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BMW revives an aging workforce
BMW, aging workforce, factory, construction equipment, diesel mechanics, equipment operators
September 11, 2012
Safety
Construction spending declines in July
Construction spending decreases 0.9 percent in July, according to the September 4 report by the United States Census Bureau, which also reports construction spending is up 9.3 percent year over year. Nonresidential construction spending fell 0.6 percent in July, with outlays slipping to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $563.2 billion. Year over year, total […]
September 6, 2012
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Safety
Kendell Poole new Governors Highway Safety Association chairman
Kendell Poole, director of the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office, has been elected the new Chairman of the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), the national nonprofit organization representing state and territorial highway safety offices across the country. Poole’s priorities as Chairman will be to assist states with implementation of the highway safety programs authorized under […]
August 30, 2012
Safety
Summit releases DOT Drug Testing series
Summit Training Source has released two new interactive, multimedia online courses, DOT Drug Testing: Supervisor Training and DOT Drug Testing: Employee Awareness. These courses are intended to help companies understand the importance of drug and alcohol free employees, as well as the rights and requirements for testing for both employees and supervisors. They are available […]
August 29, 2012
Safety
Safety Watch
Backhoe Woes  Make sure your machine is blocked or chocked before leaving it on a slope  By Amy Materson    The accident: A backhoe operator was working on covering a pipe in a drainage ditch next to a retaining wall. He parked the machine on a slope and exited the backhoe […]
August 28, 2012
Workforce
Reporter
By Equipment World Staff   Dozer, grader advances highlight Deere’s 175th  This year, John Deere celebrates its 175th year, a history that includes the company’s entry into construction equipment in the mid-1950s. Key products along the way include: 1958: The first all-hydraulic dozer, the Model 64, featured a new six-way power-angle-tilt (PAT) blade. The operator could control tilt, angle, […]
August 28, 2012
Safety
Product Focus
Trenchers  By Wayne Grayson   SINGLE-HANDED CONTROL Barreto Manufacturing offers multiple application solutions with the TK Track Trencher Series. TK series walk-behind trenchers feature an ergonomic single-handed control, with engine options ranging from 13 to 30 horsepower and trench depths between 24 and 48 inches. Track trenchers have a larger footprint, doing less […]
August 28, 2012
Safety
Pelican’s Advanced Area Lighting Group Redefines The 9460 and 9470 RALS
TORRANCE, CA –Pelican™ Products, Inc., announced today that their Advanced Area Lighting Group, has rolled out refined and more powerful versions of their 9460 and 9470 Remote Area Lighting Systems (RALS). The 9460 RALS and 9470 RALS are part of Pelican’s line of area lighting systems that provide convenient and ecologically responsible alternatives to wasteful […]
August 28, 2012
Safety
Final Word
Where the Jobs Are  If there is one bright spot in the economy and employment numbers it’s in the energy development field. There are plenty of good paying jobs from the Canadian oil sands to the shale gas in South Texas for people who’ve got the moxie to seek them out. Take Carrie Sims, […]
August 27, 2012
Safety
ASSE, OSHA, NIOSH support Fall Prevention Campaign
In order to provide additional tools to prevent worker injuries and fatalities in the construction industry, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is joining with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to support a new Fall Prevention Campaign. The NIOSH National Occupational Research […]
August 24, 2012
Workforce
AEM hosts Customer Support Seminar
The 2012 Customer Support Seminar of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) will be held September 17-19, 2012, at the Sheraton Indianapolis City Centre in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Customer Support Seminar is AEM’s annual industry forum for off-road equipment manufacturing parts, service, training and warranty professionals. The focus is on adapting to ever-changing technology, challenges […]
August 23, 2012
Safety
Defining what it takes to be a professional equipment manager
The education portion of the Randall-Reilly Construction Symposium kicked off today in Dallas with a presentation from Guy Gordon, who is director of asset management for Aegion, chairman of the Association of Equipment Management Professionals. Gordon began by asking attendees to define who manages the equipment in their construction companies. He noted that everybody: operators, […]
August 22, 2012
Safety
Vista offers articulated haul truck training online
Vista Training has launched an articulated haul truck training module as part of its Silver Series of web-based operator training programs. The program, Articulated Haul Truck – Basic Operation & Safety, is a one-hour, web-based, self-directed course which focuses on machine basics, pre-use inspection, loading methods, hauling and unloading the truck. For more information about […]
August 20, 2012
Business
Finding the best mobile BIM apps to put to work on your jobsite
Thomislav Zigo of Clayco Inc. spent about an hour during the first day of the Associated General Contractors of America IT Forum Conference on getting the most out of Business Information Modeling applications for tablets and smartphones on the jobsite.
August 17, 2012
Safety
Miller hosts show-and-tell at Lambeau Field
Welding equipment manufacturer Miller Electric used the home of the Green Bay Packers to showcase their products in action at an event held August 15. Along with sister ITW subsidiary Hobart Brothers, Miller provides welders and supplies for Neenah, Wisconsin-based Miron Construction, the general contractor handling the Lambeau Field expansion. The expansion, set to have […]
August 17, 2012
Safety
Volvo CE offers Road Institute courses
Volvo Construction Equipment is offering courses during the 2012-2013 Road Institute. The course curriculum offers two- to five-day sessions beginning in October and continuing through May 2013, with classes held at two training facilities in North America. These facilities are located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and Phoenix, Arizona. Road Institute focuses on the hot-mix asphalt (HMA) […]
August 16, 2012
Workforce
Trimble’s Juno T41 is a rugged smartphone designed for the jobsite
For those looking to implement smartphones into the day-to-day operations of their jobsite but are worried about the fragile nature of those devices, Trimble stepped forward Wednesday with a solution.
August 15, 2012
Safety
AGC, ClickSafety offer online training
The Association of General Contractors of America (AGC) has joined with ClickSafety to offer a wide range of mandatory and optional safety training programs online. ClickSafety is authorized by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to provide its online Outreach Training Program, plus the company offers more than 300 courses […]
August 13, 2012
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