Building A Sustainable Future: Harnessing Recycled Materials For New Construction
- ENVIRONMENT
- June 6, 2023

Last year, more construction workers died by suicide than from falls, electrocutions, struck-by accidents, and caught-in injuries combined. Roughly five thousand suicide deaths against about a thousand from OSHA’s entire “Fatal Four.” We run safety stand-downs against the smaller number. We say almost nothing about the bigger one. I’m not going to pretend to be
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By Michael Metz-Topodas, Saul Ewing LLP Introduction With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) enforcing an entire section of regulations devoted to the construction industry, changes at the agency significantly impact contractors and their operations. Keeping track of OSHA’s recent activities ensures compliance and promotes safety. With that in mind, contractors should know about
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By Stephen Peterson, Caterpillar Safety Services Hear from a Caterpillar expert about how you can maintain your momentum and continue to grow your site’s safety culture. To achieve greatness in any endeavor, it helps to make a habit of building momentum. It is the catalyst that drives people and organizations from average to good, and
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By Myra A. Cunningham, Carson Law Group, PLLC A commercial construction project is approaching a major deadline. Electricians are working overhead while a drywall crew moves material through a shared corridor. Temporary laborers unload equipment nearby as multiple subcontractors attempt to complete punch-list items before an owner walkthrough scheduled for the next morning. During the
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By Adam Roderick, Datateer; and Nick Williams, R.I.S.E. Inc. We were sitting together in ASAC’s Trade Partner Connection, experienced leaders from across the construction industry trying to tackle some of the challenges we all feel every day. The topic of the day was employee well-being. Inevitably the familiar old mentality creeped in: “This sounds good
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Dear Readers, As the school year comes to a close and summer begins, many of us are looking ahead to a busy season for our businesses and our families. This time of year always seems to bring a natural moment of transition, and for me, that is especially true as I write my final letter
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