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NDA
Did you attend Demolition 2016 last week in Orlando, Florida? If so, please complete your Convention Evaluation and share your feedback with NDA! Your response will help NDA better understand your experience at this year’s convention and help us plan for future NDA events. Plus, complete the Session Evaluations for each education session you attended. These evaluation are located in the NDA Mobile App’s Schedule within each Session.
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The Department of Labor on Wednesday released the final version of a rule requiring employers to disclose relationships with the consultants they hire to help persuade workers not to form a union or support a union’s collective bargaining position.
The department said the rule, which will apply to agreements made after July 1, is necessary because workers are frequently in the dark about who is trying to sway them when they exercise their labor rights. Under the prior interpretation, reporting was effectively triggered only when a consultant communicated directly with employees. The final rule maintains the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act’s (LMRDA) section 203(c) advice exemption and the traditional privileges and disclosure requirements associated with the attorney-client relationship. The new rule will require employers to disclose in government filings any consultant they hire to develop plans or policies for supervisors involved in attempting to persuade workers, who create materials that will be distributed through the workplace for this reason, and who lead seminars on how to discourage workers from forming unions or bargaining collectively. In addition to disclosing the hiring of a consultant, the employers will have to disclose the fees involved. The consultants will also have to disclose the relationships and fees in filings of their own.
The final rule is published here. Members with questions about the rule can contact Kevin McKenney, Director of Government Affairs, at kmckenney@demolitionassociation.com.
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WFAA-TV
Both owners of a duplex in Rowlett, Texas, said they are shocked that a demolition company mistakenly tore down their homes on March 22.
Lindsay Diaz and Alan Cutter own both sides of the duplex, and were waiting on insurance and a possible FEMA individual assistance declaration to decide on repairs at 7601 and 7603 Calypso Drive.
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Don’t worry about those refrigerated units on your jobsite and certainly don’t wait on the recovery. Let Rapid Recovery handle it. We’re available 24/7 and provide complete EPA documentation. Call (877) 372-7732 for FREE proposals.
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Engineering News-Record
The construction market continues to grow, but so do the uncertainties about the future. Since the financial meltdown of 2008, when the economy plunged and took construction with it, construction firms have witnessed a slow but steady recovery. However, industry executives are seeing signs of slowing growth.
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QinetiQ North America
 DriveRobotics is a robotic upgrade kit for Bobcat® excavators; converting them into a remote-controlled tool perfect for selective demolition, abatement, and roadside construction. The system offers unprecedented safety, versatility, and productivity, at an affordable price. Based on technology originally developed with Bobcat for demanding military applications; now available for commercial construction and demolition applications. Come see us at Demolition 2016 or contact us to arrange a demo.
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KSBY-TV
In a couple of weeks, look for demolition to start on an existing office unit in Santa Maria, California. It's all to make way for a new low-income housing building.
The Santa Barbara County Housing Authority is planning to build in its place a three-story low income housing building with 82 rental units. The site is a two-and-a-half acre lot off Depot and Main Streets.
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They crush waste into reusable aggregate material for base or fill, giving contractors an opportunity to recycle and have control over their own materials. LEARN MORE
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The Guardian
We all know safety is important on a construction jobsite, but most of the safety content we see focuses on the big accidents. Those are obviously the most important accidents to prevent because they can cause the most injury — including fatalities. However, it's not just the big accidents — collapses, falls from roofs, vehicle/equipment accidents, etc. — that we need proactive prevention.
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Mabey’s structural shoring fits any job, including facade retention or needling for restoration, retention or demolition projects. We also support bridge jacking and temporary bridge projects. Our equipment can handle loads from 45 – 500 kips with modular designs to makes transport, assembly and disassembly easy. All connections are bolted so no welding is necessary. See how here.
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The Florida Times-Union
Divided interpretations of a Historic Preservation Commission order toppled an 111-year-old home in Springfield, Florida March 8, and brought community outcry of the city demolition process.
The two-story duplex at 439 E. First St. was built in 1905 and listed as a contributing structure in the 1985 Springfield National Historic District survey.
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Since 1962, National Construction Rentals has been the construction industry’s leading supplier for temporary fence, portable toilets, mobile storage and temporary power. Call 800-352-5675 today. MORE
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Safety+Health
Drivers 55 and older face double the risk of dying in a work-related motor vehicle crash than younger workers, according to a new fact sheet from NIOSH on how employers and workers can prevent crashes involving older drivers. Among employees 55 and older, crashes make up 32 percent of work-related fatalities. The fact sheet details age-related physical and cognitive changes — such as decreased eyesight, hearing loss and diminished cognitive abilities — that can affect an older worker’s driving. Accommodating these changes can help keep older drivers safe, NIOSH states.
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Construction Dive
Construction has a women problem: Females represent only 9 percent of the industry, but 47 percent of the total U.S. workforce. Experts have pointed to a lack of female role models and harassment concerns as two of the most significant barriers to stronger representation of women in the industry. Recently, Construction Dive explored specific examples of harassment and sexism at construction events as an obstacle keeping women away from the profession.
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