OSHA, ISEA Form Alliance

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the International Safety Equipment Association formed an alliance to cultivate safer and more healthful workplaces for workers in heavy construction.

Under the alliance, OSHA and ISEA will promote safety and health in heavy construction workplaces by:

• Providing users in the heavy construction industry with best practice outreach materials and guidance in the selection and use of personal protective equipment
  
• Working to improve upon ways to keep workers safe by producing materials that demonstrate to workers how to perform rudimentary hazard analysis of common tasks in the heavy construction field. To keep workers safe, ISEA also will promote best practices of personal protective equipment

AMEC Partners With OSHA

AMEC formed a national partnership with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This is the first time in OSHA's history that it has partnered with a construction management firm to set guidelines for construction ergonomics.

As part of the initiative, AMEC will focus on reducing injuries caused by cumulative and instantaneous events, many of which are preventable. The four major causes of muscular-skeletal disorders on construction sites include lifting heavy objects, working overhead, performing work on one's knees or in an awkward position and working with hand or vibrating tools.

Borgata Wins Award

The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, N.J. won a structure award from the Post-Tensioning Institute in Phoenix, Arizona at the 2nd Annual PTI Technical Conference and Exhibition in Huntington Beach, Calif.

Winners were chosen in five categories and seven projects received honorable mentions. In general, any structure constructed or rehabilitated, which substantially used post-tensioning as a structural component, and was completed in the last five years was eligible. Categories are buildings, parking structures, strengthening/rehabilitation, bridges and industrial/special applications.

Steel Joist Institute Offers Safety Video

With the safety standards imposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and in cooperation with the Steel Erectors Association of America, the Steel Joist Institute is offering a VHS videotape to provide safety tips to joist erectors throughout the country.

Titled "Safe Erection of Open Web Steel Joists and Joist Girders," this 32-minute video discusses various safety issues encountered while working with these joists. Topics in the video include pre-erection planning to eliminate hazards, proper handling of joist products, joist and joist girder erection, proper bridging to provide lateral stability during erection and panelization of joists.

The cost is $125. To order a copy, write to the Steel Joist Institute, 3127 10th Ave. North Ext., Myrtle Beach, SC 29577-6760 or visit www.steeljoist.org to download an order form.

Brooklyn Property Information Available

Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation announced the creation of "Destination Brooklyn," an interactive web-based map that offers detailed real estate and demographic information for every property and neighborhood in Brooklyn. The map can be accessed at BEDC's web site at www.bedc.org.

N.J. Masonry Contractors Accepted Into Council

The Masonry Contractors of New Jersey, based in Bordentown, N.J., has been accepted as a member of the New Jersey State Building and Construction Trades Labor Management Council, announced executive director Frank Wade.

The LMC is the state's leading non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of construction projects in New Jersey by promoting cooperation between skilled workers, contractor management and developers.

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