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NAPA Names Safety Innovation Award Winners

National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)

Awards program celebrates innovations that improve worker safety

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Cat® Soil Compactors: Quality Results Made Easy

Caterpillar

Count on Cat soil compactors for reliable, efficient compaction. Cat compaction technology can help you hit targets with confidence –– no guesswork.

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NAPA Operational Excellence Awards Honor Asphalt Industry Leaders

National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)

Awards program celebrates safety innovations, ecological operations, community involvement, and marketing practices

Tier 4 Makes Construction Equipment Repairs a Tough Nut to Crack

While in-house technicians may provide an efficient solution for basic maintenance of Tier 4 Final engines, any type of repair work beyond that might be best handled by factory-trained dealer technicians with access to proprietary tools.

Tier 4 Final engine service requires specialized diagnostic tools and software, which can differ from one manufacturer to the next. The proper use of this diagnostic technology is best gained through specialized training.

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National Trench Safety Opens Branch in Tucson

National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, trench and traffic safety engineering, announced the opening of a new branch operation in Tucson, AZ.

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2016 Pavement Top Contractor: Pavement Repair List Back Up to 75 Contractors

Repair-only sales decline 7% yet still maintain last year’s huge jump.

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Genie Training Manager to Speak at Safety 2016

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Scott Owyen, Training Manager for Genie, will present on the topic of “Aerial Platform and Telehandler Operator Training Best Practices” at Safety 2016, the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) professional development conference.

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ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Safety Meeting App

Record and track OSHA required safety meetings, accidents, incidents, near-misses, employee attendance and more with the Safety Meeting App

The Safety Meeting App provides instantaneous documentation of safety meetings and then stores the records in the cloud.

Keeping Your Temperature in Check

Remote infrared thermometer allows workers to focus on more important tasks

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Are Green Retrofits the Future of Construction?

61% of all construction projects today are retrofits with Denver and Seattle pioneering ways to make the case for investing in green retrofits.

Retrofits at the Byron Rogers Federal Office Building in Denver included complete design and construction upgrades to the structural elements and all major building systems. The building upgrades, including natural daylighting reduced annual energy costs by 55%.

Bore Repair Systems BOA-408i Automatic Bore Welding System

Bore Repair Systems Inc.

Enables repair of worn pivot points found on all types and sizes of construction equipment and attachments

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How Geogrids Help Remediate Failures

Geogrids have aided in retrofits by facilitating a reduced thickness of the sub-base; serving as an abridgement; enabling a shorter time of construction, as well as a cost reduction

Orange County Public Works relied on Geotextile Apparatus Co.’s Grizzly Cub fabric/grid installation machine, attached to a motor grader, to properly place the geogrid on its projects.

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The Safety and Risk Management Council (SRMC) of the American Society of Concrete Contractors Announces New Safety Award

American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)

The ASCC Member Owner Safety Award recognizes one owner/executive each year, of a contractor member company, that displays a clear focus and passion for safety, and provides the leadership that creates a best-in-class safety culture.

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