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 involved...

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Manchester students take part in #ThisisEngineering campaign

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Robot Orchestra arrives at the Academy

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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Employee Handbook Part III

DISCIPLINARY POLICY All companies, no matter what their business, have certain rules of behavior which must be observed to ensure a productive, safe operation. The Marek Companies are no exception. For the welfare of all of us who work together on a day-to-day basis, certain actions are serious enough to warrant disciplinary procedures. Therefore, infractions such as the ones listed below will result in such action which may be in the form of a verbal warning, written warning, suspension,...

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A “Rational Middle” Exists for Immigration Reform

This following editorial originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle.“Deport them all!”“Abolish ICE!”If passion, energy and heated rhetoric could solve our immigration issues, then Congress would have long ago passed a comprehensive reform bill.Instead, as slogans grow more bitter, workable solutions recede. Civil discourse, not inflammatory speech, ultimately propels progress.Thankfully, the Center for Houston's Future, a non-profit, has stepped into the breach with a series of films directed...

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Biomedical engineer wins gold at STEM for Britain

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C3.Is.How. To Train Your Workforce

The following article was authored by Angela Murphy, Associate Director of People Development, Compliance & Operations for Construction Career Collaborative.The industry has been told that the current skilled labor shortages will get worse as the economy improves, a generation of aging skilled workers retires and a new generation enters the industry. Key to that recruitment of a new skilled workforce is a well-defined and executed training program.To assist in training and development of...

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