Members' Edge - June 21, 2019

Safety

AGC's Safety Committee Presents Accident Investigation from the Legal Perspective

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Check Out These Upcoming Safety Classes

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Keeping Workers Safe in the Summer Heat

Every year, dozens of workers die and thousands more become ill while working in extreme heat or humid conditions. There are a range of heat illnesses and they can affect anyone regardless of age or physical condition.

OSHA's Occupational Exposure to Heat page explains what employers can do to keep workers safe and what workers need to know - including factors for heat illness, adapting to working in indoor and outdoor heat, protecting workers, recognizing symptoms and first aid training. The page includes resources for specific industries and OSHA workplace standards. Look for heat illness educational and training materials on the Publications page.

Download the NIOSH Heat Safety Tool Smartphone App!

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AGC News

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Learn all about some of the most significant technological innovations, including robotics and blockchain, changing the construction industry: ConstructorCast - Technology Changing the Construction Industry. The ConstructorCast is AGC of America's monthly podcast covering all the news, views, and interviews relevant to your construction business.

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AGC of America Webinars and Conferences

Construction Safety, Health and Environmental Conference
Tuesday, July 23 - Thursday, July 25
Seattle, Washington

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AGC of America Announces Construction Jobs Increase by 4,000 in May

Construction employment increased by 4,000 jobs in May and by 215,000, or 3%, over the past 12 months, while the number of unemployed jobseekers with construction experience fell to a record low, according to Ken Simonson, AGC of America Chief Economist.

Simonson noted that the unemployment rate for jobseekers who last worked in construction declined to 3.2% from 4.4% in May 2018, and the number of such workers decreased over the year from 415,000 to 294,000.

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AGC Supports DOL's Reasonable Update to Overtime Rule's Salary Threshold

On May 21, 2019, AGC submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) updating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime regulations. In line with AGC's recommendations to the WHD, this NPRM is the second step the DOL is undertaking to revisit the Obama administration overtime rule that dramatically increased the salary threshold for exempt employees and would have resulted in unintended consequences, particularly for small construction companies construction employers in lower-wage regions and construction personnel.

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News you can Use

Major AGC TBB Construction Defects and Rights to Repair Bills Signed into Law

On Friday, June 14, 2019, Gov. Greg Abbott signed two major AGC Texas Building Branch bills into law that address construction defects in schools and the right to repair defects in public buildings.

The bill addressing school construction defects, House Bill 1734, will require school districts to spend funds to actually repair construction defects when those funds are awarded from a verdict or settlement resulting from the defects.

The "right to repair" bill has been one of AGC-TBB's top priorities for the last several years. House Bill 1999, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Leach (R-Plano), will allow those involved in designing or constructing a public building or public work a chance to inspect and repair alleged defects before being sued.

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New ConsensusDocs and AIA Comparison Released by DRI

Defense Research Institute's (DRI) Construction Law Committee analyzed and compared the following from the AIA A101 and AIA A201 and ConsensusDocs 200 standard contract documents forms comprehensively with a brief analysis that provides commentary that helps readers determine the advantages and disadvantages in AIA's and ConsensusDocs differing approaches on important contractual issues as well as similarities.

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Here's Looking at You

Panel Delivers Positive Lessons Learned for Women in Construction

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AGC Recognizes Outstanding Safety Professionals and Hears from Military Hero Rep. Dan Crenshaw

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Learning About Fall Protection, Fall Prevention

A big thank you to Safety Committee Co-Chair Charlie Gertson, of United Tool & Fastener, Inc., for an eye-opening fall protection safety demonstration during the OSHA 30-hour class Thursday, June 20! Great demo on fixed and portable ladder safety, personal fall-arrest systems, fall protection harnesses and more! Taught by Kim Mason, AGC Houston's Director of Safety Services, the 10-hour and 30-hour classes are offered quarterly.

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