Construction Gangbox Journal

Informative Articles for the Construction Industry Workforce

Employment / Career Information:

Construction Job Search Tips - Tips on finding the best job with the right keywords.
Construction Staffing Companies - Recently I have heard several horror stories about construction staffing companies.
Welding Careers - Should You Pursue a Welding Career?
Underwater Welding - Underwater welding is a high paying, much in demand, lucrative and rewarding profession.
Heavy Equipment Training Schools - Nowadays there is a great demand for qualified heavy equipment operators because of boom in the infrastructure, construction and the mining industries.
Overseas Jobs - Your Best Choices for High Paying Overseas Jobs.
50 Offshore Drilling Companies - High paying jobs in the offshore oil and gas drilling industry
Offshore Oil Rig Jobs - lucrative opportunities are found on offshore oil drilling rigs.
Offshore Roustabout Jobs - Roustabout jobs are the entry-level jobs on oil rigs.
Oil Field Employment - The problems With Oil Field Employment in remote oil field locations.
Oil Rig Jobs - Entry level employment occupations on oil rigs
Jobs in Commercial Deep Sea Diving - Deep Sea Diving Career Opportunities

Safety:

Tailgate Safety Meeting Topics - Free Topics for use in holding weekly safety meetings.
Construction Job Site Safety Audit - 9 Common Construction Site Safety Issues
OSHA Issues Guidance On The Selection And Use Of Slings.
Near Miss Accident - Potential safety hazards can be recognized through near miss accidents.
Heat Acclimation - is one of the best defenses against heat stress injury and heat related fatalities.
Guide to OSHA ScaffoldingA handy guide to finding and organizing OSHA requirements for scaffolds
Confined Space - The nine parts of a comprehensive yet efficient confined space safety program .
Explosive Chemicals. - How Dangerous are They? Article by Thomas Yoon
Respirators - The Respiratory Safety Policy
Engulfment. - The capture of a person by a liquid or granular material
Scissor Lift. - The Safe use of Scissor Lifts.
OSHA's Top 10 Most Cited Standards - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Fiscal year 2008 (October 2007 through September 2008):
Construction Safety is Attitude - sp; The most important element in construction safety or industrial safety is a good attitude toward accident prevention and hazard
The Safety Task Assignment (STA) - The safety task assignment is a procedure used to make an effective safety audit for a task before it is assigned
Assured Equipment Grounding Conductor Program - The occupational safety and health act (OSHA) gives construction site employers two options for protecting workers from electrical shock while using portable tools and extension cords.
Rope Access - Industrial rope access techniques offer a comprehensive range of work at height solutions for tasks in difficult access areas
Scaffold Safety - Effectively Managing Worker Safety on a Scaffold. Planking is the number one cause of scaffold accidents and fatalities.
Woodworking Tool Hazards -
Hand and Power Tools - The safe use of hand and power tools
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Conservative Tests and Treatments Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Construction Safety Tips - Construction work can indeed be dangerous.
Active & Passive Fall ProtectionThe first step to eliminating a fall hazard is passive fall protection
A Brief History of Personal Fall Protection -
Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awarness - Asbestos Dangers Facing Construction Workers Today
Asbestos Abatement - Asbestos Dangers Facing Construction Workers Today
What is Manganism? - What is Manganism? Welders Disease? Author: Michael Monheit, Esquire,
What is being done about welding fumes - What is being done about manganese exposure causing manganism?
Electrical Arc Flash Incidents - Arc fash incidents are hazardoul but preventable
Hipot Safety - Safety Precautions for High Voltage Testing

Equipment and Material:

Chinese Drywall, The new scourge of the construction industry: get some facts about this inferior material:
The Centrifugal Pump - Repair and maintenance of centrifugal pumps
The Knuckleboom (Knuckle Boom) Articulating Crane -
The Pile Driver, - And its role in the constructin industry
Portable Power Generator Safety - Please don't endanger the life of the utility lineman.
Metabo's Newest Heavy Duty Angle Grinder - Advanced Protection Features to Extend Tool Life
Gear Box - A Gearboxes Manual - Right Angle, 90 Degree Gearboxes
Aluminium Tubing - Aluminium tubing is used extensively in various industries like the food processing, mining, aerospace, computer, medical equipment and automotive industries.

Technical and Maintenance:

Building Information Management (BIM) -
Partial Discharge Detection - Leak testing of high voltage equipment
Pump Maintenance - Repair Rebuild and Maintenanc of Pumps
Bearings - Bearing types, application and Maintenance.

Labor /Management:

Construction Management Software - : Because Planning Can Mean Everything
The Brass System Of Timekeeping - A simple method of construction project timekeeping.
Construction Project Labor Agreement(PLA) - A project specific collective bargaining agreement between all the parties involved for the life of a construction project.
Critical Path Method, - Used widely as a tool for effective construction management

Legal:

Construction Site Accidents Are Often Serious or Fatal - Statistics and legal resource on Serious or Fatal construction site accidents
Construction Site Accidents - Tony Francis is an orlando Personal Injury Lawyer representing construction site accident victims