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Build Better: Partner with IUPAT Success

Construction Business Owner

Key Benefits: Faster Project Timelines: Completing projects on time or ahead of schedule can give your business a competitive edge. Why Safety Matters: Fewer Accidents: Reducing workplace accidents protects your employees and minimizes costly downtime.

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Early Collaboration: The Key to Commercial Construction Risk Mitigation

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This early planning minimizes the risk of disruptions and keeps the project aligned with its budget and schedule. During this stage, the client/GC team collaboratively address site assessments, permit requirements, and scheduling, leveraging the GC’s practical experience in the field.

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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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Top 10 Contractor Mistakes

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Staying proactive during projects by recognizing pitfalls and taking appropriate steps to avoid them limits accidents, ensures budgets and timelines remain on schedule and creates a more positive work environment. When accidents happen at construction sites , the harm can come to more than just property.

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Keys to an Effective Accident Investigation

Safety Services Company

The nature of a workplace accident will determine the extent of the investigation, the resources that will be needed, what types of investigative processes will be required, and who will need to be interviewed. To do that you must first secure the accident scene. Past accident reports. Work schedules. Gather Information.

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How to Prepare for OSHA’s New Crane Rule

Viewpoint Construction Technology

We have seen a new silica rule that affects construction sites in the past year, though, and now we’re looking at a proposed crane operator certification rule , scheduled to go into effect this November. In any case, contractors should keep an eye on this rule, as it’s still scheduled to go into effect later this year.

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Judge declines to delay OSHA anti-retaliation rule

FDR Safety

The rule – and the guidance OSHA has issued about complying with the rule – can have a substantial impact on how employers conduct drug testing after an accident, set up safety incentive programs, and create requirements for employees about reporting accidents. Details about the rule and the impact it can have may be found here.

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