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Why PPE is the Last Line of Defense

Construction Business Owner

Why PPE is the Last Line of Defense Believe it or not, the answer isn’t just wearing the right PPE. These include elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and PPE. They start from the most effective measures at the top, to the least effective at the bottom.

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BRPH supports the aerospace and defense industries with innovative solutions and sustainable practices

Construction Today

Celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, BRPH is a technically focused architecture, engineering, design, and construction firm that helps mission-driven clients identify gaps in their program delivery and develop innovative solutions.

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How Innovation Drives Superior Products

Construction Business Owner

How Innovation Drives Superior Products Inside the research, development, manufacturing & testing of industry-leading PPE mhodges Thu, 02/02/2023 - 08:37 For over 100 years, Superior Glove has engineered and manufactured innovative, high-quality hand and arm protection and complementary personal protective equipment (PPE) for every major industry.

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The Issues Associated with Using Location Factors and “national average” cost databases

Job Order Contracting

ccc, Developing Location Factors Using a Factoring Method, International Cost Engineering Council, ICEC International Cost Management Journal (ICMJ), 1998.). The RSMeans city cost index (CCI) and the Department of Defense area cost factor (ACF) index are two primary examples of location factor publications. (Peitlock, B.A.,

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Contract Void Ab Initio: Key Insights into the KBR vs. Corps of Engineers Affirmative Defense

Best Practices Construction Law

In a recent Board decision dated December 13, 2023, the United States Army Corps of Engineers sought to amend its answer in the case of APPEALS OF – KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT SERVICES, INC., The proposed amendment introduces an affirmative defense, contending that Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. under Contract No.

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Construction Cost Knowledge Management

Job Order Contracting

The ability to clearly define detailed line item tasks defining the desired scope of work is critical to mitigating errors and omissions, reducing the number of change orders, as well as achieving defensible cost visibility and transparency. Technology alone, however, is not enough to harvest the value of cost knowledge management.

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Army To Continue Pursuing LEED Gold and Platinum

Green Building Law Update

Back in December 2011, GBLU reported on legislation that banned the Department of Defense from pursuing LEED Gold or Platinum certification. After giving a green building legal presentation at the American Society of Military Engineers in Fort Leonard Wood last month, I had a chance to talk to contractors about the LEED ban.

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