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OSHA's mission is to send every worker home whole and healthy every day. Since the agency was established in 1971, workplace fatalities have been cut by 62 percent and occupational injury and illness rates have declined 40 percent. At the same time, U.S....

Contractors and masonry workers often run into problems during the course of their work. Here we have listed eight common problems one might encounter when doing masonry work and their possible solutions.Why isn’t the rock sticking on the wall?There are...

The regulation of building construction is not a recent phenomenon. It can be traced through recorded history for more than 4,000 years. Through time, people have become increasingly aware of their ability to avoid the catastrophic consequences of...

Hazards can be found everywhere in the workplace. Some are quite apparent. Others are so small or seemingly ordinary that they're easily overlooked, and every worker is placed at risk in some way.A workplace hazard denotes any kind of object or situation...

It is the goal of "green" building to increase the efficiency of the use of materials, energy and other resources and to reduce the impact on the environment and the health of the occupants. This is accomplished for the entire lifecycle of the building...

Most states require license applicants to take a written examination on construction law, business organization and the skills of their occupation. In addition, applicants may have to prove financial ability to operate a contracting business. Letters of...