The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) oversees all construction safety throughout the United States. It is an organization that collects data on injuries and fatal accidents, and using that data OSHA has developed what it calls its “Fatal Four” of construction accidents. Falls are considered one of the fatal four, and there are many…
When President Trump was running for president in 2016, one of the key components of his platform was a $1.5 trillion infrastructure spending bill that he claimed would be mostly funded by private investment. Of the $1.5 trillion proposed in the bill, about $200 billion would come from the federal government. In April 2018, Congress…
Electrocution has been a serious construction hazard for a very long time on construction work sites. According to OSHA, five percent of all construction deaths are attributable to electrocution. The most significant problem site supervisors have with preventing electrocution deaths is that electricity can be introduced to a work site in many different ways. It…
When the mortgage industry bottomed out in 2008, it took the construction industry with it. When both sectors started to rebound in 2012, the construction industry had lost millions of skilled workers to other industries. In recent years, the construction industry has been actively recruiting new people to join to try and bring the workforce…
The laws in place for getting a contractor’s license in the state of Wisconsin are straightforward and easy to understand. In order to maintain a Wisconsin contractor’s license, a contractor must complete 12 hours of courses every two years. The content of those classes can help you to run your business, and they offer plenty…
The construction industry has become exceptionally environmentally conscious over the past couple of decades, and with good reason. Paying attention to environmental concerns helps construction companies to build stronger buildings, reduce costs, and create structures that are healthier for people to live in. A building that is environmentally friendly is going to have a higher…
Every construction job has costs for material and labor. The lower a contractor can keep those costs, the more profit each job will generate. Negotiating good materials prices is just as important as having the right tools for the job, and that is why every contractor should focus on ways to get building materials at…
There was a time, not too long ago, when construction companies avoided new technology at all costs. If it was an effective way to do things 20 years ago, then there was no reason to change it. However, in recent years, construction company owners have started to show an appreciation for emerging technology and one…
Statistics are easy ways of comparing progress from one year to the next, and that is especially true when talking about activity within a specific industry. Since 2014, the construction industry has seen a dramatic increase in revenue and hiring activity, but there are other statistics that indicate that the growth comes with problems. The…
Contractors in Rhode Island are required to take a predetermined number of educational hours before they can submit an application for a contractor’s license and before they can renew their license. The course material is laid out by the state of Rhode Island, and the materials are available online. Contractors can complete their course materials…