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U.S. Secretary of Labor Talks Workforce Development at STIHL Manufacturing Facility

The tour focused on the labor gap, apprenticeships and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

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[VIDEO] Hy-Brid Lifts LeakGuard Provides Rental Centers New Revenue Opportunity

LeakGuard fluid containment system eliminates the need for diapers on lifts and provides another revenue opportunity for rental businesses.

New Remote Analyzer Reader Available for JLG ClearSky Customers

JLG Industries Inc.

Remote tool delivers machine set-up and personality information to service techs.

JLG ClearSky Remote Analyzer Reader (RAR)

Trackunit Manager and Iris IoT Platform Aim to Reduce Machine Downtime

New features in Trackunit Manager and Iris IoT platform showcased at ARA Show target efficiency gains and eliminated downtime.

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Perkins to Focus on Future at ARA Show 2020

Perkins Engines Inc.

Perkins maintains ‘focus on the future’ with continued investment in rental industry, giving fleets the power to self-support.

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Cummins Showcases Newest 12kW Tier 4 Final Mobile Power Generator Technology at ARA

The new Cummins C12D6RE (12kW) mobile generator set is being displayed at The ARA Show 2020.

The new Cummins C12D6RE (12kW) mobile generator set

3 Ways Autonomous Robotics Can Benefit Construction Pros

Trimble’s Aviad Almagor details how autonomous robotics can help contractors in the construction industry improve processes.

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CM Labs Launches Affordable Simulator to Bridge the Skills Gap

CM Labs Simulations, Inc.

Vortex Edge Max entry level heavy-equipment simulator for contractors and training organizations to debut at CONEXPO 2020, booth F100911 in the Festival Hall

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[PODCAST] Top Tips for Hiring in a Tight Job Market

Caroldean Ross, director of construction at RETS Associations, gives actionable suggestions about how construction companies can successfully recruit and retain top talent in a competitive job market.

OSHA Revises Program to Reduce or Eliminate Worker Exposure to Silica

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

The final rule on Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica was published in 2016 to curb lung cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney disease in U.S. workers by limiting exposure to respirable crystalline silica.

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CPWR Tools for Responding to Opioid Impact on Construction Workers

CPWR -- The Center for Construction Research and Training

Three new opportunities to learn about preventing opioid abuse in the industry where construction workers are seven times more likely to die of an overdose than in other professions

Unintentional overdose fatalities in the construction industry jumped from 7 deaths in 2011 to 65 deaths in 2018, a nine-fold increase in eight years.

Study: Influence of Supervisors on Construction Safety Rising

Dodge Construction Network

Engaged jobsite workers continue to be a critical part of safety programs, and new data show that construction firms rely on supervisors’ leadership to improve safety

Study shows 73% of construction companies rely on their supervisors and foremen to deliver safety training to jobsite workers.

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