Be familiar with at-risk areas of the body
Be familiar with strategies to minimize the hazards of lifting, holding and handling materials
The most common injuries that occur when lifting, holding or handling materials typically involve three areas of the body.
The back and spine: The spine is made up of the bones (vertebrae), with joints in between
For property owners and facility managers, premature roof failure equals unexpected and often significant expenses. According to Bob Gender, Region Manager at Western Specialty Contractors, the neglect of preventative maintenance is often the cause of premature roof failure.
“Roofing materials such as BUR, TPO, EPDM, PVC, Modified Bitumen and even green roofs can be vulnerable to environmental stressors such as
A 70-metre section of the long-buried dock feeder canal is now becoming a central feature of Cardiff City Council’s £6m Canal Quarter development.
Consulting engineer Atkins was appointed by Cardiff Council to design the Canal Quarter development, working with quantity surveying sister company Faithful & Gould, which is
The recent decision in Mallino Development Ltd v Essex Demolition Contractors Ltd provided a lesson in the retendering of construction contracts. The court ruled the contractor was entitled to damages for
Plasmids have extensive use in basic and applied biology. These small, circular DNA molecules are used by scientists to introduce new genes into a target organism. Well known for their applications in the production of therapeutic proteins like insulin, plasmids are broadly used in the large-scale production of many bioproducts.
However, designing and constructing plasmids remains one of the most
Foundations are seeing a rapid rise in philanthropy dollars directly or indirectly focused on the future of the electric grid.
The Hewlett Foundation, Menlo Park, Calif., was founded in 1966 by William and Flora Hewlett. Today it is one of the largest U.S. philanthropic institutions, awarding over $465 million in grants in 2020 to organizations across the
