Let's take a quick test. How many basic senses do we have at birth? Name them. Is it one.... two.... four? I'm sure we all agree the answer is FIVE. These five senses are SIGHT, HEARING, TASTE, TOUCH and SMELL.If you were faced with sacrificing four of these five basic senses, which ones would you keep? Most people would keep their sense of SIGHT. Yet on so many occasions, we treat this most priceless possession too lightly. The value of our sight cannot be measured.The eye is like a camera....
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martes, 26 de febrero de 2019
New Business Coalition, Texans for Economic Growth, and Texas Business Immigration Coalition Launch Texas Compact on Immigration
AUSTIN — Today marks the launch of Texans for Economic Growth, a coalition of Texas business leaders and associations dedicated to recognizing and supporting the positive impact immigrants have on the Texas economy as business owners, taxpayers, and consumers. With its launch, the Coalition partnered with the Texas Business Immigration Coalition (TBIC) to release the Texas Compact on Immigration, a set of principles signed by more than 65 Texas business leaders and groups to...
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jueves, 21 de febrero de 2019
United Tool and Fastener Partners with C3 for C3's First Annual Career Fair
United Tool and Fastener is proud to be a part of the upcoming 1st annual Construction Career Collaborative (C3) career fair on Thursday, April 4, 2019 as a sponsor and safety representative. The event, which will be held from 7am to 3pm at the Fort Bend ISD Wheeler Fieldhouse in Sugar Land, is part of a greater C3 initiative to educate students about careers in construction.“United Tool and Fastener is excited to be a part of this program in the greater Houston area,” UTF President, Bobby...
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miércoles, 20 de febrero de 2019
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 the...
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lunes, 18 de febrero de 2019
Project Based Learning and employer engagement in University Technical Colleges offer lessons for sc
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viernes, 15 de febrero de 2019
Royal Academy of Engineering set to elect its first Scottish President
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jueves, 14 de febrero de 2019
Weekly Toolbox Talk: Material Handling and Hand Safety
Sharp edges and puncture hazardsWhen you are handling metal, remember the sharp rolled edges. Every employee gets relaxed around metal: when you see your co-workers do this, remind them about the sharp edges. Many hand lacerations are caused by carelessness - losing your grip and not wearing gloves (PPE) while handling metal framing, trash and grid. The hazard is there when we are stocking, installing or cleaning up. Always use gloves when handling any kind of metal. Keep in mind the...
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martes, 12 de febrero de 2019
C3 Makes a Trip to Atlanta
The following article was authored by Construction Career Collaborative (C3) Executive Director Chuck Gremillion:Recently, Construction Career Collaborative (C3) board chairman, Mike Holland, COO of MAREK, board members Jerry Lea, Executive Vice President of Hines, Jim Stevenson, immediate past board chair of C3 and President of the Houston Division of McCarthy Building Companies, and I, traveled to Atlanta at the invitation of the Construction Education Foundation of Georgia (CEFGA) to...
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jueves, 7 de febrero de 2019
Opportunity Plus Initiative: A Success Story [VIDEO]
The following article was authored by Elizabeth McPherson and originally published on Construction Citizen.Last month I visited an active construction site in the Texas Medical Center where I was able to interview two MAREK craft professionals who are both working on a hospital construction project, and who both happen to be women. This is the first of those two interviews.Laura Contreres was hired by MAREK after receiving training at Houston’s Community Family Centers (CFC), an...
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miércoles, 6 de febrero de 2019
Weekly Toolbox Talk: Struck By and Caught In Between
Caught in or between and struck by hazards are two of OSHA’s Focus Four. These types of incidents continue to cause many fatalities and serious injuries annually.A struck by injury is caused by forcible contact or impact between the injured person and an object or piece of equipment. A caught in or between injury maybe similar to struck by injuries, but caught in or between injuries can be determined if the injury was created more because of a crushing injury between two objects.Struck by...
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viernes, 1 de febrero de 2019
Video: The Rational Middle on Visas for Skilled Workers
The following article was authored by Scott Braddock and originally published on Construction Citizen.The United States’ program for high-skilled immigrant workers, H-1B visas, is a portion of the immigration picture that even President Donald Trump has said is necessary and should potentially be expanded. "We absolutely have to be able to keep the brain power in this country,” said then-candidate Trump in 2016 as he was in the hunt for the GOP nomination. As they explore the many facets...
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