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Keeping your company on the right side of the law
After years of benign neglect, construction work sites are being targeted by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, part of the reorganized Immigration and Naturalization Service (see āWhere did the INS go?ā in the sidebar on page 52). The number of arrests made by ICE agents is up 88 percent since last year and the [ā¦]
September 6, 2006
Safety
Hobart Brothers develops new training center for filler metal solutions
Hobart Brothers, manufacturer of welding filler metals, has opened a new training center to educate distributors, end-users and employees on use and application of filler metals, in addition to safety and health practices. The center is located in Troy, Ohio, and uses welding power sources supplied by Miller Electric, Bernard MIG guns, Weldcraft TIG torches [ā¦]
August 22, 2006
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Safety
Rent Smart: Renting aerial lifts
Renting an aerial lift can be simple, if you ask the right questions and do your homework. Aerial work platforms are among the most widely rented lifts and these can be divided into two major categories: boom lifts, which are used in places that have obstacles such as branches or power lines; and scissor lifts, [ā¦]
August 6, 2006
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Rich Ponce
It was a lucky accident that Rich Ponce found himself working an indoor job, doing accounting and bookkeeping for a construction firm in Austin, Texas. Even though as the son of a career Air Force logistics expert, Rich hadnāt been exposed to construction in his youth, he soon realized it was something he could do [ā¦]
August 6, 2006
Business
Compact Focus: Compact wheel loaders (under 60 hp net)
It is tempting to view compact wheel loaders as specialty machines since they excel in load-and-carry applications in confined workspaces. Like larger wheel loaders, compact wheel loaders feature a mid-machine articulating hinge pin, four equal size rubber tires, a rear-mounted engine, specialized loader geometry and a high-placed cab from which operators can monitor every aspect [ā¦]
August 6, 2006
Safety
NES Rentals considers financial moves, including sale
NES Rental Holdings, an equipment rental and traffic safety services provider, has retained Bear, Stearns & Co. to help it review various strategic alternatives, which could include sale of the company, a merger, acquisition or other transaction.
August 3, 2006
Safety
U.S. DOT awards Eaton collision prevention technology contract
The United States Department of Transportation Eaton has awarded Eaton a $6.7 million contract as part of a $31.6 million program to develop technologies to help drivers avoid crashes. The Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems Program Field Operational Test is a four-year program that will develop technologies to warn drivers when they are about to leave [ā¦]
August 3, 2006
Safety
Illinois road buildersā group elects first woman president
The Illinois Road & Transportation Builders Association has elected Kathleen Holst president for 2006 and 2007. Holst is regional vice president of NES Rentalsā traffic safety division. She is the first woman president of the 67-year-old IRTBA, which represents 390 members. Holst founded ACCI, a Chicago-area traffic safety company, in 1988 after working in the [ā¦]
August 3, 2006
Safety
AEM joins forces with OSHA to promote safe equipment use
OSHA and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers are in the final stages of forming an alliance that will provide owners of construction equipment with information and training resources that will help them protect employeesā health and safety. AEM, a trade association that represents North American equipment manufacturers, will help OSHA develop training and education programs [ā¦]
August 3, 2006
Safety
AEM offers new machine-focused safety manuals
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has added safety manuals for vacuum excavators and scrap and material handlers to its lineup of more than 50 handbooks and videos for construction, agricultural, forestry and utility machines. The scrap and material handler manual contains basic safety dos and donāts for typical work situations. It covers general precautions, start-up [ā¦]
August 3, 2006
Safety
Iowa man wins JLGās first Telehandler Skills Challenge
Eric Roussel bet he could outperform other telehanlder operators in Las Vegas, and won, taking first place in the JLG-sponsored Telehandler Skills Challenge, held during the World of Concrete show. The contest, which was held among licensed telehandler operators on a simulated jobsite, put the operators through two runs. The first day of the contest [ā¦]
August 3, 2006
Safety
Rising material prices could nullify spending increases in highway bill
Increases in the cost of materials used for highway construction are lessening the impact of the new federal highway spending bill and could limit the ability of states to meet their transportation needs, according to an analysis by a national road buildersā group. During the past two years, the price of materials essential to road [ā¦]
August 3, 2006
Safety
World of Asphalt 2006 to feature live demonstrations
This yearās World of Asphalt 2006 will feature a live equipment demonstration displaying technological advancements in roadbuilding techniques .The show will take place March 13-16 in Orlando. The event, themed āBest Practices with New Technology,ā will allow attendees to see firsthand the latest techniques to build pavements with optimum smoothness and density. Equipment will operate [ā¦]
August 3, 2006
Safety
Volvo recalls 42,000 VN and VHD model trucks
Volvo Trucks will initiate a voluntary safety recall on 42,000 Volvo VN and VHD model trucks manufactured from November 2002 to January 2006 and equipped with the Volvo D12D engine. Volvo had found the potential for exhaust gas recirculation cooler inlet pipes to crack or break. If these pipes fail and are not repaired, the [ā¦]
August 3, 2006
Workforce
Granite Construction one of
Fortune
ās ā100 Best Companies to Work Forā
Fortune magazine has ranked Granite Construction No. 91 on its ninth annual ā100 Best Companies to Work Forā list. This is the third straight year the company has appeared on the list. āThis is a significant achievement for our entire company,ā said William Dorey, president and chief executive of Granite. āThis honor recognizes the quality [ā¦]
August 3, 2006
Safety
Engines debut with wheel loaders
Liebherr has introduced its Generation 6 wheel loaders that have tipping loads of more than 33,000 pounds. The new models ā the L566 and the L580 ā will replace the L564 and an older version of the L580, and coincide with the implementation of Tier 3 engines. The loaders offer several safety features such as [ā¦]
July 27, 2006
Safety
Hyundai sues dealer over gray market machines
Hyundai Construction Equipment USA has sued a Michigan dealer for selling what it deems to be inferior, gray market machines. According to Bloomberg, the suit asks a U.S. Disrict Court in Chicago to direct the Macomb Township dealer to permanently cease selling machines that do not meet U.S. emissions and safety guidelines. The machines are [ā¦]
July 23, 2006
Safety
AEM reps to serve on U.S. trade advisory committees
Darrin Drollinger and Nick Yaksich of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers were recently approved to serve on federal trade advisory committees designed to allow industry input into U.S. trade policy negotiations. Drollinger is AEMās vice president for technical and safety services and serves on the industry trade advisory committee on standards and technical trade barriers. [ā¦]
July 23, 2006
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