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7 SWPPP Objectives for Construction Site Operators

7 SWPPP Objectives for Construction Site Operators

What Are the Federal Requirements for Stormwater Runoff from Construction Sites? Clearing, grading, and excavating activities that disturb one acre or more, including smaller sites in a larger common plan of development or sale The Clean Water Act and associated...

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The primary stormwater pollutant at an unstabilized and unmanaged construction site is sediment!

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5 Types of Erosion on Construction Sites

The primary stormwater pollutant at an unstabilized and unmanaged construction site is sediment! Weather events cause stormwater runoff Precipitation events, such as rain events, and temperature events, such as snowmelt events, cause stormwater runoff. The EPA defines...

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9 Steps of SWPPP Development & Implementation

9 Steps of SWPPP Development & Implementation

Failure to implement a SWPPP can result in substantial fines from the EPA or a state environmental agency! The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes Developing Your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan: A Guide for Construction Sites for...

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The construction site operator must obtain pollutant discharge authorization under NPDES.

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About the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

The construction site operator must obtain pollutant discharge authorization under NPDES. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes Developing Your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan: A Guide for Construction Sites for construction site...

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Developing Your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan

Developing Your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes Developing Your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan: A Guide for Construction Sites for construction site operators, including general contractors (GC), construction managers (CM), and EPC contractors...

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5 Benefits of Stormwater Runoff Management in Construction

5 Benefits of Stormwater Runoff Management in Construction

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides numerous instructional resources for developing effective Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP), as a part of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and the NPDES Stormwater...

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Safety Risks of Immersion Foot in Early Spring Weather

Safety Risks of Immersion Foot in Early Spring Weather

Trench foot or immersion foot can occur at air temperatures as high as 60°F. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) publishes OSHA Quick Card, Protecting Workers from Cold Stress for outdoor workers, including construction workers and trade craft....

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OSHA Quick Card, Protecting Workers from Cold Stress warns of frostbite risks.

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Frostbite Safety Risks for Construction Workers

OSHA Quick Card, Protecting Workers from Cold Stress warns of frostbite risks. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) publishes OSHA Quick Card, Protecting Workers from Cold Stress for outdoor workers, including construction workers and trade craft....

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Protecting Construction Workers from Cold Stress

Protecting Construction Workers from Cold Stress

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) publishes OSHA Quick Card, Protecting Workers from Cold Stress for outdoor workers, including construction workers and trade craft. The OSHA Quick Card highlights the following five areas about cold stress...

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Concrete Impacts in Low Temperature Events

Concrete Impacts in Low Temperature Events

The mission of ACI Technical Committee 306 – Cold Weather Concreting is to develop and report information on cold weather concreting, in low temperature events. The American Concrete Institute (ACI, www.concrete.org) web session entitled the Effect of Frozen Rebar on...

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Field Research on Cold Weather Concrete and Rebar

Field Research on Cold Weather Concrete and Rebar

The American Concrete Institute (ACI, www.concrete.org) web session entitled the Effect of Frozen Rebar on Surrounding Concrete During Cold Weather Placement addresses monitoring for cold weather concrete and cold rebar during low and high intensity, low temperature...

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Cold Weather Concreting: Prevent damage to concrete due to freezing at early ages.

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Cold Rebar and Cold Weather Concreting Practices

Cold Weather Concreting: Prevent damage to concrete due to freezing at early ages. The American Concrete Institute (ACI, www.concrete.org) web session entitled the Effect of Frozen Rebar on Surrounding Concrete During Cold Weather Placement addresses monitoring for...

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