Protecting Workers from Beryllium: OSHA’s Final Rule
April 11, 2018
The final rule of OSHA’s Occupational Exposure to Beryllium standard strengthens worker protection against exposure to this metal element, which can be hazardous if inhaled. The...
8 Tips for Optimizing Your Project Scheduling
April 9, 2018
Completing a building project on time keeps your customers happy, helps you stay profitable and allows you to move your resources on to the next job. Creating and sticking to a...
Preventing Work Zone Injuries
By Marianne Wait | April 5, 2018
Road workers put themselves in harm’s way every day. In 2016, 143 workers died at road construction sites in the United States. Texas had more than its share of these incidents...
The Case for Making Productivity Improvements Now
April 5, 2018
During times of economic prosperity, two interesting phenomena occur. First, a rising tide raises all ships, and this leads some business owners to believe their business...
3 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Construction
April 4, 2018
AI will one day completely transform the jobsite — construction equipment will leverage machine learning to become more and more adept at performing complex tasks autonomously. In...
Improving Jobsite Safety: 6 Measures that Move the Needle
April 3, 2018
According to an ABC report, following these best practices can make construction companies quantifiably safer. Would you like improve your company’s safety performance but aren’t...
OSHA’s Electronic Recordkeeping Rule: 7 Things to Know About Form 300A
By Marianne Wait | March 27, 2018
OSHA is on a mission to improve the tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses. Last year it issued a rule that certain employers, including many construction companies, have to...
Prepare Now for Hurricane Season
March 27, 2018
Proper preparation can help minimize loss and keep workers safe. You can’t magically turn a hurricane away from your jobsite. But careful preparation well in advance of a hurricane...
How Does Your Construction Equipment Utilization Compare?
By Marianne Wait | March 27, 2018
Excavators, dozers and other pieces of heavy construction equipment are the workhorses of every construction site. And those workhorses don’t come cheap. That’s why optimizing...
6 Tips for Implementing an Effective Design-Build Process
March 20, 2018
Design-bid-build is slowly making way for design-build, a project delivery method that allows projects to happen faster and often saves money in the process. Under design-build, t...