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Disney Springs dining and entertainment district will create 1,200 construction jobs in Orlando
For years, Downtown Disney has been where adults go to play once the kids are away on family trips to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Floria. But in the next three years Downtown Disney will double in size and become Disney Springs, Similar to the complex it will replace, Disney Springs will offer visitors shopping, […]
March 20, 2013
Workforce
Maryland light rail projects expected to create 7,000 construction jobs
Two Baltimore light rail projects are expected to create nearly 7,000 construction jobs in the area and state officials are rushing to prepare the state’s workforce. The Baltimore Purple and Red Line light rail systems, estimated to cost $2.15 billion and $2.5 billion respectively, will create jobs for "equipment operators, electricians, cement and brickmasons, carpenters […]
March 18, 2013
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Charles D. Lowder Inc. wins Equipment World’s top safety award
When a firm is well established, there can be an attitude of not fixing what isn’t broken while old ideas and ways of doing things hold firm. Which is why Gene Lowder, president of Charles D. Lowder Inc., celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, took a different approach with his safety program. The company’s efforts […]
March 14, 2013
Workforce
Big construction employment gains indicate rising contractor confidence
On Friday the latest round of figures from the U.S. Labor Department showed that the construction industry enjoyed its highest monthly gain in six years by adding 48,000 jobs in February. The construction industry employs 5.784 million Americans as of February. That’s the highest mark the industry has attained since September 2009 and is a 2.5-percent […]
March 11, 2013
Workforce
Opinion: Jeb Bush’s immigration solution “elegantly simple”
One might have known that the best idea to come forth on immigration in decades is now being trashed by partisans in both political parties. Jeb Bush, older brother of former president George Bush, has written a book that details what he thinks is the best way to handle illegal immigration and the some 12-million […]
March 11, 2013
Driver/operator coaching/training
AEMP hosts lunchtime Metrics in Equipment Management webinar
The Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) will host its March Learn Over Lunch webinar, entitled “Metrics in Equipment Management,” on March 7 at 11 a.m. Central Time, and again on March 28 at 12 p.m. Central Time. The webinar will focus on using financial measures common to the equipment industry and how to improve […]
March 1, 2013
Workforce
October becomes “Careers in Construction Month,” seeks to expand construction workforce
One organization sees the very real threat of a construction labor shortage in the U.S. and is doing something about it. Build Your Future (BYF) has named October 2013 “Careers in Construction Month,” primarily due to the support and recognition from BYF supporters and other organizations of Careers in Construction Week. Careers in Construction Month […]
February 28, 2013
Workforce
Undocumented workers make up half of Texas’ construction workforce
A report released Thursday alleges that half of the construction workers in Texas are undocumented, aka illegal aliens. Why is nobody surprised? If you drive around Austin and San Antonio as I often do, you’ll see plenty of billboards advertising new homes for $90,000. And Texas governor Rick Perry flaunts the state’s low cost of […]
February 26, 2013
Safety
AEM expands library of safety manual e-books on Apple’s iBookstore
The Association of Equipment Managers recently published its fourth safety manual to Apple’s iBooks e-book platform for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The latest manual deals with industrial/agricultural mower safety. Safety manuals on hydraulic excavators, aerial work platforms and agricultural sprayers are also available. The manuals are all priced at $3.99. The association says […]
February 25, 2013
Safety
Safety walkarounds Part 3: Keeping it going
In Part 1 & Part 2 of this series we covered the definition and importance of management walkarounds as well some advice on how to conduct them effectively. In this last article of the series we’ll look at some additional implementation tips and challenges and conclude with a summary of the overall process. Do’s and Don’ts There are […]
February 21, 2013
Safety
Safety Walkarounds Part 2: How to get started
In part 1 of my series on safety walkarounds, I explained the importance of work observations by managers (and others). These work observations are NOT traditional low value inspections of work space, nor are they limited to observations of a predetermined set of “critical” behaviors. Instead, walkarounds focus on the work and the associated hazards. Managers/observers then partner […]
February 20, 2013
Workforce
Economists forecast housing-fueled construction job growth
Goldman Sachs economists recently forecasted a housing recovery-fueled increase to the pace of added jobs each month to between 25,000 and 30,000, CNBC reported. In 2012 that pace averaged out at 14,000 per month. Due to the 1.5 million jobs lost in residential construction between 2006 and 2011, the economists warn that even with the […]
February 20, 2013
Safety
Walkarounds make safety management a partnership with crew
Much (perhaps too much) of the safety literature of the last few years has focused on employee driven “behavior-based safety” peer observation programs. The fact remains, however, that safety is a line management responsibility. Implied in that responsibility is the need (obligation?) to fully understand how safely the work employees are responsible for is performed. […]
February 20, 2013
Safety
A hard hat made from sugar?
As an interesting new addition to its V-Gard line of hard hats, Pittsburgh-based company MSA has developed a hard hat made from a material sourced entirely from sugarcane. The MSA V-Gard GRN is made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), a material made from sugarcane ethanol. The cool thing about making HDPE in this way is that […]
February 14, 2013
Safety
How to choose the safest steel-toe boots for the job
Safety toe work boots are of the utmost importance for those of you working with heavy equipment, chemicals, are doing lots of climbing or are working around electricity. Without them, you become susceptible to cuts, broken toes (or even feet), sprains, electric shocks, punctures on the bottom of the feet and/or burns. That being said, […]
February 13, 2013
Safety
Associations issue aerial work platform safety document
Four associations have joined together to issue a 36-page best practices document on workplace risk assessment and selecting the most appropriate aerial work platform for a job, it was announced at The Rental Show. The American Rental Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the International Powered Access Federation and the Scaffold & Access Industry Association […]
February 13, 2013
Driver/operator coaching/training
Genie launches online aerial work platform learning
Terex Aerial Work Platforms’ new Lift Pro online-based training is designed to accommodate the different learning curves of individuals, says Jeff Waldo, director of marketing. “It’s interactive, and can be stopped and resumed at any time,” Waldo says, indicating the total online training segment takes three hours. After the online training is complete, trainees take […]
February 13, 2013
Workforce
Construction adds 28,000 jobs in January; employment up to 3-year high
The construction industry added 28,000 jobs in the month of January, according to preliminary figures from the U.S. Labor Department. Construction is on a bit of a roll as of late. January marks a 3-year high for employment and the second consecutive month of job gains after 30,000 jobs were added in December. In the last […]
February 1, 2013
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