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I’m Proud to be A Worker

One of the traits that I’m most-proud of learning from my dad and my grandfathers was that of being handy. They maintained their homes. They fixed things. Almost everything. They took care of their homes, […]

RE's TOOLBOX

A Construction Engineer’s Toolbox

Recently, I was doing my end-of-construction-season toolbox inventory – I cleaned-out my kit, did some equipment checks, made a list of a few items that I need to pick-up/replenish/replace. I thought it would be cool […]

TAILGATE TALK

TAILGATE TALK – Safety Vests

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is Standard Operating Procedure for construction personnel. For most resident engineering staff members, the staples of our PPE are: –Hardhat –Safety Glasses –Hearing Protection –Work Boots –Work Gloves –Hi-Vis Safety Vest […]

TAILGATE TALK

TAILGATE TALK – Engineers NEED to Train

As you may/may not know from spending time at this site, I am a volunteer with the Plainfield Emergency Management Agency. It’s an organization that made up of about 20 volunteers who support our local […]