The first overlooked worksite safety practice is awareness. If employees are not made aware of the dangers they face in the workplace, the burden falls on management to ensure they do. Awareness is a critical component to working safely that is often overlooked. It is critically important that before ever... read more →
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5. Dubailand ($76 Billion +) A project that was announced in 2003, Dubailand is a project currently still in progress and is one of the most expensive construction projects ever. Progress came to halt for a period of time in 2008, but was continued in 2013 with an estimated completion... read more →
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"From our investigation we discovered that more than half, 55 per cent, of amputation injuries were due to inadequate safety provisions at the workplace, such as the lack of proper machine guarding and risk management." - Mr. Sam Tan, Minister of State Manpower, Taiwan. Understanding where you should and should... read more →
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1867 - Canada becomes a country.
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1868 - United States of America approves 40 hour work week for Federal workers.
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1995 - Russia and United States of America create MIR Space Station, the largest space ship to date.
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1894 - United States of America creates Labor Day and makes it a national holiday. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/01/us/what-is-labor-day.html
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5. Lotte World Tower The Lotte World Tower is located in Seoul, South Korea and stands 1,819 ft tall. It has a total of 123 floors. Construction for the building began in 2011 and was completed 6 years after. 4. Ping An Finance Tower The Ping An Finance Tower is located... read more →
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Volvo Active Driver Assist (VADA) 2.0, a collision mitigation system, will be made standard in the new Volvo VNR and VNL models, and available on VNX models, later this year. The system enhances the original VADA platform by integrating radar and camera capabilities to help drivers maintain a safe following... read more →
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1574- Italian renovator of medieval churches, Giorgio Vasari, is born