent jobsite audits uncover potential problems. “When we look at the variety of market sectors The Boldt Company serves, we find our crews working on some pretty complex construction projects that present differing and unique risks,” said Scott Frazer, vice president of corporate safety. “Our … Read more

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Western New York Construction Leaders Join Gilbane Building Company in Buffalo

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John Yerico and Sean Sullivan have joined Gilbane Building Company’s Western New York team. The addition of these veteran team members continues to bolster the company’s strategic growth and expertise to support clients throughout the region. John Yerico brings 32 years of construction-related experience and will be serving as general superintendent on the media optimization project at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Prior to Gilbane, he worked for Athenex Pharmaceuticals as its senior director of engineering, construction and maintenance. His versatile background includes roles as foreman, superintendent, project manager, branch manager, senior project manager and department director throughout his career. Specializing in … Read more

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Diversified Fall Protection Announces Two Acquisitions

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Diversified Fall Protection has completed two acquisitions of fall protection companies: Versatile Systems, Inc., based in Valencia, California, and Rooftop Anchor, Inc., headquartered in Heber City (Salt Lake City), Utah. Versatile is a turnkey provider of fall protection solutions and RTA is a leader in rooftop and suspended access fall protection solutions. Terms of the transactions were not announced. Versatile offers a complete fall protection capabilities portfolio, including engineering, design, fabrication, installation and training. It offers extensive experience in specific California regulations and applications, and detailed OSHA and ANSI-certified inspections. RTA designs, engineers, manufacturers, inspects and tests fall protection systems … Read more

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The UP Companies Hires Joe Hunsucker as Square UP Operations Manager in Kansas City

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The UP Companies has hired Joe Hunsucker as Square UP operations manager at its Kansas City, Kansas office. In his new position, Hunsucker is responsible for leading and managing all field staff, promoting and enforcing company processes and all field training programs, monitoring workmanship on projects, ensuring the delivery of materials and equipment to jobsites and managing labor costs, among other duties. Prior to Square UP, Hunsucker worked four years as a superintendent for JE Dunn and spent more than 20 years with E&K where he started as an apprentice carpenter and advanced to foreman, superintendent and senior operations manager. … Read more

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