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Is Gravity Part of OSHA’s LOTO Regulation?

FDR Safety

Examples include: A skilled worker setting up a frame for welding and fabrication and a 400 lb. Imagine being held to a legal liability for trying to foresee and manage every service or maintenance task where a falling part could injure a worker. Imagine for a minute how many machine guards, parts, assemblies, etc. be hazardous?

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Is Gravity Part of OSHA’s LOTO Regulation?

FDR Safety

Examples include: A skilled worker setting up a frame for welding and fabrication and a 400 lb. Imagine being held to a legal liability for trying to foresee and manage every service or maintenance task where a falling part could injure a worker. Imagine for a minute how many machine guards, parts, assemblies, etc. be hazardous?

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5 Ways Leading Contractors Keep Their Clients Happy

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Along with software, leading contractors embrace technologies that speed efficiencies, such as pre-fabrication, drones and robotics. A technology-driven company is better set up to meet the baseline need of meeting time and budget requirements. Solutions like Viewpoint Team are bringing entire project teams together in real time.

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8 Best Practices to Decrease Your Accident Rate and Increase Your Approval Rate

Construction Marketing

There are a number of legal hoops most construction companies must jump through in order to begin building, and it is essential that all proper registrations and licenses are earned before work begins. Not only does this prevent accidents due to improper training, but it protects the business from legal action and a fallen reputation.

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Job Order Contracting versus Design Bid Build

Job Order Contracting

Integrated project delivery ” integrates people, systems, business structures and practices into a process that collaboratively harnesses the talents and insights of all participants to reduce waste and optimize efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication and construction…. Virtual elimination of legal disputes.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Wikipedia says, “IPD is a collaborative alliance of people, systems, business structures and practices into a process that harnesses the talents and insights of all participants to optimize project results, increase value to the owner, reduce waste, and maximize efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication, and construction.”

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4 No-Brainer Workflows with Autodesk Construction Cloud Connect 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

That’s what Canam, North America’s largest fabricator of structural steel components, did when they implemented Autodesk Build. Getting your legal ducks in a row is paramount in construction, which is why it is important to have robust contract management workflows. . 3: Contract Management. DocuSign .

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