To support the OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to prevent falls in construction, Houston South Area Office OSHA U.S. Department of Labor, Associated Builders and Contractors of Greater Houston, American Subcontractors Association-Houston Chapter, Central South Carpenters Regional Council, Gulf Coast Safety Institute/College of the Mainland, and Scaffold & Access Industry Association have aligned to offer the Houston area construction industry an afternoon of presentations and demonstrations to assist in preventing falls.
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published a research report introducing new design methods for three limit states of cold-formed steel clip angles: shear, compression, and pull-over of the screw connections.
AMES, the leading provider of automatic taping and finishing (ATF) tools, supplies, and training to the professional drywall finishing industry, is now offering ATF tool rental to markets that currently have no physical rental locations.
Sto Corp., the innovative leader and producer of integrated exterior wall systems for building construction, maintenance and restoration, launched their new corporate Web site, www.stocorp.com, which provides multiple audiences with easy navigation and streamlined access to information about the company, its products, and the services it provides.
IPAF’s machine-readable Smart PAL Card (Powered Access Licensed-Registration or Powered Access License outside North America) has won the Plantworx Innovation Award in the Safety category for its innovative use of smartcard technology to help improve site safety.
“Safety is not a luxury; it’s a necessity that every worker deserves,” said Jordan Barab, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, speaking to an audience of about 250 at the IPAF Summit on March 26, 2015 in Washington, D.C.
The USGS has released its report on gypsum in the fourth quarter of 2014, showing an increase in consumption of 24 percent y/y, which is attributed in part to an increased number of housing starts in 2014.
Imagine a work environment where smart vests could communicate with aerial work platforms (AWPs) to warn operators that their harness lanyards were not connected to the anchor points.
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