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Thursday, 10 December 2009 13:36 |
It's no secret that the clearing, excavating, and grading involved in construction disrupts the natural functions of landscapes, but what many people may not completely understand is the impact such environmental upset can have on the quality of nearby bodies of water.
Construction activities contribute to increased stormwater runoff and site erosion, allowing sediments to pollute surface waters such as lakes and streams, and they also can unearth more toxic pollutants embedded in a site or introduce new pollutants from construction equipment. All this degrades the quality of the water that humans and animals alike depend on. There are methods for managing construction site soils that minimize damaging runoff and discharges, but while every state and local government establishes requirements for managing stormwater discharges, some are more stringent than others and water quality varies widely around the country.
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Wednesday, 09 December 2009 11:02 |
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DBI-SALA, a Capital Safety brand solely dedicated to the fall protection market, has announced the launch of their New ExoFit™ XP Flotation Harness.
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Monday, 07 December 2009 09:21 |
 Spanish Construction Companies FCC and ACCIONA Implement Employee Tracking Solution for Tunnel Workers' Safety, With Ekahau's T301BD Wireless LAN Staff Badge and Pager Ekahau Inc., the worldwide leader in High Performance Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems RTLS , today announced that together with its Spanish integration partner, BAUTEL Comunicaciones S.L., it has successfully implemented a solution to track workers in underground tunnel projects as a joint venture with the construction companies FCC Fomento de Construcciones Y Contratas, S.A. and ACCIONA S.A.. The implementation is based on the Ekahau Wi-Fi RTLS solution that provides real-time location information on the whereabouts of people and assets anywhere within a sites Wi-Fi network coverage area, using the existing enterprise Wi-Fi network as the infrastructure platform.
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Last Updated on Monday, 07 December 2009 09:25 |
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Sunday, 06 December 2009 09:22 |
 SHANGHAI will strengthen monitoring and controls on construction vehicles to improve road safety threatened by a series of fatal accidents involving speed, top city officials said yesterday.
At least five government departments involving construction, traffic and police attended a meeting to take action following mounting calls for joint efforts.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 06 December 2009 09:29 |
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Sunday, 06 December 2009 08:41 |
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 Two construction workers fell to death from the eleventh floor of an under-construction IT park building near Velahery on
Bhavan (26) and Surendar (25), from West Bengal, were engaged in fixing iron sheets above the roof. Suddenly, a large iron sheet fell on one of them while trying to fasten another sheet to a pillar. With the pressure of two heavy iron sheets on them, both of them lost their balance and hung on to the safety belt. Before other workers could come to their resuce, their belts snapped and plungged to the ground. Five other workers were engaged on the 11th floor, fixing iron sheets.
A reminder to check all harnesses - they get easily damaged. Lives depends on them, they need to be in perfect condition
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Last Updated on Sunday, 06 December 2009 09:15 |
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