Weekly Toolbox Talk: Fall Arrest Pre-Use Inspection

ANSI and OSHA do not reference a maximum service life for synthetic fiber products. ANSI and OSHA standards require that the user remove the equipment from service if it has been subject to the forces of arresting a fall. ANSI A10.32-2012 does not specify a 5-year harness and lanyard service life. It states that "fall protection equipment shall be removed from service upon evidence of defects, damage or deterioration; once it has been subjected to impact loading; or upon expiration of the...

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President’s Medal presented to Sir William Wakeham

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Tunnelling pioneer John Bartlett receives the Sir Frank Whittle Medal

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Follow what you love into engineering... at New Scientist Live

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Close Calls/Near Misses Are Wake-Up Calls

At MAREK we expect everyone to report unsafe conditions and actions, as stated in PROJECT SAFE. A near miss is always considered an unsafe condition that needs immediate correction. Close calls or near misses are all too common in the workplace. Why talk about incidents that didn’t happen? The following story might make it a little easier to understand a close call:You are walking at your job site. You start to go down some stairs and you lean on the guardrail and it suddenly moves causing you...

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Academy awards eight new research fellowships

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50 engineering leaders become Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering

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Engineering team behind revolutionary copper mining technology wins prestigious Academy Award

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50 engineering leaders become Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering

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CFC Serves Houston’s East End with Help from Construction Industry Leaders

The following article was authored by Elizabeth McPherson and originally published on Construction Citizen.We have previously written about Community Family Centers (CFC) and how they help primarily low-income families in Houston’s Greater East End.  Last month I attended a Friday-morning agency tour to learn about the programs and services that are offered there, and to observe the Food Fair which on that particular day was being run by volunteers from construction companies McCarthy and...

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Safe Before the Storm

RAIN CAN RUIN A JOBRain may be good for the farmer, but it can turn the jobsite into a giant mud pie. The rain can ruin materials and supplies and generally make things downright messy. Steel gets slippery, equipment gets stuck, and workers get wet. By covering equipment, materials, tools, supplies and people, rain doesn’t have a chance to do as much damage as it could. One way to eliminate slip- ping hazards is to sweep water out of low areas used as passageways on worksites.WATCH OUT FOR THE...

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Greenhouse gas removal could make the UK carbon neutral by 2050, but immediate action is required

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Academy comments on Degree Apprenticeships Report

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ICE Raids That Target Employers Won't Solve Our Immigration Crisis

The following article was authored by Loren Steffy and originally published in The Dallas Morning News.The curtain is rising once again on Immigration Theater, that political playhouse in which the Trump administration engages in headline-grabbing showmanship rather than actually addressing the issue of illegal immigration.In the latest episode, some 300 federal agents swooped down on a trailer manufacturer in Sumner, detaining 160 suspected unauthorized immigrants but making no criminal...

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Keith McCray: My Life As a Leadman

 

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More young engineers profiled in #ThisIsEngineering campaign to challenge perceptions of profession

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£15,000 prize for engineering entrepreneurs aged 18-25

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