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Construction Work Accidents- Where Do the Risks Lie?

Constructonomics

To help highlight where the risks lie, the HSE release figures every year detailing stats on the number of injuries and accidents that have been reported and how they have been caused. It’s not a nice place to start yet the fact that there are fatal accidents within the construction industry can’t be hidden.

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Break Your Drivers' Cellphone Habits

Construction Business Owner

The National Safety Council states that nearly 25 percent of all accidents in 2010 occurred because of cellphone use, accounting for nearly 1.1 Regardless of what your employees drive—a car, truck or a fleet vehicle—the most common bad driving habit is cellphone use. million crashes that year.

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A Solid Construction Project Delivery Framework to better address the complex problems of planning, procurement, and new builds.

Job Order Contracting

Cost and schedule overruns, accidents, less than expected quality and inadequate functionality are the norm in the publics sector at federal, state, county, and local levels. While the rampant economic and environmental waste is unsustainable, it continues unabated with virtually zero accountability or oversight.

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What Does Your Accounting System Say About Your Construction Business?

Contractor Bookkeeping

Studies found that alert employees have fewer accidents, which in turn reduces your cost of doing business and raises cash flow and profits. I saw a special where a manufacturer described how the process is that they moved employees on a scheduled basis between workstations to help them avoid boredom and stay fresh throughout their workday.

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Early Collaboration: The Key to Commercial Construction Risk Mitigation

HardHatChat

Englewood’s approach in multi-location projects involves working closely with the client to create a phased schedule and budget that accounts for seasonal material availability and local permitting timelines. This approach ensures that changes are essential, justified, and financially accounted for.

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Break Your Drivers' Cell Phone Habits

Construction Business Owner

The National Safety Council states that nearly 25 percent of all accidents in 2010 occurred because of cellphone use, accounting for nearly 1.1 Regardless of what your employees drive—a car, truck or a fleet vehicle—the most common bad driving habit is cellphone use. million crashes that year.

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USDOT’s promised changes on Crash BASIC don’t materialize

FDR Safety

In recent weeks, the truck and bus industries have been vocal in criticizing the USDOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) slowness in reacting to, and adjusting, its 17-month-old Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program which uses safety performance data to stratify motor carrier’s safety risk.

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