Climb up, climb down. It seems simple enough. Then why are so many construction workers injured or killed while using ladders? It always amazes me how many construction workers do not know how to safely use a ladder. Anyone can climb a ladder, including my three-year-old grandson.
Underground utility installations and repairs call for a lot of muscle, so it’s no wonder why an excavator fits the bill. These machines are large and in charge when the time comes to dig deep and pick and place materials around the jobsite. However, they can’t do it alone, so that’s where attachments come into play.
Contractors need an arsenal of equipment to get their work done. And although the idea of these fleets include big machines such as excavators and backhoes, the supporting cast of equipment warrants attention too. Portable air compressors allow contractors to channel pressurized gases to drive their tools and crews into ever new applications (hammers, vacuums, nail guns, pumps and other new jobs).
As we embark upon the New Year, we can all ask ourselves if we are going to travel through 2013 the same way we did 2012, or if we are going to try and make this a better year than the last. This doesn’t mean that we are necessarily doing anything wrong.
It’s been more than two months since Hurricane Sandy raged over the Atlantic Ocean, leaving tens of thousands homeless, families without loved ones and causing an estimated $63 billion in damage in the United States
JCB invented the backhoe loader and on Dec. 12, 2012, the company marked the production of its 500,000th. The first backhoe rolled off the production line in Rocester, Staffordshire, England, in 1953.
The excavator has become a staple in the utility construction industry. From digging and backfilling to moving and placing pipe, it’s the go-to machine to get the job done.
Case Construction Equipment shipped more than 3,000 die-cast construction machine models to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, following the recent destruction of the organization’s toy warehouse in Dover, N.J., during Superstorm Sandy.
The utility industry’s newest products and best practices will take center stage at ICUEE 2015, to be held September 29-October 1 in Louisville, Kentucky USA (Kentucky Exposition Center).
A successful organization is only as good as the members who support it, and the Suncoast Utility Contractors Association (SUCA) is definite proof of that. Incorporated in May 1975 and located in Tampa, Fla., the association focuses on legislative issues and ordinances locally — and nationally through NUCA — to protect contractors and promote the industry.