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What's your liability when a sub is injured on your job?
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When hidden conditions turn out to be hazardous materials
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Writing an employee manual
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Practicing Safety
By Bridget Mintz Testa. How do builders address the question of safety for Hispanic workers on the jobsite? Robb Pigg, vice president of operations at Shea Homes, in Walnut Creek, Calif., concurs: "The trades come and go.
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Danger Zone
By Bridget Mintz Testa. Wilbur Cancino began his fateful four-day walk from Mexico to McKinney, Texas, near Dallas on a hot Monday morning in June 2001. In the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) investigation that followed, Cancino's death was determined to be his own fault for not...
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Turning the Tide
By Wyatt Kash. Large-scale home builders deserve a good deal of credit for the strides most have made building not only better homes, but better managed companies. As Big Builder reports this issue, of particular concern now is the rising fatality rate among Hispanic workers, who account for a...
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Deck details, defending gable vents, screening chimney pots
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Power handsaw, plus ladders and scaffolding, drill bits, and safety gear
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Working safely may cost a few dollars in the short run, but the ultimate price of an on-the-job accident can be incalculable. Five construction veterans tell what went wrong for them, and why.
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A builder and remodeler tests five flooring nailers and reports on what he finds.