Record Numbers of Construction Workers Participate in National Fall Safety Stand-Down
Every day, construction workers leave home to build our homes, our businesses and our bridges. By day's end, not all of them will return. Each year, hundreds of workers die and thousands more suffer serious injuries because they fell and lacked the right safety equipment or knowledge to prevent it.
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Evidently, these people did NOT participate in the event last year!
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April Safety Tip
National Safety Stand-Down
To Prevent Falls in Construction
MAY 2-6, 2016
What is a Safety Stand-Down?
A Safety Stand-Down is a voluntary event for employers to talk directly to employees about safety. This Stand-Down focuses on "Fall Hazards" and reinforcing the importance of "Fall Prevention".
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The federal government, the state of California and a private utility have reached an agreement to tear down four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River to restore a major salmon run
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The California Drought
Current Conditions
As California's wet season winds down, drought conditions in much of the state look better than last year. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) recently announced its fourth increase of the State Water Project (SWP) allocation, up from 45% in March to 60%, citing improvements in reservoir levels.
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State courthouse tops out as opening nears
San Diego's latest civic landmark building, the $555 million San Diego Central Courthouse, passed another milestone Wednesday, April 20, when more than 650 construction workers attended a traditional topping-out ceremony.
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Hardhat of the Future
I'm standing in the lab at Daqri headquarters in Los Angeles, looking at a wall of pipes. From the outside, they look gray and normal, but in front of my face, the world is different.
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Chargers give first look at
stadium-convention center project
"This is a conceptual design intended to convey the Chargers' vision for what the stadium and convention center expansion could look like," the Chargers stated. "The final design will be the result of a design process conducted with the Joint Powers Authority, the City or other governmental entity designated by the City to coordinate the construction of the stadium and convention center expansion." San Diego voters would have to approve the stadium-center expansion project if it makes it on the ballot.
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The Great Hereafter
Her minister told the 80-year old woman that she should be giving some thought to the hereafter.
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