KAI Build Expands with New Hire Adam Link

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KAI has expanded its Build Group with the recent addition of Adam Link as project manager in the company’s St. Louis, Missouri headquarters. Link has worked his way up the ranks in the construction industry through the trades to project manager, and has performed every job in between. His areas of expertise include project management, carpentry, low-income housing, senior housing, new construction and remodels. Over the course of his career, he has become proficient in the creation, implementation and management of construction budgets and schedules. He is a Licensed Journeyman Carpenter with over 14 years of construction industry experience. He … Read more

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Mark Your Calendars for Safe + Sound Week Aug. 9-15

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CPWR is an organizing partner in OSHA’s Safe + Sound Campaign — a year-round, nationwide effort to raise awareness of the value of workplace safety and health programs. According to CPWR, every workplace should have a program that includes management leadership, worker participation and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards. Each August, Safe + Sound Week recognizes the successes of workplace safety and health programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America’s workers safe. This year’s Safe + Sound Week takes place Aug. 9-15. Check out CPWR’s Safe + Sound page for construction-specific resources and … Read more

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CPWR Offers Resources for Improving Safety this Summer, Beyond

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The start of the summer and the move back toward pre-pandemic life is a great time to recommit to improving safety on the jobsite. The following CPWR resources can help keep workers safe on the job. COVID-19: While there has been progress in keeping workers safe from the coronavirus, it remains a life-threatening hazard. The latest additions to CPWR’s COVID-19 Resources are fact sheets and infographics on vaccines and ventilation, including information targeted to small contractors. These materials join the COVID-19 Clearinghouse, the COVID-19 Exposure Control Planning Tool, the COVID-19 Toolbox Talk, the COVID-19 webinar series and more. Hazard-specific resources: CPWR … Read more

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Anthony LaFata Joins Stevens Construction as Superintendent

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Anthony LaFata has joined Stevens Construction as superintendent, bringing 24 years of healthcare and commercial preconstruction experience. He will provide onsite project supervision, ensuring schedule and quality goals are achieved. In addition, he will lead subcontractor coordination, jobsite inspections, foreman and safety meetings, while creating schedules, daily job reports, reviewing cost reports and safety logs. Throughout his career, LaFata has completed $332 million in commercial construction throughout Florida and the Midwest, with a specialization in healthcare, municipality, hospitality and commercial projects. He has received multiple designations including American Concrete Institute Certification, FEMA Incident Command System and Incident Management System, OSHA-30 … Read more

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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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