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United Rentals acquires HSS RentX branches, opens contractor supply center
United Rentals has acquired all HSS RentX branch locations in Colorado. HSS RentX, the American operation of British-based HSS Hire Service Group, has 14 operating rental locations in the state. “With the acquisition of the HSS RentX branch network in Colorado, we have more than doubled our footprint in a vibrant construction market and substantially […]
July 5, 2005
Safety
WTC study suggests skyscraper construction changes
If there had been one more staircase in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, there might have been more survivors, engineers said in a federal report released June 23. To rebuild the nation’s confidence in skyscrapers, the draft report, released by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology, addresses […]
June 30, 2005
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First contractor completes OSHA pilot program
After nine months of intense preparation, an Iowa-based contracting company is the first to complete an OSHA program that makes it eligible for exemption from the agency’s regular inspections. The Weitz Company of Des Moines was recognized June 22 for completing OSHA’s Challenge pilot program — a three-stage process for contractors to improve their safety […]
June 29, 2005
Safety
Illegal immigrant construction workers access nuke site
Sixteen illegal immigrants who slid through security at a nuclear weapons site in Tennessee last year could cost subcontractors their right to self-certify the citizenship of employees working at sensitive national security locations, officials said Wednesday. Steve Wyatt, spokesperson for the National Nuclear Security Administration, said an investigation by NNSA and nuclear operations management company […]
June 27, 2005
Safety
Fall-protection harness creates toolbox in the sky
The new Miller Revolution fall protection harness has been designed from scratch to provide users more comfort, safety and convenience. Pivoting links where the upper harness connects to the lower harness allow the Revolution to bend freely with the user. The front of the pivot point is a steel button onto which you can clip […]
June 27, 2005
Safety
Control panel monitors, protects generator operations
Godwin‘s new line of generators features a programmable microprocessor control panel that offers automatic warning and shutdown. The units have an oversized generator for providing maximum power for single-motor starting kVA and longer bearing and insulation life. For power settings, a voltage selector switch allows power to the lugs to be set in single-phase or […]
June 22, 2005
Recruiting & retention
Unions discontent with AFL-CIO form coalition
Unhappy with the AFL-CIO’s recruiting efforts, five of the group’s largest unions – including the Laborers’ Union — formed an alliance June 15 aimed at boosting participation in the nation’s organized labor movement. The Change to Win Coalition, led by the Service Employees International Union, also includes the Teamsters, Unite-Here and the United Food and […]
June 21, 2005
Safety
United Rentals opens branches, adds to board of directors
United Rentals announced June 1 it has opened a trench safety branch in Indianapolis and a regular branch in Lufkin, Texas. The trench safety branch will rent trench shields, shoring systems, slide rail systems and steel crossing plates, as well as confined space products and other trench safety equipment. The company also offers 24-hour emergency […]
June 21, 2005
Safety
Ford recalls 260,000 trucks and SUVs
Ford is recalling 260,000 vehicles, most of them heavy-duty pickup trucks, due to the possibility of sudden engine stalling or fuel line problems. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 180,104 of the vehicles are Ford Superduty, Excursion or E-Series trucks, SUVs and vans from model years 2004-2005. The vehicles are equipped with 6-liter […]
June 19, 2005
Safety
NES Rentals names safety, environmental health director
NES Rentals has appointed Teresa Kee director, safety and environmental health, at its headquarters in Chicago. Kee will strengthen NES’ environmental stewardship program and its ability to address the increased demands of regulatory agencies, said Andrew Studdert, president and chief executive of the company. Kee will oversee NES’ occupational safety program. Kee worked most recently […]
June 13, 2005
Safety
Modine names executive vice president
Modine Manufacturing has hired Thomas Burke to the newly created position of executive vice president. Burke will be responsible for the company’s North American automotive and commercial HVAC divisions, fuel cell products group, corporate information technology and environmental, health, safety and security departments. Burke spent the past nine years with Visteon, where he was most […]
June 13, 2005
Business
Peterson Manufacturing celebrates 60th anniversary
Peterson Manufacturing is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year with special events and customer promotions scheduled for summer and fall. Peterson has grown from a small, automotive aftermarket supplier of such items as safety lighting and tire pumps to a quarter-billion-dollar corporation serving transportation-related industries around the world. “We’re not exactly high profile,” says president […]
June 13, 2005
Safety
Study: One-quarter of U.S. roads in substandard shape
Approximately one in four miles of the nation’s major roads — interstates, freeways and local roads — are in substandard condition according to a Washington, D.C.-based transportation research group. TRIP‘s study, Rough Ride Ahead: Metro Areas with the Roughest Rides and Strategies to Make Our Roads Smoother, found the top three metro areas with the […]
June 8, 2005
Workforce
Federal grant to promote construction trades
To combat an anticipated worker shortage, construction industry organizations have teamed up with the Department of Labor to launch a national initiative to increase awareness of career opportunities in the skilled trades. “Skills to Build America’s Future,” a partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Association of Home Builders, the National Heavy & […]
June 3, 2005
Safety
Senate approves highway spending bill
The U.S. Senate‘s approval of a highway bill May 17 has set the stage for negotiations with the House and a possible showdown with the president. In a bipartisan 89-11 vote, the Senate approved a bill that provides $295 billion for repairing and building the nation’s roads and bridges, as well as funding public transit […]
June 1, 2005
Safety
United Rentals opens trench safety branch
United Rentals announced May 11 it has opened its first trench safety branch in Canada. Located in Abbotsford, British Columbia, the facility will provide customers in the Vancouver area with underground construction equipment rentals, sales, service and a line of contractor supplies. The location will rent the latest technologies in steel trench shields, aluminum trench […]
May 23, 2005
Safety
‘Hitchhiker’ film spotlights heavy equipment maker JCB
The $50 million film version of Douglas Adam’s sci-fi novel “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” featured an intergalactic plotline, exploding planets and singing dolphins. But it also made use of Earth-based equipment company JCB‘s machines and operators. “Hitchhiker,” which has grossed more than $56 million since its release on May 1, used 12 JCB […]
May 18, 2005
Safety
Soaring temperatures make construction sites dangerous
The sun and warm weather the approaching summer months will bring to most jobsites mean you must take special precautions to prevent heat-related injury, illness and death. One of the hottest, and most dangerous, areas of the country for construction work during the summer is Texas. Concrete and asphalt worksites in this state regularly exceed […]
May 16, 2005
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