Employment / Career Information:

• Construction Job Search Tips on finding the best job with the right keywords.
• Construction Staffing Companies Recently I have heard several horror stories about construction staffing companies.
• Welding Should You Pursue a Welding Career?
• Underwater Welding Underwater welding is a high paying, much in demand, lucrative and rewarding profession.
• Heavy Equipment Training Schools Nowadays there is a great demand for qualified heavy equipment operators because of boom in the infrastructure, construction and the mining industries.
• Overseas Jobs Your Best Choices for High Paying Overseas Jobs.
• 50 Offshore Drilling Companies High paying jobs in the offshore oil and gas drilling industry
• Offshore Oil Rig Jobs lucrative opportunities are found on offshore oil drilling rigs.
• Offshore Roustabout Jobs Roustabout jobs are the entry-level jobs on oil rigs.

Safety:

• Construction Job Site Safety Audit 9 Common Construction Site Safety Issues
• OSHA Issues Guidance On The Selection And Use Of Slings.
• Near Miss Accident Potential safety hazards can be recognized through near miss accidents.
• Heat Acclimation is one of the best defenses against heat stress injury and heat related fatalities.
• Guide to OSHA Scaffolding
• Confined Space, The nine parts of a comprehensive yet efficient confined space safety program .
• Explosive Chemicals. How Dangerous are They? Article by Thomas Yoon
• Respirators The Respiratory Safety Policy
• Engulfment. The capture of a person by a liquid or granular material
• Scissor Lift. The Safe use of Scissor Lifts.
• OSHA's Top 10 Most Cited Standards The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Fiscal year 2008 (October 2007 through September 2008):
• Construction Safety is AttitudeThe most important element in construction safety or industrial safety is a good attitude toward accident prevention and hazard
• The Safety Task Assignment (STA)The safety task assignment is a procedure used to make an effective safety audit for a task before it is assigned
• Assured Equipment Grounding Conductor ProgramThe occupational safety and health act (OSHA) gives construction site employers two options for protecting workers from electrical shock while using portable tools and extension cords.
• Rope AccessIndustrial rope access techniques offer a comprehensive range of work at height solutions for tasks in difficult access areas
• Scaffold Safety Effectively Managing Worker Safety on a Scaffold. Planking is the number one cause of scaffold accidents and fatalities.
• Caution: Woodworking Tool Hazards
• Hand and Power Tools The safe use of hand and power tools
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Conservative Tests and Treatments Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Construction Safety Tips Construction work can indeed be dangerous.
• A Brief History of Personal Fall Protection
• Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awarness Asbestos Dangers Facing Construction Workers Today
• Asbestos Abatement Asbestos Dangers Facing Construction Workers Today
• What is Manganism? What is Manganism? Welders Disease? Author: Michael Monheit, Esquire,
• What is being done about welding fumes What is being done about manganese exposure causing manganism? Author: Michael Monheit, Esquire,
• Tailgate Safety Meeting Topics Free Topics for use in holding weekly safety meetings.

Equipment and Material:

• The Centrifugal Pump
• The Knuckleboom (Knuckle Boom) Articulating Crane
• The Pile Driver, And its role in the constructin industry
• Portable Power Generator Safety Please don't endanger the life of the utility lineman.
• Metabo's Newest Heavy Duty Angle Grinder Advanced Protection Features to Extend Tool Life
• Gear Box
• Aluminium Tubing Aluminium tubing is used extensively in various industries like the food processing, mining, aerospace, computer, medical equipment and automotive industries.

Technical and Maintenance:

• Partial Discharge Detection
• Pump Maintenance
• Bearings Bearing types, application and Maintenance.

Labor /Management:

• Construction Management Software : Because Planning Can Mean Everything
• The Brass System A simple method of construction project timekeeping.
• Construction Project Labor Agreement, A project specific collective bargaining agreement between all the parties involved for the life of a construction project.
• Critical Path Method, Used widely as a tool for effective construction management

Legal:

• Construction Site Accidents Are Often Serious or Fatal Statistics and legal resource on Serious or Fatal construction site accidents

 

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