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Tailgate Talk

TAILGATE TALK

TAILGATE TALK – Pre-Inspection Safety Brief

Bob

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

Bob

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

Bob

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

Bob

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

Bob

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 […]

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Resident Engineer’s Toolbox

  • RE's TOOLBOX

    Tracking Professional Development Hours (PDH’s)

    If you are a Professional Engineer like me, then I’m going to bet $1 that you have struggled to some extent with keeping track of your PDH’s. Go ahead, admit it, this is a safe [...]
  • Resident Engineer’s Toolbox – Tracking Schedules
  • Curing Concrete with Plastic? Be Careful…
  • Resident Engineer’s Toolbox – Constructability Reviews
  • A Construction Engineer’s Toolbox
  • Project Manager’s Toolbox – The Job Cost Worksheet
  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT TACTICS – Tracking Open Job Issues
  • Search & Rescue Gear List
  • Resident Engineer’s Toolbox – Tracking Open Issues
  • Toolbox – Pipe Jacking & Directional Boring

POST MORTEMS

  • When Slopes Fail – Part 2
  • Managing Suspended Solids in Construction Site Runoff – Part 2
  • You Are Never an Expert….
  • Managing Suspended Solids in Construction Site Runoff
  • The Risk of Traffic – Final Chapter

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