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Construction Emergency Action Plans for Lightning Strikes
Lightning strikes can severely injure or kill workers whose jobs involve working outdoors! OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, www.osha.gov) in collaboration with NOAA (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, www.noaa.gov) publish a fact...
Ten Lightning Safety Best Practices for Construction
Thunderstorms always include lightning! OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, www.osha.gov) in collaboration with NOAA (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, www.noaa.gov) publish a fact sheet “Lightning Safety When Working Outdoors,” for...
Proper Planning and Safe Practices for Lightning Risks in Construction
Increase your lightning safety when working outdoors with proper planning and safe practices! OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, www.osha.gov) in collaboration with NOAA (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, www.noaa.gov) publish a...
10 Construction Activities at Higher Risk of Lightning Hazards
Over 300 people are struck by lightning each year in the US! OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, www.osha.gov) in collaboration with NOAA (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, www.noaa.gov) publish a fact sheet “Lightning Safety When...
Lightning Safety for Outdoor Construction Workers
Lightning strikes can severely injure or kill workers whose jobs involve working outdoors! OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, www.osha.gov) in collaboration with NOAA (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, www.noaa.gov) publish a fact...
Read moreAcceleration to take advantage of good weather and recover from schedule delays
Construction Schedule Delay Recovery During Good Weather
Acceleration to take advantage of good weather and recover from schedule delays Prepared by the Schedule Delay Analysis Standard Committee of the Construction Institute of ASCE, The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Schedule Delay Analysis, Standard...
Weather Event and Schedule Delay Analysis in Construction
Principles to determine the impact of weather delays on construction projects Prepared by the Schedule Delay Analysis Standard Committee of the Construction Institute of ASCE, The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Schedule Delay Analysis, Standard...
Weather Delay Standards for Construction Schedules
Principles to determine the impact of weather delays on construction projects Prepared by the Schedule Delay Analysis Standard Committee of the Construction Institute of ASCE, The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Schedule Delay Analysis, Standard...
Construction Schedule Delay Analysis of Weather Events
Guiding principles to determine the impact of delays on construction projects Prepared by the Schedule Delay Analysis Standard Committee of the Construction Institute of ASCE, The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Schedule Delay Analysis, Standard...
Read more60% of cost overruns due to time delay, achieving productivities, and weather
60% of Construction Cost Overruns Due to Delays, Productivity and Weather
60% of cost overruns due to time delay, achieving productivities, and weather According to one of the leading statistics companies on the internet, time delay, achieving productivities, and weather account for 60% of the root causes for cost overruns in construction...
Avoidable Mistakes in Assessing Construction Weather Risk
“The only certainty is that nothing is certain.” -- Pliny the Elder, Roman scholar, 23-79 CE In the “The Flaw of Averages: Why We Understand Risk in The Face of Uncertainty,” author Sam L. Savage examines many of the “…common avoidable mistakes in assessing risk in...
Flaw of Averages: Weather Risk Management in Construction
30-year historical averages for weather planning are not just usually wrong, but consistently wrong. In the “The Flaw of Averages: Why We Understand Risk in The Face of Uncertainty,” author Sam L. Savage shows how “…when we use single numbers to estimate uncertain...