As craftworker preferences change, employers need to be prepared to meet those needs. High job satisfaction is generally acknowledged as having a direct correlation to low turnover. This means that the industry may need to rethink the way projects are designed to take advantage of the increasingly...
During the real estate heyday of the mid-2000s, the building of single-family homes in Florida, Nevada and California led the construction boom, and then the bust. In the past year, while California, Texas and Florida saw the biggest increases in raw numbers of construction jobs, the ...
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West Virginia again added the highest percentage of construction jobs (27%, 9,900 jobs), followed by Nevada, Arizona, North Dakota (11%, 2,800), Wyoming (11%, 2,100) and Alaska (10%, 1,600). Construction employment reached new highs (in records dating back to 1990) in four states...
Billy Hext Drive to make the Loop around backward to get there--you're then completely screwed because you literally have to drive almost 3 miles all the way back to Midland and the 1788/191 intersection in order to flip back around and head the other way and stay on 191 to Billy Hext...
OSHA training is the best method for workers to perform their jobs safely and is an investment that will pay back over and over again in fewer injuries and illnesses, better morale, lower insurance premiums and more. The10-hour OSHA Outreach Training programwas designed for any construction or...
The strong young man at the construction site was bragging that he could out do anyone in a feat of strength. He made a special case of making fun of one of the older workmen. After several minutes, the older worker had had enough. “Why don’t you put your money where your mouth ...
In Section Three, The Grandfathers of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Kingston depicts the experience of Ah Goong, a railway construction worker. Together with other Chinese laborers, Ah Goong risks his life to set off dynamite with hand in the dangling basket over ravines. However, after the ...
Some studies investigated the factors affecting safety practices in the construction industry. These factors include but are not limited to: Management support Fall protection systems Regular safety controls and effective communication Clear and acceptable objectives Teamwork Worker attitude Appropriate supervisio...