Following the trend towards promoting an injury free workplace, many construction teams have begun to incorporate “Stretch and Flex” programs into their days. The idea behind one of these programs is to loosen the muscles used most frequently on the job site before actually beginning work that requires heavy lifting or strenuous activity. These programs …
Month: May 2016
Construction Concepts: Shaping the Industry?
Construction concepts in today’s construction industry have been known to hit a stand still where trends are concerned and could sometimes be considered old-fashioned. However, here are three defining trends which could revolutionize construction concepts and bring new levels of innovation to the industry. These three defining trends were brought forward during the World Built Environment …
Exhausted Truck Drivers: A Fatal Issue
It was a typical traffic stop for Illinois State Trooper Douglass Balder on the brisk and frigid night of January 27, 2014. With police lights flashing, Officer Balder pulled off the far right lane of the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway to assist a stalled-out tractor trailer bound for Chicago. He pulled up behind the tow …
Construction Industry is Adopting More Commercial Drones
The construction and infrastructure industries have become the top industries to adopt the use of commercial drones to make their work a little bit easier. Owners and contractors are starting to use drones after realizing the wide range of benefits that drones bring to the table. Even though the surface has only been scratched to …