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Resident Engineer’s Toolbox – Constructability Reviews

12/11/2019 Bob 0

I was recently asked to assemble some bullet points concerning Constructability Reviews – What are they? Who performs them? And what do the reviews entail? I thought I’d share my thoughts in a short post […]

Engineering Document Retention Requirements

12/01/2019 Bob 0

I am a self-proclaimed “Thrower-Outer.” Clutter gives me hives. I like things to be neat & orderly. But…. If I can deem something to be part of a “Collection,” I can always find a place […]

Resident Engineer’s Toolbox – Flexureflow

10/14/2019 Bob 0

I’m always looking for new tools. Harbor Freight is like the Toys-R-Us for workshop aficionados like me – You can NEVER have enough tools The same goes for tools at work – I like to […]

PROJECT MANAGEMENT TACTICS – Tracking Open Job Issues

09/23/2019 Bob 0

So an email pops up on my screen a couple of weeks ago from our main office – A gathering of senior staff would be assembled to discuss an upcoming retreat for various company staff […]

Dye Penetration Testing of Structural Steel

06/15/2019 Bob 0

Concrete. Strong in compression, weak in tension, right? That was one of those really early civil engineering lessons that we learned about early in our 200-level Strength of Materials course. Steel. Strong in tension, kinda […]

TAILGATE TALK – Fall Protection Safety Recall

TAILGATE TALK

08/07/2019 0

I thought I’d post this – 3M has issued an immediate recall of a couple of their fall protection products. ForConstructionPros put out an article this morning, I thought I’d pass it on as well. [...]

TAILGATE TALK – Hearing Protection

TAILGATE TALK

03/07/2019 0

OK, show of hands – How many of you admit to spending part of your youth at “Way Too Loud” music concerts? My hand is way up in the air. Back in the day, ignorance [...]

TAILGATE TALK

TAILGATE TALK – Emergency Response Guidebook

01/26/2019 0

It’s 0645 hrs on your jobsite. You are sitting in a Walgreens parking lot getting your diary entry worked-up. There’s nobody on site yet – The Contractor is scheduled to mobilize a crew to the [...]

TAILGATE TALK

TAILGATE TALK – Manhole Fatality Post Mortem

01/18/2019 0

What comes to mind when you hear the term “Confined Space?” Tanks. Boilers. Rail cars. Silos. Storage bins. In roadway construction, we work outside – Not a really confining work environment. We can be a [...]

TAILGATE TALK

TAILGATE TALK – Safety Vests

12/30/2018 0

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 [...]