Weekly Toolbox Talk: Sprains and Strains

Sprains and strains continue to be one of the highest types of injuries within our company. By following a few simple rules, many of these injuries can be avoided or their severity greatly reduced. Medical evidence has shown that performing warm-up exercises before work and after breaks reduces strain and sprain type injuries.These rules are:Warm up before performing physical taskStretch when starting work, after breaks and lunchGet help if the task requires itPush whenever possible, don’t...

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Engineering gender pay gap in the UK less than feared, but still requires action

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MAREK Announces Senior Leadership Promotions for Houston Commercial Division

MAREK announces the promotion of Phil Nevlud to Division President of its Houston commercial construction business. Jorge Rodriguez is promoted to Managing Director of Field Production and George Kissamis is promoted to Managing Director of Estimating and Project Management. This team will lead sales and project management as well as construction project delivery across all of MAREK’s commercial service lines: core and tenant drywall, acoustical ceilings, paint, specialty finishes, fabric...

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2020 good for construction in Houston, but more jobs and workers are needed

The following excerpt was taken from an article in KTRH posted by Audrey Morton:Marek Construction Companies CEO Stan Marek said the construction industry will be extremely busy this year."The residential industry has a lot of multi-family and single-family housing coming up. The medical center has about over $4 billion worth of work planned for the next 18 months," said Marek.He said highway construction will be busy. However there will be a continuation of construction starts of new...

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Academy President comments on the Global Talent Visa announcement

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Mobile gadget library for schools wins audience vote for Martin Bruce at Africa Prize Live

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Eyes Are Priceless

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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Women in Construction & MAREK Being a Part of the Ever-Changing Workplace Relationships in Construction

The following blog post was written by Grace Johnson, Safety Advisor at MAREK's Houston location.I was recently given the opportunity by MAREK, along with one of our Field Foreman, Jaime Ramos to participate on a discussion panel hosted by the AGC Houston. The panel consisted of 6 individuals both male and female, discussing the obstacles women face in the construction industry and how we (individually and as an industry) can move forward to co-exist and create a better future. Almost 100...

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Workplace Distraction

When we do accident investigations, a lot of times we’ll find injuries can be attributed to some type of distraction.Although it may not be possible to eliminate distractions, experts say steps can be taken to minimize them and recognize when they occur.Different types of distractionsWhen people are distracted, they are not paying attention and fail to see hazards, which can lead to injuries.A major distraction is the need to get the job done quickly. When employees become fixated on completing...

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Behind the Build: Interview with Shannon Davis, Learning and Development Lead, MAREK

The following interview with MAREK's Learning and Development Lead, Shannon Davis, was conducted by Alyssa Jaber and originally published in Autodesk's construction blog.Pop quiz: What’s the most valuable resource in construction? If your answer is a specific building material, process, or even technology, you’d be incorrect. Construction’s most valuable resource: people. At this very moment, millions of individuals are working around the clock and impacting how our world is...

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: War on Falls: How To Report an Accident

 How long you work for us is based on how you safely perform your job and meet the production expectations of your supervisor.Every Front Line Supervisor is responsible for timely reporting of all work-related injuries, accidents and fall exposures. To properly carry out his duties, today we are reviewing with all employees, the responsibilities of supervisors and employees to report accidents.The first and primary responsibility for accident reporting falls to the employee. If you are...

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Academy Fellows recognised in New Year Honours 2020

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