Eight Hundred, Ninety-Five Feet
Eight hundred, ninety-five feet—that was the distance Chicago-based contractor James McHugh Construction Company had to install 84-inch reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) as part of...
Manage Payroll Like a Pro
Payroll can be a hassle for construction companies. What if you have employees with multiple rates? Maybe you have employees with different job classifications, pay...
Construction Ethics? You Bet!
Doctors, lawyers, and many other professionals are subject to specific codes of ethics that govern their performance and conduct. Architects and engineers are often...
Pushing Toward Diversification
Don’t let the construction off-season throw off profits. Contractors avoid the winter blues when they diversify their businesses by offering snow and ice removal...
Growth Propels Infrastructure Projects
Due to improving market conditions in Southwest Florida, site construction company EHC, Inc. is experiencing a high demand for new government and real estate...
OSHA in 2016: Not Exactly a Lame Duck!
As we roll into the final year of the Obama Administration, one might think that regulatory and other enforcement initiatives would slow down at...
How to Make a Bad Situation Worse
It is said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different result. In a recent...
Open Communication Channel
Communication on a construction worksite is vital not only to getting the job done, but getting it done safely. With construction sites known for...
Crane “Fall Zones” Are Larger Than They Appear
Concerning crane suspended loads, OSHA states that the fall zone is considered to be “the area (including, but not limited to, the area directly...
Excavating The Past
Chicago, Illinois-based Pan-Oceanic Construction is in the midst of upgrading the sanitary sewer system on the city’s Lower West Side along West Cermak Road...