"Listen up workers: act quickly on hearing loss"
By TERRY STEPHENS, Special to the Journal

"Spiking costs shadow construction market "
By KEN SIMONSON, AGC of America

"Equipment costs don't have to break the bank"
By MARK HANSON, Benson & McLaughlin

"Want big profits? Make yours a high-trust company"
By RORY WOOLSEY, The Wool-Zee Company

"Six ways to keep your customers happy"
By GARRY STUTZ,
By Contractors, For Contractors

"Do you know who your successor is?"
By JOHN SCHAUFELBERGER,
University of Washington

"An ACE in the hole for high schoolers"
By BRAD HAYES,
Sellen Construction

"WSU students train for the Solar Decathlon"
By MAT TAYLOR,
Washington State University

"Sleep and safety make sound partners"
By RALPH PASCUALY,
Swedish Medical Center

"New laws have yet to stem tide of condo suits"
By DOUG HOFMANN, JOHN EVANS and JAY TERRY,
Williams, Kastner & Gibbs

"Government takes a shine to alternative bids"
By STEPHEN L. NOURSE, JOHN C. DIPPOLD and SHAWN K. MERCALDE,
Carney Badley Spellman

"The roots of Washington's new building code"
By BOB PIELOW,
Pielow Fair Associates

"Construction industry struggles to accept ISD"
By KERRI S. OLSEN,
Special to the Journal

"In a lawsuit? Who's paying the lawyers?"
By BOB MARCONI,
Stanislaw Ashbaugh

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The wired glass industry's “illusion of safety” is not the least bit entertaining and carries dangers that even Harry Houdini couldn't escape.
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More training needed for crane operators

U.S. Department of Labor statistics indicate that from 1984 to 1997 construction fatalities averaged about 1,150 individuals a year, of which crane-related fatalities averaged about 50 a year.
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How ergonomics can fatten the bottom line

Ergonomics is more than just injury prevention and return to work. Designing work to fit the capabilities and limitations of the human body has benefits beyond injury prevention and safety.
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Beware of vulnerabilities during construction

Injuries and fatalities occur all too frequently on construction sites despite education, legislation and application of advanced risk management techniques. Most accidents are preventable.
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