Words: Oliver Auston, chief innovation officer at Pure Safety Group (PSG)Photo: PSG Every safety product must meet minimum standards, set by OSHA, and may meet optional standards set by ANSI. Standards should be the starting line, not the final goal, when building safety products for today’s workers. Since the purpose of safety products is to …
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Words: Uma Basso Photos: Gatorback, Bon Tools, MARSHALLTOWN, BanksPhoto Mason contractors and tenders can attest to the incredible value that a mortarboard brings to the job site. Don’t be fooled by their basic design. Mortarboards are anything but simple. Built with durability in mind, sloped edges and rugged materials have helped to make the mortarboard an essential …
Words: Christopher Rodermond Photos: Extracker Software There are many choices for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software designed for the construction industry. One such platform, designed for the field and the office, is a mobile and web app called Extracker. This software is a point solution that works in between ERP systems to help create, track, and …
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Words: Paul PottsPhoto: Kanizphoto If the law of privity remains a valid defense for architects, most contractors, subcontractors, or other third parties could not bring a claim or lawsuit against an architect for negligence. While lack of privity is still a valid defense in some states, various interpretations of Tort law have expanded the likelihood …
Paul Oldham, MCAA Chairman We are all in some stage of business and life returning to somewhat normal. Here in Indiana, as of July 4th, we are to be “Back on Track.” As I write this, (it is the last week of May) we don’t know exactly what that means. As Lisa and I sat …
Contractors have unique abilities, equipment and training to “see” things that almost no one else can. You can merely look at a set of plans and see, right then and there, if a proposed project will not work – even though it was designed by the expert architect or engineer.
Words: Corey Adams Do you ever sit around and wonder how someone became successful? What did they do to get where they are? Are they smarter than me? Do they know something I do not? Then when all your rationalization fails, you determine that they were just luckier than you. I am going to …
Words: Jude Nosek, Keson/SOLA Humans love straight lines. Our streets, sidewalks, sports fields, and foul lines, railroad tracks, walls, decks, foundations, shelves, roofing tiles, hopscotch layouts- straight lines are found everywhere we build. However, we humans are terrible at drawing straight lines unaided. Try it! I would be very impressed if you made it past five inches …
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