Backfilling of Sewer Sanitary Trench -Compaction and Equipments
The Constructor
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
Backfilling of sewer sanitary trench is required after installation of sewer pipes. Methods of compaction and equipments for sewer trench backfilling.
SAE Publishes Vacuum Excavation and Sewer Cleaning Equipment Standards
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 10, 2020
SAE has published a second standard for Vacuum Excavators and Sewer Cleaning Equipment with the publication of J3107 to compliment the already published J3106 Standard. The members of AEM’s Underground Equipment Manufacturers Committee (UEMC) understood the need for standards for the growing…
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Construction Equipments
The Constructor
JANUARY 22, 2012
The duration of a construction project is very much reduced by the application of these equipments. BULLDOZER A bulldozer is a crawler (caterpillar tracked tractor), equipped with a substantial metal plate (known as a blade), used to push large quantities of soil, sand, rubble, etc., play an important role in construction technology.
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Contractor wanted for Super Sewer testing phase
Construction Enquirer
AUGUST 13, 2023
London’s new super sewer client Tideway is set to start the hunt for a contractor to maintain thousands of infrastructure assets through the project’s performance and reliability testing phase. The super sewer’s main tunnel, its connection tunnels and shafts are not included in the scope of this contract.
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Maryland Construction Crew Creates a Hallmark Moment for a Toddler
Construction Today
JANUARY 6, 2025
One-year-old Kenneth Durant, captivated by the roaring engines and movements of construction equipment, spent hours watching the local crew from Gaines and Company repair sewer lines in his neighborhood. In Jessup, Maryland, an ordinary day on a construction site turned into a cherished memory.
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Utah Needs $13.7B for Water, Sewer Infrastructure
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 29, 2012
billion in spending over the next 20 years to construct and upgrade its water and sewer systems, according to state officials. billion in spending over the next 20 years to construct and upgrade its water and sewer systems, according to state officials. Utah requires $13.7 Utah requires $13.7 October 29, 2012. read more
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Sewer Contractor Fined for Trenching Hazards
Construction Equipment
APRIL 23, 2014
for failing to protect workers from cave-in hazards after an employee’s leg was broken when a trench wall collapsed during a residential sewer line installation. OSHA has proposed fines of $46,200 for the company, which specializes in sewer installation, and placed the company in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program.'
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56 Sewer Company Cited After Cave-Ins at Two Job Sites
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
OSHA has cited Taylor’s Drain and Sewer Service for 10 safety violations, including two willful. OSHA found that the company failed to protect workers from cave-ins during trenching operations at two separate jobs sites in Lincoln, Neb., leading to a worker suffering a serious injury. OSHA has proposed penalties of $194,000.'
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Is a trench a permit-required confined space?
FDR Safety
MARCH 8, 2016
Tapping/tying into an existing sewer line inside of a trench to make a connection. Using combustion engine-powered tools and equipment inside of a trench. An example might be a 30-inch pipeline laid inside the trench that ties into a sewer line. Digging near leaky underground tanks or pipelines. appeared first on FDRsafety.
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Sewer Cleaner Manual Discusses Water Jetting, Vacuum Hazards
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 18, 2019
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has developed a High-Pressure Sewer Cleaner Safety Manual, aiming to help communicate effective safety messages to equipment end-users. The new manual features safety content related to high-pressure water jetting, vacuum hazards, and spoilage…
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Case Awards $25K in Free Equipment Rental
Construction Equipment
APRIL 16, 2019
Case has awarded its $25,000 Dire States Equipment Grant to Chapin, South Carolina for the East Chapin Sewer Force Main Project. The grant awards the company $25,000 in free equipment rental. The project will install a new parallel force main to relieve pressures on existing sewer force main and…
Milwaukee Tool Announces MX Fuel, a New Battery Platform for Light Equipment
Construction Junkie
MAY 28, 2020
Updated 5/29/20 - Milwaukee has announced official release dates for many of the new light equipment in their new MX Fuel lineup. The MX Fuel line isn’t going to be replacing the M18 line, it’s extending the reach of what cordless tools can accomplish and is targeting light equipment. courtesy of Milwaukee Tool.
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Pittsburgh Begins $2 Billion Sewer System Overhaul
Construction Equipment
MAY 21, 2018
The $2 billion sewer system upgrade in Pittsburgh has a new engineering firm who will oversee the expansion of the city's waste water treatment plant and get the overhaul of the entire system flowing.
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New Method to Keep Mardi Gras Out of the Sewers
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
Unfortunately, it appears that the remnants of those good times have been aggravating the city's water and sewer woes. The Big Easy is known for Mardi Gras partying and too-frequent flooding. Just this year, crews pulled 93,000 pounds of plastic carnival celebration beads from storm drains along a five-block stretch of St.
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Vactor Unveils Next-Generation HXX Vacuum Excavator Concept Truck
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 4, 2017
Vactor Manufacturing, manufacturer of vacuum excavators and sewer and catch basin cleaners, unveiled its new concept vacuum excavator vehicle this week during the 2017 International Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) Show in Louisville, Ky.
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Video: Sewer-Gat(or)
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 25, 2017
Just after 11:00 a.m. Monday, the Martin County Sheriff's office in Florida received a call from a contractor asking for help to get a five-foot alligator out of a large underground water pipe. Florida Fish and Wildlife took over the job and sent a local trapper to the jobsite where the gator had attempted to hide in the pipe.
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7 Benefits Of Wastewater Treatment
Construction Marketing
MAY 13, 2021
Silt Management: Sand and grit removal equipment is used in silt removal, quickly recycling wash water and reusing this valuable commodity for irrigation or additional washing. 5) Avoid Industrial Equipment Damage. When residual wastes are sent to a sewer system, you’ll likely incur significant discharge fees.
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Contractor Placed on "Severe Violator" List after Repeated Trench Violations
Construction Equipment
APRIL 8, 2013
Mike Neri Sewer & Water Contractor Inc., Mike Neri Sewer & Water Contractor Inc., Elk Grove Village, Ill., has been placed in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program following a series of repeat trenching violations. Proposed penalties total $110,440. Elk Grove Village, Ill., April 8, 2013. read more'
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Cemen Tech Adds Faris Machinery in Colorado
Construction Equipment
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Faris has been in business since 1953 and provides equipment and services for the concrete, asphalt, environmental, oil & gas, and solid waste/sewer markets. Faris Machinery is now the exclusive dealer for Cemen Tech in Colorado. It will distribute the Cemen Tech line of advanced volumetric…
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RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SITE PLANNING
The Constructor
NOVEMBER 16, 2011
Civic services such as water supply, drainage sewers, electric lines, telephone lines, etc. The site should command a good view of landscape such a hill, river, lake, etc. There should be good transport facilities such as railway, bus service, for going to office, college, market, etc.
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Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 2, 2016
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment. Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment. Sewers, Hand. Painters, Transportation Equipment. Extraction Workers, All Other. Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations. Mechanical Door Repairers.
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Rethinking Traditional Construction Project Management—Part 1 of 5
Viewpoint Construction Technology
MAY 17, 2018
Project managers have to account for the physical building, bridge or highway work, as well as water lines, sewer lines, electricity, rights of way and easements, drainage, environmental compliance and more. Some aspects of the projects could be handled in pre-fab facilities, while others occur on the jobsite.
How to See the Underground Before Starting a Project
Construction Marketing
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Using this utility map will help you to easily find the areas where this equipment is buried. Aside from utility maps, you may also use CAT scanners and other special equipment to ensure that the underground is free from any apparatuses. Both tools will assist you in locating cables and pipes before digging.
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156 Davis Bacon Prevailing Wage Rages
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 2, 2019
BUILDING construction: The construction, rehabilitation and repair of sheltered enclosures with walk-in access for the purpose of housing persons, machinery, equipment or supplies (includes installation of utilities and equipment, both above and below grade). Example: sewer & water line projects.
WWETT Show displays many ways to grind, scope, pump
Contractor Magazine
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
The annual Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show here mostly attracts the muni crowd interested in big truck-mounted jetters, pumps and sewer relining. read more.
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OSHA urges safety during Sandy cleanup
Safety Services Company
NOVEMBER 5, 2012
. “Storm recovery work involves a wide range of safety and health hazards, which can be minimized by knowledge, safe work practices and personal protective equipment. OSHA wants to make certain that no casualties result from cleanup operations.”
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Takeuchi Announces Rob's Hydraulics as New Dealer in N.C.
Construction Equipment
MAY 1, 2015
they will carry the full line of Takeuchi compact earthmoving equipment, including compact excavators, compact track loaders, compact wheel loaders and skid steer loaders. Located in Grimesland, N.C.,
Conexpo "Quality of Life" Campaign Still Seeking Stories
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
The campaign, in which contractors share their stories, is raising greater awareness of the accomplishments of the construction industry among all those who benefit from its work: vital improvements such as well-maintained and safe roads and bridges, upgraded and fully functioning clean-water and sewer capabilities, and improved facilities for recreation, (..)
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71 OSHA Fines Contractor and Temp Staffing Agency $152,618
Construction Equipment
MAY 14, 2018
after a temporary employee installing sewer lines suffered a fatal injury in a trench collapse in Huntsville. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited All Power Construction Corporation of Huntsville, Alabama and staffing agency Labor Finders of Tennessee Inc. All Power Construction Corp.
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OSHA Cites Contractor Following Trench Collapse
Construction Equipment
DECEMBER 4, 2019
a sewer and water utilities contractor, for exposing employees to excavation hazards after a worker was injured and hospitalized following a trench collapse. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Ballard Construction Co. The contractor faces…
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Rhobina Electric Fined Following Fatal Trench Accident
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 20, 2020
The worker had been installing sewer pipe… The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined Rhobina Electric $37,318 after a trench collapsed and killed a worker at a Taylor, Mississippi, job site. Rhobina, based in Batesville, Mississippi, is a commercial and plumbing contractor.
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Carter Construction Cited for Excavation Safety Violations
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
with four – including two willful – safety violations for exposing workers to excavation hazards while installing an underground storm sewer pipe in a 20-foot-deep trench in Montgomery. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Loveland-based Carter Construction Co. Proposed penalties total $68,500.
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One Worker Injured, One Killed in Trench Collapse
Construction Equipment
MAY 5, 2020
One construction worker was killed and another injured when a trench they were working on as part of a sewer project caved in and trapped them. Longwood police and Seminole County firefighters were sent to Warren Avenue and Oak Street around 1:43 p.m. for reposts of a worker pinned in a dirt…
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Building Energy Efficiency, LEAN, and Cloud Technology
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 22, 2017
Commercial sector energy consumption form profit and nonprofit organizations is used primarily for heating and cooling systems, lights, refrigerators, computers, and other equipment in the buildings where businesses, institutions, and other organizations are located. Malls and stores, Car dealerships, Dry cleaners, Gas stations.
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Hard Construction Costs
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 20, 2017
Hard Construction Costs are the detailed tasks, materials, equipment, and labor required to complete a renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability or new construction project. Site – All site work and underground, aerial, water systems, drains, fire, paving, grading, sewers, etc.
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What are Traps | What Does Trap do | 12 Types of Traps In Plumbing
CivilJungle
JUNE 15, 2020
As the name suggests, traps simply trap the water and sewer gas. The seal is important to keep the environment fresh as it will prevent sewer gasses from entering the building. The seal is important to keep the environment fresh as it will prevent sewer gasses from entering the building. What Does Trap do? Running Trap.
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Illinois Contractor Arrested for Failure to Pay OSHA Penalties
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 21, 2014
Mike Neri, owner of Mike Neri Sewer & Water Contractor Inc. of Elk Grove Village, Ill., was arrested Oct. 27, 2014 after failing to comply with OSHA standards and not paying penalties associated with safety violations, according to the Society for Human Resource Management.'
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Contractor Repeatedly Cited for Trenching Hazards
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 24, 2014
For a second time, OSHA cited Mike Neri Sewer & Water Contractor Inc. of Elk Grove Villiage, Ill. for failing to protect workers from cave-ins during trenching at a commercial job site in Des Plaines, Ill. An inspector witnessed the hazard while traveling past the construction site on July 24, 2013, leading to an official inspection.'
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60 Expand Your Definition of “Network”
PSMJ Resources
JULY 29, 2014
Equipment vendors. Vendors of equipment and supplies often see the raw, real-life, in-your-face behavior of entities. For example, the local sewer authority may have a different perspective on an industrial discharger than you will get from any other source. They may be competitors today but teaming partners tomorrow.
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Weekly Product Gallery: Raypak, Tapplock, General Pipe, WarmlyYours, Matco-Norca, Ridgid
Contractor Magazine
AUGUST 27, 2019
This week's gallery highlights an advanced commercial boiler line; a smart security management platform; equipment to clear sewer clogs; a Wi-Fi-enabled snow- and ice-melting control; PEX and cold expansion PEX ball valves; and wet-dry vacs with ergonomic features.
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Best Project, Water/Environment: Hyperion Headworks Odor Control Upgrade
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 15, 2024
To significantly improve air quality and reduce odor emissions at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, crews replaced outdated odor control equipment with advanced technologies, specifically four biotrickling filters (BTFs) and eight carbon scrubbers to effectively remove hydrogen sulfide and foul-smelling gasses from the influent sewer and headworks (..)
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Incoming NAHB Chairman Jerry Konter on Regaining a Culture of Membership
Pro Builder
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Konter says he will avoid any “pet issues” as chairman and will work with national, state, and local chapters to “rebuild a culture of membership” that responds to today’s home builder concerns and attracts a wider, more diverse community, while equipping members to succeed in their markets. . PB: What inspires you about home building?
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98 Construction Accident Turns Into Recovery Mission
Construction Equipment
JULY 31, 2015
An accident involving a construction worker getting stuck in a sewer trench, has turned into a recovery mission, reports NBC Connecticut.
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Brasfield & Gorrie Helps Honeywell Complete Airbus Powerhouse, Continues Construction on Airbus Campus
Construction Superintendent Magazine
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
The 15,000-square-foot facility includes electrical distribution equipment and a central plant that will supply potable water, sanitary sewer, hot water, chilled water and compressed air for assembly of the A320 family of aircraft. The project was led by Honeywell and Brasfield & Gorrie served as the design-build subcontractor.
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