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    How to Build an Affordable Concrete Home

    Custom-built homes are commonly gracing glossy magazine covers. That's because people in the U.S. have been in love with the idea of owning a large elegant home. For architects and designers, there is more opportunity to present interesting ideas and work with unusual concepts. But with the decline...

     
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    Issues in Post-tensioned Construction

    Post-tensioned concrete construction is a little different than standard reinforced concrete construction. There are several construction issues with post-tensioned concrete that are found consistently among engineers and contractors. Understanding the causes of some of these problems should help...

     
  • The Art of Concrete Stairs

    Stairs play an important part in many projects. Providing both access and egress, stairs can be out of sight and infrequently used—such as in high-rise buildings—or they may be among the most prominent features at the gateway to a site.

     
  • Opp Construction of Grand Forks, N.D. Named Nation's Safest Construction Company in 2012 by National Contractors Group

    Opp Construction wins Willis-sponsored Construction Safety Excellence Awards Grand Prize as 51 other companies win awards for quality construction safety programs.

     
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    OSHA Whistleblowers

    Employers need to understand the implications of OSHA’s new emphasis on whistleblower investigations and inspections. By taking appropriate steps, companies can minimize the number of potential whistleblower complaints that employees file.

     
  • Designing Concrete Mixes for Increased Fire or Heat Resistance

     
  • Pump safety concerns the lines, the boom, thepump, and the earth under the pump-everyone working around a pump operation.

    Concrete Pump Safety Issues

    How to plan for a safe concrete pumping placement.

     
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    Safety Guide fopr Fall Protection Program

    A step by step guide to implementation of your fall protection program.

     
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    Cutting Concrete Safely

    Cutting concrete is a dangerous aspect of the concrete industry. Personal protective equipment not only prevents concrete cutting-related injuries, it also can save lives.

     
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    Cut the Noise

    Protecting your workers' hearing from excessive noise is not only required by OSHA but is the right thing to do. But what's excessive noise and how can you best take care of your workers?

     
  • HEPA filter industrial vacuum cleaners often are preferred because they collect and retain silica dust without dispersing it back into the environment.

    Reduce Exposure to Silica Dust

    Silica dust can cause serious health risks. Use proper housekeeping to keep this nuisance at bay, and your crew healthy.

     
  • Fire Rating

    The city is giving us trouble about an 8-inch-thick, cast-in-place reinforced concrete wall we want to build. They say we have to show them a fire rating for such a wall from an established agency, though they say they are ready to accept an 8-inch concre

     
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    Minimizing Risks When Lifting and Bracing

    Every site-cast tilt-up concrete construction project requires hard work and planning before the building can be erected. Watching the enormous concrete panels being lifted and set into place is an awe-inspiring event that occurs only with careful planning, hours of training and experience, and a...

     
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    Fly Ash Threat

    The long-term consequences of a December 2008 accident at a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) electric generating plant in Kingston, Tenn., could change the way fly ash is used or disposed of in the United States for the foreseeable future.

     
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    Designing and Building Custom Concrete Homes

    Contractors who build development or “tract” homes are concerned about the productivity that results from installing the same design and repeating the same procedures over and over again.

     
  • Safety Matters: Concrete Pump Safety

    Concrete pumping is an economical and efficient means of placing concrete for most concrete placement jobs in the construction industry today. Knowing how to safely work with the concrete pump on the jobsite will help to ensure you have a successful and profitable pour.

     
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    Safety and the Growing Tilt-up Industry

    Tilt-up construction continues to grow as a wide-spread building solution due to its advantages of efficiency, economy, and effectiveness.

     
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    Crane Qualification

    Seminar at World of Concrete: OSHA Updates: Hazard Materials, Silica Dust, and Crane Operators.

     
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    Gloves for Hand Protection

    Work gloves that protect hands and knuckles.

     
  • Safety in Concrete Construction

    Safe practices on concrete construction job sites will keep workers safe.