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Combating Safety Risks: Construction Safety Week

PC Construction

When change occurs in construction – whether it is an unexpected delivery or a change in weather – the likelihood of injuries occurring increases. One of the best tools to combat safety risks associated with a change is to bring the team together to analyze the impact.

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Davis Bacon versus Prevailing Wage Rates & Construction

Job Order Contracting

After Kansas’ prevailing wage law was repealed, wages fell 11 percent, training programs declined 38 percent, job site injuries rose 19 percent and employer contributions to pensions fell 17 percent. 4BT.US – Efficient construction project delivery, unit prices books, training, services, and technology.

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Improve construction collaboration by leveraging construction analytics

Lets Build

Identifying and fixing mistakes as soon as they happen significantly reduces the risk of injuries due to preventable accidents. Connect your teams with LetsBuild; book your personalised demo today to see how we can help you improve your on-site and off-site collaboration.

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Why Emergency Training Courses Are Important In The Workplace

Contractor Bookkeeping

Will the trainees receive a coursework, an electronic fact sheet, or a book after the training? First aid saves lives, most especially if there are grave injuries and it is crucial that immediate actions must be done. Trainees will be able to learn how to give injections, bandage injuries, control blood flow, and use painkillers.

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How asset tracking software solves major construction management challenges

Lets Build

Imagine a system that allows you to know when certain machinery is booked, create purchase orders online instantaneously, and manage vendor details on the cloud! This is really crucial because poorly maintained equipment can increase the instances of injuries on construction sites.

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Top 5 Challenges for Construction Project Managers

Fieldwire

E-Book The 5 Secrets to Jobsite Productivity A practical guide for construction workers and teams to improve jobsite productivity today Read more → ## 3. Workers face real dangers on-site including bodily injuries and even loss of life. Finally, the project’s budget needs to be reviewed constantly to stay on track.

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DebunkTheBIM: BIM = The ArtS AND ScienceS of making buildings

DebunkTheBIM

And ADD to ‘the injury’: they need to have an aptitude towards IT. My BIMblog and the books I’m reading. While we collectively mulled over this subject, an unexpected answer came to mind, in response to why was it so difficult finding good BIM-mers in the AEC? A combination even harder to find. at 8:15 AM.

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