OSHA proposes new crane rule addressing operator qualifications
New OSHA Qualifications Rules for Crane Operators in the U.S. Resets Employer Responsibility For Operator Competency In the ongoing drive to improve construction operations safety, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposes an updated standard...
Jobsite Millennials, A Strange New Term In The Construction Industry
Jobsite Millennials: Perhaps an unlikely combination of words. Or is it? Due to the millennial workforce reputation for slack work ethics, many contractors are somewhat nervous about taking on jobsite millennials. In a recent CBI/Pearson Education and Skills Survey,...
Materials and Construction Takeoff, The Basics
What Do We Mean When Talking Construction Takeoff? Construction and material takeoff, sometimes tagged merely construction take off, pertains to a particular type of estimating process. The core of the takeoff aims to enable contractors with the tools necessary for...
Certified Payroll, Understanding the Basic Construction-Focused Requirements
Certified Payroll or Getting A Handle Around Federal Form WH-347 To be submitted weekly to the oversight government contact agency, certified payroll is all about simplified compliance. The process, somewhat derived from President Trump’s promised infrastructure...
Jobsite Productivity – How To Boost Productivity On Job-sites
Efficient Jobsite Productivity Promotes On Budget, On Time and Less Costly Project Completion Cost-effective jobsite productivity requires maximum employee efficiency. However, jobsite efficiency demands that construction firms establish a reliable method for...
The Backbone of An Effective Cost Code System in Construction
Cost Codes – More Than The Defined Cost of Work-In-Process Cost codes should not be defined merely as the types of work within a project. Such simplicity of definition causes one to miss the purpose of having a cost code system. At core level the codes tend to...
Davis Bacon Act, The Consequences of Failed Compliance
Davis Bacon Act, The Core Requirements of Compliance To simplify understanding of the Davis Bacon Act, we submit the following definition: In accordance with specific federal construction contracts, contractors are required to pay employees as specified by the...
Assignar starts alliance with San Francisco based Fieldwire to digitize job sites worldwide.
We’re excited to formally announce our strategic partnership with San Francisco based Fieldwire. Fieldwire is a field management platform that powers over 200,000 construction projects in the world. With its easy-to-use mobile application, Fieldwire connects workers...
How Do You Know You Have The Right Skilled Labor For the Right Equipment?
Skilled Labor, Crucial To Effective Use Of Equipment and Supplies In the vibrant dynamics of modern construction, a shortage in skilled labor can quickly lead to excessive accidents, shoddy quality and missed deadlines. Moreover, mismatching workers to equipment can...
Minimizing Equipment Downtime On A Tight Project Schedule
Minimizing Equipment Downtime - Turn The Unexpected Into The Exception Rather Than The Norm Let not Murphy's Law dominate equipment down time. In other words, do not plan on the concept of what can go wrong will go wrong. Rather learn to allocate equipment maintenance...
Streamlining the Allocation of Workers Based on Project Availability
Multi-Tasking – Staying On Top Of Resource Allocation Based On Project Availability Streamlining the allocation of worker resources demands rapid-fire multi-tasking. It’s about scheduling time according to project availability while also managing meetings,...
Construction Project Delays – How To Keep Up The Spirit Of Progress
Retaining The Spirit of Progress In The Wake Of Construction Project Delays Few things affect the spirit of progress so much as a lack of task completion due to an abundance of construction project delays. When taken one-by-one, such slowdowns and roadblocks can seem...
What To Look For In Construction Project Scheduling Software?
Challenges of Using Construction Project Scheduling Software Many years have now passed since the introduction of construction project scheduling software. And technology has been good to the industry. Even the early days wherein construction-scheduling software was...
3 Reasons Real-Time Data Will Revolutionize The Construction Industry
Real-Time Data Core To Enhanced Construction Productivity and Jobsite Performance Even though many contractors continue to struggle with pen-to-paper operations management, automated real-time data collection moves to revolutionize the construction industry. And well...
Project Schedule Management in Construction, Best Practices
Benefits of Project Schedule Management Tracking In Construction During the process of project schedule management, the need to practice effective project schedule tracking seems a no-brainer. Yet performance of this important process sometimes misses the mark for...