MacRobert Award 2017 finalists announced

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Hitachi join the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering as latest corporate donor

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Senior Research Fellow to extend the reach of ‘More Electric Aircraft’

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Online tutoring innovation wins the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

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New report: EU funding in UK research and innovation

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Material Handling

Mandatory Topic:Notice to Supervisors: Mandatory Demonstration requires a Minimum of 20 minutes to effectively cover topic.Material Handling InstructionYou will need to demonstrate material handling with at least two different sizes of rock: refer to weight/loading information listed below that was obtained from our suppliers. You will need to demonstrate manual handling of studs and track of different gauges and types. Please read and cover the points addressed in this Tool Box Talk.Make sure...

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Program Building Up Workers’ Skills

The following article authored by Dylan Baddour was originally published in the Houston Chronicle. Reprinted with permission.Jaime Ramos worked picking ornamental ferns in Florida until he got ready to start a family. He took a higher-paying construction job, but then found himself frustrated by a transient labor force that learns as it goes.“There are people who’ve been doing this for years and sometimes they don’t know they’re doing something the wrong way,” he said recently. “Just nobody...

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Trips, Slips, and Falls (Fall Protection)

We have all experienced slipping, tripping, stumbling or falling. Usually the only result is that you feel silly, embarrassed, and perhaps got a scrape or bruise. But falls kill 1,200 people at work a year. They are the biggest cause of accidental death in the workplace. More than 33,000 people are disabled every year from falling down stairs, while many more people receive other injuries like strains, sprains, and fractures.There are three physical factors involved in slips, trips, and falls:...

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Creating a leading nation for engineering innovation – Ian Shott to receive President's Medal

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Five priorities for the next government

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Royal Academy of Engineering pays tribute to Senior Fellow on his retirement

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Working across borders fundamental to UK’s top researchers

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Web-Tex Scaffold Safety

At the Marek Family of Companies we thrive on having safe equipment. Keep in mind that equipment is only as safe as the people who use it are. We have two sizes of the Web-Tex scaffolds: 6’ and 8’. You should use the smallest size possible to reach your work.Today you will discuss the proper uses for a Web-Tex Scaffold, covering the following points: INSPECT THE WEB-TEX before use and report any unsafe conditions to your supervisor. Individually inspect the each truss, connector pins, and...

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