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Safety
Dust Control Technology DustBoss DB-60 Fusion
BossTek
The towable atomized mist unit is able to deliver up to 62,800 sq. ft. of coverage.
The towable atomized mist unit is able to deliver up to 62,800 sq. ft. of coverage.
Management
Report: Workers on NYC Public Projects Make Up to 177% More Compared to Private Industry
Construction labors on public projects make up to 119% more than those working on private projects
Construction workers on public projects are earning sometimes significantly more than their counterparts working in the private industry.
Workforce
Training Supervisors Key to Avoiding Discrimination Claims
Safety
New Worker Fatality Database Shows Construction Industry Most Dangerous
Largest open-access data set of US workplace fatalities ever collected identifies a third of deaths in 2014 (1,700), with construction leading 10 industry segments
U.S. worker deaths by industry in 2014 shows construction as the segment with the most worker deaths.
Management
Looking to Hire – Consider YouthBuild Program Graduates
YouthBuild programs target many of the under-represented groups in the construction industry which provides an 'untapped reservoir of talent'
YouthBuild Boston student working with Century Dry Wall foreman laying out bottom track of wall framing for Suffolk Construction’s management offices in the Millennium Tower.
Management
Number of Unfilled Construction Jobs Remains High
National Association of Home Builders
The open rate for construction jobs has been trending upward since 2012 with April average the highest since 2007
On a three-month moving average basis, the open position rate for the construction sector rose to 2.5% in April, the construction sector hiring rate declined to 5% and the number of job quits held declined to 105,000, the lowest level since the start of the year.
Management
Construction Unemployment Rate Second Lowest Since November 2007
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
US construction industry adds 17,000 jobs in May 2015 bringing unemployment rate down to 6.7%
Nonresidential construction employment increased by 8,200 jobs in May, with nonresidential specialty trade contractors adding 5,600 jobs and nonresidential building employment expanding by 2,600 jobs. Residential construction employment added 8,500 net new jobs for the month.
Safety
Two Construction Workers Rescued from Atlanta Golf Course Manhole
Crews still trying to determine how two unconscious construction workers ended up in manhole
Safety
NY Fatal Construction Accidents Highest Since 2008
In just the first 5 months of 2015, New York has had as many construction fatalities as all of 2014
Management
3 Problems with Using Incentives to Motivate Construction Employees
The Contractor's Business Coach
Bribing employees with money to motivate specific behaviors can be a dangerous path for construction contractors
Perhaps the biggest problem with using money to motivate desired behavior is that it leads to employees paying a lot of attention to a specific task or goal and does so to the harm of other duties and objectives.
Workforce
Missouri S&T and NRMCA Seek Abstracts for 2016 Conferences
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)
The Missouri University of Science & Technology and the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association are seeking abstracts for the 2016 Self-Consolidating Concrete Conference and the International Concrete Sustainability Conference.
Safety
Contractor Fined $121K After Demolition Worker Dies
District Attorney has yet to announce if criminal charges will be filed
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