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Each year, AGC Houston recognizes companies that have participated in the Safety Stand-Down and the AGC Safety Excellence Award. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, July 15, 7:30 - 9 a.m at the Junior League of Houston. This year's meeting will feature keynote speaker Derek Daly, international racing champion, best-selling author and TV's face of motor sports.
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ATTENTION! The First Aid/CPR/AED class has been rescheduled to Wednesday, May 27. Participants who complete this course will meet the requirements of OSHA Paragraph 1926.50 and receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid and CPR/AED wallet card.
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This session will build on the Liens and Bonds speech with an advanced discussion of liens and how they are enforced. The session will also cover a variety of payment topics such as spotting important issues in joint check agreements, the new law related to releases and the construction trust fund act.
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Lean Construction challenges all project stakeholders to develop and apply better ways to manage the overall construction process. Unit 1: Variation in Production Systems is a half-day course that introduces you to the foundational concepts of Lean Construction.
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The AGC Houston Safety Committee planned for Friday, May 29, 2015 at 7:15 a.m. at the AGC Houston office has been cancelled and will reconvene in June. Due to the severe weather conditions, many safety supervisors and industry professionals are visiting jobsites this week to inspect damages. Contact Safety Director, Kim Mason, for more information.
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This course will provide an overview of risk management from the safety, health and environmental program perspective.
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This trainer course is designed for individuals interested in teaching the OSHA 10- or 30-hour General Industry safety and health Outreach training program to their employees and other interested groups.
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This course teaches participant how to design the core elements of a management system for environmental, risk, safety and health programs.
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This course is designed for individuals interested in teaching the OSHA 10- and 30-hour construction safety and health Outreach Training Program to their employees and other interested groups.
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This construction 10-hour safety course is designed for entry-level construction workers. It provides information about worker rights, employer responsibilities, and provides basic awareness training on the recognition, avoidance, abatement and prevention of workplace hazards.
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For more than a decade, iSqFt has given general contractors the online tools to help them work more efficiently and make their processes more cost effective. iSqFt helps general contractors: • Communicate with bidders and distribute project information, including documents and addenda • Manage their vendor databases and understand bid day coverage needs • Prequalify their vendors • Perform automated safety and risk assessments iSqFt® is a registered trademark of Construction Software Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. 02/15. Visit http://agchouston.org/files/13514_i4g-general-overview-03-2015-agc.pdf to view the full article online.
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Construction firms added 45,000 jobs in April and 280,000 over 12 months, as the sector's unemployment rate fell to a nine-year April low of 7.5 percent, according to an analysis by AGC of America.
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Congratulations to AGC Houston members Anslow Bryant Construction, LTD.; Dyad Construction, LP; Linbeck Group, LP; Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc.; Tellepsen; and Vaughn Construction, LLC on winning an award for the AGC Texas Building Branch Outstanding Construction Awards. The awards will be presented at the AGC TBB Convention July 30 at the Resort at Squaw Creek Resort Lake Tahoe. AGC Houston thanks all companies that submitted construction projects completed during 2014 for the competition and congratulates our members on earning this prestigious award!
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FMI, a leading provider of management consulting and people development services to the engineering and construction industries, is collecting data for its comprehensive 2015 Talent Acquisition and Development Report. Construction industry executives, training directors and HR professionals are asked to join their peers in completing a brief survey to gauge the changes and practices for recruiting, retaining and training construction industry personnel.
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The bill that would create a fund to fix up to $1.5 billion in deferred maintenance on state infrastructure breezed through the Texas House on Thursday by a 146-0 vote. Having already passed the Senate, the bill now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott for consideration.
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The $10 million renovation of Francis Hall at Texas A&M University puts the school in a one-of-a-kind position among institutions of higher education in the state. It is the only building anywhere in Texas dedicated solely to the education of construction sciences, according to Joe Horlen, who heads up the Department of Construction Science in College Station.
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