Academy calls on engineering business leaders to use data to drive culture change

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Because We Care

At MAREK we care for our employees. Safety is a major role in everybody’s life and doing the right thing for the right reason is the key to our success. We, as a group of employees, must focus on safety and prevention by practicing problem identification and problem solving. To work at MAREK you must care about safety by paying attention to and avoiding hazards.MAREK takes a lot of effort in making sure each employee has the safest working environment possible. They make sure all the tools are...

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Sir Ralph Robins Medal for Engineering Leadership and the Sir Ralph Robins Scholarship launched

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Academy Research Forum showcases latest engineering research

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Chip[s] Board CEO named UK’s most promising young engineering entrepreneur

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National celebration of engineering held at Westminster Abbey

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Cold Weather Safety

As the weather becomes “frightful” during winter months, construction workers who must brave the outdoor conditions face the occupational hazard of exposure to the cold. You need to be especially mindful of the weather, its effects on the body, and proper prevention techniques.Environmental conditionsThe following four environmental conditions are the causes of cold-related stress:Low temperaturesHigh/cool windsDampnessCold waterWhen your body is unable to warm itself, serious cold-related...

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Africa Prize recognises the continent’s brightest entrepreneurial engineers

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: War on Falls - Suspension Recap, Zero Tolerance

 This zero tolerance means that certain unsafe employee actions will automatically result in suspension from work. So that employees understand what these actions are that will result in suspension, we will recap the WAR ON FALLS safety violations that will result in a minimum two-day suspension.LADDERSStanding on the top or first step of a ladderWalking a ladderStanding on the backside of a portable ladder or standing while facing away from the ladder.Straddling over the top or sitting on...

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Covenant House Executive Sleep Out

On November 15th, I will be sleeping on the street along with more than 80 Houston business leaders. Not only will I be sleeping on the street, but we will be driving around offering support and food for those that often get brushed aside. This event raises awareness, and funds that give our homeless youth some hope.For more information on Covenant House and the upcoming vigil, please visit this link: https://ift.tt/2DiPrDF make a...

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Mike Holland on the Skilled Labor Shortage

The following article was authored by Jim Kollaer and originally published on ConstructionCitizen.com.In the October 2018 issue of Construction Dimensions, the national publication of the Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry (AWCI), Mike Holland, COO of Houston-based MAREK and one of our authors, was quoted along with a group of national specialty contractors about the causes and possible solutions to the ongoing skilled labor shortages in the industry. The article, titled THE LABOR...

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Safe for the Holidays

The Marek Family of Companies wants to take this opportunity to give thanks to the most important part of our business – YOU. We hope that you and your family have had a safe and healthy year. We hope you can spend these holidays with family and be able to give thanks for what you have.All of us at Marek can be thankful for another year. We want to take this opportunity to remind you that safety is not just at work, but everywhere. During this time of the year, auto accidents and fatalities...

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Hinton lecture: more women in engineering will boost businesses

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Engineering the world’s first breath biopsy: meet the 2018 MacRobert Award winners, Owlstone Medical

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Here’s a Solution: Just ID and Tax Undocumented Workers

News of the caravan of migrants coming up from Central America toward the United States has once again put the subject of undocumented immigration front and center just as voters head to the polls across Texas and the nation.President Donald Trump’s hardline stance may drive his base to the polls, but even those folks want a long-term solution — not just rhetoric.For many years, I’ve fought to bring attention to one of the roots of the problem: The breakdown of the employer-employee...

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