Spending Review must support innovation to improve resilience and cut carbon emissions

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Lewis Hamilton and the Academy announce the board members of The Hamilton Commission

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Employee Handbook - Part 1

ATTENDANCE Regular and on-time attendance is essential to the efficient operations of the Company and is an essential function of every employee’s job. Excessive absenteeism and tardiness are not only inconvenient, they are also costly problems. While it is recognized that occasional illness or personal reasons cause unavoidable absence or tardiness from work, regular on-time attendance is required for continued employment. Employees must call their supervisor or the office prior to 6:30 a....

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Academy welcomes 53 leading UK and international engineers as new Fellows

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Academy announces nine new Policy Fellows

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Hand Tools Safety

Of all the equipment placed at our disposal, common hand tools, which we take for granted, are the most useful and the most often abused. A recent review of construction injuries reveals quite a number of minor accidents involving the use of hand tools. To counteract this trend, it would be wise to review the basic rules governing the use of hand tools. Choose the right tool for the right job. Use only tools in good condition – no tools with cracked or broken handles,...

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Immigration and the Construction Industry

Center for Houston’s Future hosted a conversation with Loren Steffy about his new book with Stan Marek, Deconstructed: An Insider’s View of Illegal Immigration and the Building Trades. Illegal immigration is one of the most challenging issues facing America. Histrionics rule the day, and the debate over what to do about the estimated eleven million undocumented workers in the country has become bitter and divisive. Immigrants have long been the source of America’s economic strength. Yet our...

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Academy recognises pioneering engineers’ leading innovations from polymers to medical devices

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Six top university engineers funded to collaborate with industry on world-leading research

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‘I Was Too Big a Target’ — ICE’s Audit of Marek Exposes Our Irrational Immigration Policies

The following article was authored by Loren C. Steffy and originally published in the Houston Chronicle. On a Monday morning in 2009, the phone chirped on Stan Marek’s desk, and he snapped up the receiver. On the other end, the front-desk receptionist sounded nervous. Half a dozen men in dark windbreakers had filed into the lobby moments earlier and demanded to see the owner of the company. They looked like FBI agents, she said. The company Stan runs with his two cousins was founded by...

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Safety Stand Down - Slips, Trips and Falls (Fall Prevention)

Note to Supervisors: Read and prepare. Your objective is to point out the dangers of the most common – AND PREVENTABLE – causes of serious accidents. Explain practices to help avoid these types of accidents. You should hold this meeting on the floor so you can move around and point out and identify possible slip, trip and fall hazards. 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...

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Rational Middle Podcast: Payroll Fraud, Worker Misclassification and ID & Tax Explained

The following article was authored by Charles Frantes. On a recent Rational Middle podcast, Executive Producer Loren Steffy spoke with Mark Erlich, a Wertheim Fellow of Research on Misclassification and the Underground Economy at the Harvard Law School and former union leader. They examined payroll fraud and worker misclassification in the construction industry and discussed ID and Tax as a solution. Payroll fraud involves illegal practices committed intentionally by employers to avoid...

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First woman to win the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

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First woman to win the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Severe Weather

WHY TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER?Actually, we have no control over rain, snow, sleet, wind, lightning or sunshine. But we can control what happens on our job as a result of the elements. Some of the biggest problems on construction jobs are caused by wind and lightning. Wind probably causes the most accidents; lightning can be deadly.WATCH OUT FOR WINDDon't let the wind catch you off guard. I'm not just thinking of tornadoes or hurricanes, but of everyday winds and unexpected gusts. Wind just loves...

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Join Center for Houston’s Future for a Conversation on "Deconstructed: An Insider’s View of Illegal Immigration and the Building Trades"

Please join Center for Houston’s Future on Wednesday, September 9, for a conversation with Loren Steffy about his new book with Stan Marek, Deconstructed: An Insider’s View of Illegal Immigration and the Building Trades. Illegal immigration is one of the most challenging issues facing America. Histrionics rule the day, and debate over what to do about the estimated eleven million undocumented workers in the country has become bitter and divisive.  Immigrants have...

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Interdisciplinary APEX Awards: 2020 recipients announced and 2021 round now open

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