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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ABC Announces Fifth Annual List of Top-Performing US Construction Contractors

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Associated Builders and Contractors released its fifth annual Top Performers publication, which lists its contractor members that build the country’s most enduring, innovative, high-quality construction projects, ranked by work hours. This year’s Top Performers include everything from women-owned businesses to service-disabled and veteran-owned businesses to minority-owned businesses large and small; general contractors and specialty trade contractors throughout the entire country. To be eligible, Top Performers must achieve Gold status or higher in ABC’s STEP Safety Management System, which makes the top-performing contractors more than six times safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average, according to ABC’s Safety … Read more

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Construction Vehicle Safety Devices Must Be Fit for Purpose Says Tech Specialist

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Following the publication of a report indicating there were over 1,000 fatal injuries in the construction industry during 2020 – hundreds of which came from transportation-related incidents – Brigade Electronics is calling on the industry to ensure commercial vehicle safety devices are fit for purpose. The report, released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, found that workers in demanding industries, such as construction and extraction, transportation and material moving accounted for nearly half of the 4,764 fatal occupational injuries. Due to the size of construction vehicles and machinery, visibility can be limited for operators. Complex blind spots combined with … Read more

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Smart Construction Site, Equipment Implemented on Alamein Downtown Towers Project in Egypt

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The concepts of Chinese intelligent equipment and the smart construction site have been introduced to construction crews working on the Alamein Downtown Towers Project in Egypt. Located on the south coast of the Mediterranean Sea, the Alamein Downtown Towers Project is the starting point and center of the construction of the New Alamein City in Egypt. The project covers a built-up area of about 1.09 million square meters, including the design and construction of a 300-meter-high Iconic tower, four 200-meter-high fully decorated residential buildings and some municipal landscapes. At present, the main structure of the project has been constructed up … Read more

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New Video Sticker Platform by SaferMe to Improve Workplace Safety

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SaferMe has launched SpotCast, a new video sticker platform. SpotCast enables instructional and safety videos to be easily embedded on durable QR code stickers. The sticker is placed on any piece of equipment, and employees simply scan it with their smartphone or tablet and watch the embedded video. No sign-up is required. Markets for the product include manufacturing, construction, engineering and more. Content creators require minimal training on how to use the platform, and the barriers to entry from a technical perspective are negligible. The process for making the videos is seamless. The stickers that are unique to each company … Read more

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