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Topcon Positioning Systems announced it has made a strategic investment in DDK Positioning Ltd, an Aberdeen, Scotland-based specialist in GNSS receivers and PPP correction services. DDK Positioning delivers services exclusively over the Iridium network to provide global precision positioning services that can augment GNSS constellations to significantly enhance their accuracy for critical industrial applications.

One of the aims of Ladder Safety Month is to increase the number of people taking Ladder Safety Training from the American Ladder Institute. That, of course, is an effort that is not confined to a single month; it continues all year long, every year.

Governing for Impact and the Center for Democracy and Technology sent a letter to the White House, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health requesting that the Biden Administration direct NIOSH to study and OSHA to regulate Employer Surveillance and Algorithmic Management technology.

For years, there has been a lot of content in our industry around why contractors fail. With failure stats from the U.S. Department of Commerce like 29.1 percent failing in one year, 56 percent within three years and 72 percent within five years, you can see why it is a hot topic.

In a multi-tiered partnership, WEATHER GUARD has been named the title sponsor of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at the dirt-transformed Bristol Motor Speedway in April and the Official Truck Tool Box for Bristol Motor Speedway, it was announced on Feb. 13 by speedway officials.

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