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PROJECT MANAGEMENT TACTICS – Task Organization

06/23/2020 Bob 0

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS MUST BE ORGANIZED […]

Toolbox – Piling Links

06/16/2020 Bob 0

Resident Engineer’s Toolbox – Planning Calendars

04/19/2020 Bob 0

So it goes without saying that we all use calendars. You don’t have to be a Resident Engineer or a Construction Project Manager to grasp the concept – Simply being a human being requires you […]

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 […]

TAILGATE TALK – COVID-19 Reopening Checklist

FRONT PAGE

05/06/2020 0

Today is “Working Day #38 of Sequestration” for me – Our office ceased operations due to the pandemic on Monday, March 16, 2020. I’ve purposely shied away from discussing pandemic-related topics here on the [...]

TAILGATE TALK – Pre-Inspection Safety Brief

TAILGATE TALK

04/22/2020 0

Commitment – Am I committed? A lot of times, I find myself in situations where I am at the tip of the spear. Where I’m sitting in a meeting, or standing on a jobsite, and [...]

TAILGATE TALK

TAILGATE TALK – Fall Protection Safety Recall

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

TAILGATE TALK – Hearing Protection

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 [...]