Western Specialty Contractors Launches Program to Re-Evaluate Safety on Changing Jobsites

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The construction industry is fast-paced and ever-changing. Change can be exciting for workers and their supervisors, but it can also be challenging. Not taking the time to ask the right questions about safety when a job changes can potentially lead to unsafe choices, accidents and delays. Starting in May, Western Specialty Contractors launched its S-T-E-P-P-S (Stop, Think, Employees, Public, Property, Safety) Program designed to get workers to ask the right questions about safety during job changes and develop the answers that will prevent accidents. “Since their jobs change every day, Western is requiring that every worker and their foremen STOP … Read more

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DEWALT LANYARD READY Solutions Available for Select Corded, Cordless Tools

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DEWALT’s LANYARD READY solutions are now available for select corded and cordless tools. These integrated solutions offer options to tether select corded and cordless tools to rigid structures on jobsites when working at heights with a maximum lanyard length of 2 meters, helping to secure the tool in case it’s dropped. The solutions are available in two ways: pre-installed or by a DEWALT service center where attachment points can be installed on select cordless DEWALT drills and impact drivers. Kitted LANYARD READY cordless tools such as the 20V MAX* Brushless Hammer Drill/Impact Driver Combo Kit include an integrated lanyard attachment … Read more

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ABC Honors Best at Annual Excellence in Construction Awards

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LONG BEACH, Calif. — Associated Builders and Contractors’ officials announced the winners of its annual awards for best construction projects, safety performance, diversity initiatives and the Contractor of the Year. The awards were presented at the 28th annual Excellence in Construction Awards during ABC Convention 2018. Excellence in Construction Awards ACI Mechanical Named Contractor of the Year National Safety Excellence Awards National Diversity Excellence Awards ABC’s convention also features the National Craft Championships, the Construction Management Competition, keynote speakers and education sessions for ABC members and staff from 70 chapters, technology exhibits, networking opportunities and a national board meeting.

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Using Drones to Streamline Work, Cut Costs and Manage the Jobsite

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By Tom Simon If you want to see how the $505-million Mercyhealth Hospital and Trauma Center-Riverside in Rockford, Illinois is being built, just look to the sky. In a first for Mortenson, the builder is using drones to map, plan and manage complex site utilization faster and better than traditional methods make possible. Unlike the unmanned aerial vehicles used to produce those entertaining novice videos on YouTube, these drones are delivering precision video and images with dimensional data of the 65-acre construction site in near real time. The builder integrates the drone-captured data and images with the project’s BIM and … Read more

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Gammon Construction Wins Contract for Lyric Theatre in West Kowloon Cultural District

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Gammon Construction Limited has been awarded a HK$1.5 billion contract by the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in Hong Kong to deliver the extended basement and public infrastructure works for the L1 Contract for Lyric Theatre Complex and Extended Basement at WKCD. The project involves excavation and lateral support followed by construction of a two-level reinforced concrete structure, as well as public infrastructure works including drainage, a traffic lay-by and associated temporary works. The contract is Gammon’s third award from the WKCDA. It is also carrying out foundation works for the theatre, for which it has twice received the Authority’s … Read more

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