Protecting Construction Workers From Hidden Sun Exposure Risks

Construction work often requires long hours outdoors, yet sun exposure can easily become one of the least visible hazards on a busy site. Unlike an immediate injury, the effects of ultraviolet exposure build gradually, making them easier to underestimate during everyday work. Hot weather also creates practical challenges. Workers may remove layers, spend breaks in […] <p>The post Protecting Construction Workers From Hidden Sun Exposure Risks first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.</p>

Best Project — Office/Retail/Mixed-use: 1177 Kane Concourse

Also known as The Well, this nine-story wellness-centered mixed-use development features an advanced building envelope and facade to withstand hurricanes as well as salt air and sun exposure.

Choosing Hi Vis Jackets for Construction Sites: What Employers Should Check Beyond Colour

The post Choosing Hi Vis Jackets for Construction Sites: What Employers Should Check Beyond Colour appeared first on UK Construction Blog. By Mike McCarrick, HiViz Workwear High visibility jackets are a familiar part of construction workwear, particularly during the colder and darker months. But choosing the right jacket for a site team involves more than deciding whether it should be yellow or orange. The working environment, visibility class, weather exposure, garment fit and the way the […]

‘Highly toxic living environment’: 3,500 Kent homes plan rejected over health fears

A proposal to develop Northfleet Harbourside, a major regeneration project on a 20ha waterfront site in Gravesend, Kent, has been refused due to the risk of “chronic exposure to toxic lead”. The post ‘Highly toxic living environment’: 3,500 Kent homes plan rejected over health fears appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Rayner rejects Ebbsfleet stadium and housing plan due to lead poisoning risk

The called-in scheme was rejected due to fears of “chronic exposure to toxic lead" from a nearby refinery, and doubts about whether proposed housing would actually be developed. The post Rayner rejects Ebbsfleet stadium and housing plan due to lead poisoning risk appeared first on Property Week.

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Microchips are the brains behind almost everything we use in our increasingly electronic world. Here's how they are engineered.

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