UK Construction Blog
JUNE 25, 2025
Legal obligations require employers to assess, control, and review noise exposure under the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, providing mandatory hearing protection at 80 dB and health surveillance for at-risk workers. Impact drivers create 85-100 decibels when fastening materials.
Construction Specifier
JANUARY 7, 2025
The Province of Ontario has introduced an Environmental Protection Act ( EPA ) that defines a contaminant as any solid, liquid, gas, odor, heat, sound, vibration, radiation, or combination resulting directly or indirectly from human activities that may cause an adverse effect. 113, Noise Control Code and Construction Rule of January 18, 2007.
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Best Practices Construction Law
JUNE 4, 2013
MAP-21 is the first long-term surface transportation authorization since 2005 and provides for $105 billion for 2013-2014. This was the first review of a series of audits to assess DOT''s progress in implementing MAP-21''s project delivery reforms. According to the audit, the DOT completed only five of the actions and 34 were underway.
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 13, 2020
Throughout the ongoing process, however, all of the following are address and/or improved upon: Who can offer change ideas (informally and formally) Who assesses the impact of the proposed change Who reviews the proposed change and its impact for approval How is the change implemented Documentation of the outcome. and Huang, Y.
Construction Specifier
MARCH 20, 2020
According to the research paper, “Shades of Florence Nightingale: Potential Impact of Noise Stress on Wound Healing,” “Noise has long been recognized as an environmental stressor that causes physiological, psychological, and behavioral changes in healthy subjects. A 2005 study examining U.S. Hagerman, G. Rasmanis, V.
Building Information Management
OCTOBER 15, 2015
They pay the bills, and unfortunately are ultimately solely responsible for the rampant economic and environmental waste associated the architectural, engineering, construction, and operations sectors. Improving Economic and Environmental Outcomes. BREEAM versus LEED: The battle over green building assessment. BREEAM, (n.d.).
Building Information Management
DECEMBER 2, 2012
Its impact is already being felt in countries around the globe. The buildingSMART alliance TM Conference will help you understand how BIM can better integrate the design, construction, fabrication and operation processes, and provide you with the latest metrics available to assess industry progress. Thursday: Information Exchanges.
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