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Construction Laborers – Career Profile

As seen on www.QuietAgent.com , Anonymously evaluating every job, every day for you. Perform tasks involving physical labor at building, highway, and heavy construction projects, tunnel and shaft excavations, and demolition sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, clean up rubble and debris, and remove asbestos, lead, and other hazardous waste materials. May assist other craft workers.
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Frey Construction & Home Improvement, Pr Du Sac, WI

Frey Construction & Home Improvement www.superpages.com Pr Du Sac, WI Additions , Airtight Doors , Aluminum , Aluminum Doors , Architectural Doors , Architectural Services , Asbestos Removal , Asphalt Shingles , Automatic Doors , Awnings , Baked Enamel…
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NY NEWS4 I-TEAM INVESTIGATION: MR JOESPH GRAFFAGNINO SR. “NYC BOGUS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS” 5-10-12

Firefighters Robert Beddia, 33, and Joe Graffagnino, 53 (RIP) JUAN RUIZ (RIP) FDNY BRAVEST 24/7 Supervisor cleared on all charges in Deutsche Bank Building Fire that killed 2 FDNY Firefighters 1 comment Share AP Photo 5-5-5-5 August 18, 2007 Published reports are being stating that the least senior of three construction officials in the Deutsche Bank manslaughter trial was acquitted of all charges today — after telling jurors that he had no idea the giant pipe he helped remove from the basement had anything to do with providing water to firefighters. A construction foreman charged with the deaths of two firefighters in the Deutsche Bank building blaze was acquitted of all charges. Salvatore DePaola was cleared by a Manhattan jury of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide on the eighth day of deliberations. According to reports published in a number of NYC newspapers; “It’s a happy day and a sad day,” said DePaola. “We’ve still got two firefighters that are deceased.” Firefighters Robert Beddia, 33, and Joe Graffagnino, 53 perished after they raced into the burning Ground Zero tower in 2007. Prosecutors argued that DePaola, who works for the John Galt Corporation, and two of his colleagues should have known a key firefighting pipe had been cut. Salvatore DePaola, 56, of Staten Island, broke into tears as he was found not guilty of manslaughter and reckless endangerment charges in the August, 2007, smoke inhalation deaths of firefighters Robert Beddia and Joseph …
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Oil Across Arabia: Transarabian Pipeline Construction pt2-3 1947 Bechtel 15min

video for embedding at news.quickfound.net part 1: www.youtube.com part 3: www.youtube.com This public domain video from the National Archives has been re-encoded to correct the aspect ratio. Mild noise reduction was also applied. From “The Building of Tapline” almashriq.hiof.no In 1950, the world’s largest oil pipeline system was completed. Oil fields in Saudi Arabia were linked with the Mediterranean Sea at Sidon, Lebanon, over a thousand miles away. The pipeline greatly reduced the number of tankers required to transport oil around the Arabian Peninsula through the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, a 20-day, 7000 mile trip. The building of the great pipeline is a story of accomplishment by Americans and Middle Easterners working together towards a common goal. It took the courage, perseverence and skills of 16000 men, most of them nationals of the lands through which the line was passing, to overcome the heat, desert, sand storms, loneliness and other obstacles that beset the pipeliners during the construction period. At the Mediterranean, the oil is loaded on tankers and transported to the world markets. Though the trans-Arabian pipeline is 1068 miles long, only the 753 mile section from the Sidon Terminal to the Qaisumah pump station is rightly called the TRANS-ARABIAN PIPELINE or TAPLINE. The remaining 315 miles is part of the Arabian American Oil Company’s gathering system in eastern Saudi Arabia. This part of the line gathers the oil before its long journey to the …
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SkillTech Construction, La Porte, TX

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CMC Construction, Augusta, GA

CMC Construction www.superpages.com Augusta, GA Additions , Air Conditioners , Aluminum , Architectural Services , Asbestos Removal , Asphalt , Asphalt & Gravel , Asphalt Shingles , Basements , Bathrooms , Board Up Services , Boiler Repair , Boilers & Water Heaters , Brick , Bridges , Building…
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Oil Across Arabia: Transarabian Pipeline Construction pt1-3 1947 Bechtel 15min

video for embedding at news.quickfound.net part 2: www.youtube.com part 3: www.youtube.com This public domain video from the National Archives has been re-encoded to correct the aspect ratio. Mild noise reduction was also applied. From “The Building of Tapline” almashriq.hiof.no In 1950, the world’s largest oil pipeline system was completed. Oil fields in Saudi Arabia were linked with the Mediterranean Sea at Sidon, Lebanon, over a thousand miles away. The pipeline greatly reduced the number of tankers required to transport oil around the Arabian Peninsula through the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, a 20-day, 7000 mile trip. The building of the great pipeline is a story of accomplishment by Americans and Middle Easterners working together towards a common goal. It took the courage, perseverence and skills of 16000 men, most of them nationals of the lands through which the line was passing, to overcome the heat, desert, sand storms, loneliness and other obstacles that beset the pipeliners during the construction period. At the Mediterranean, the oil is loaded on tankers and transported to the world markets. Though the trans-Arabian pipeline is 1068 miles long, only the 753 mile section from the Sidon Terminal to the Qaisumah pump station is rightly called the TRANS-ARABIAN PIPELINE or TAPLINE. The remaining 315 miles is part of the Arabian American Oil Company’s gathering system in eastern Saudi Arabia. This part of the line gathers the oil before its long journey to the …

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Oil Across Arabia: Transarabian Pipeline Construction pt3-3 1947 Bechtel 14min

video for embedding at news.quickfound.net part 1: www.youtube.com part 2: www.youtube.com This public domain video from the National Archives has been re-encoded to correct the aspect ratio. Mild noise reduction was also applied. From “The Building of Tapline” almashriq.hiof.no In 1950, the world’s largest oil pipeline system was completed. Oil fields in Saudi Arabia were linked with the Mediterranean Sea at Sidon, Lebanon, over a thousand miles away. The pipeline greatly reduced the number of tankers required to transport oil around the Arabian Peninsula through the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, a 20-day, 7000 mile trip. The building of the great pipeline is a story of accomplishment by Americans and Middle Easterners working together towards a common goal. It took the courage, perseverence and skills of 16000 men, most of them nationals of the lands through which the line was passing, to overcome the heat, desert, sand storms, loneliness and other obstacles that beset the pipeliners during the construction period. At the Mediterranean, the oil is loaded on tankers and transported to the world markets. Though the trans-Arabian pipeline is 1068 miles long, only the 753 mile section from the Sidon Terminal to the Qaisumah pump station is rightly called the TRANS-ARABIAN PIPELINE or TAPLINE. The remaining 315 miles is part of the Arabian American Oil Company’s gathering system in eastern Saudi Arabia. This part of the line gathers the oil before its long journey to the …
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Are there rules for construction in CA?

by Fergal of Claddagh

Question by Meg: Are there rules for construction in CA?
I live in an apartment complex. Next door is an assisted living for the elderly. They’re doing some kind of construction and demolition. It looks like it’s the front and the driveway. I’m worried about asbestos because I have no idea what they’re doing. What are the rules for that?

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Answer by meanolmaw
if it was asbestos, they’d be in haz-mat suits….. that kind of work would require a permit from the city and you can assume that the city would expect them to test first….. relax…. I really don’t see a good use for asbestos in CA, anyways….. what would be insulated on a driveway or ‘storefront’ of a building?… it’s usually used as a pipe wrap or heating duct insulation……

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Reliance Construction | Asbestos Removal In San Jose, CA

Asbestos Removal, Lead Removal, Mold Removal, Mold Remediation, Water Damage

Moldremoval.com/ Healthy Homes Inc. Phone: 1-800-578-7038 Company Bio: Moldremoval.com are always looking for reputable contractors to service the needs of people visiting out site to gain information on how to resolve their mold issues. Please note that you may need to provide additional information than requested below to become a member of the Moldremoval.com site and that a monthly membership fee will apply. Healthy Homes Inc. has the right to validate or deny and contractor’s membership that is unable to meet the needed and requirements to successfully assist the users of moldremoval.com. Pleases take the time to fill out the proper form on the site to become a member. twitter: twitter.com Url: www.moldremoval.com http www.contractormoldremoval.com
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Can you incur brain or lung damage by following behind construction vehicles or eighteen wheelers in a car?

by Joost J. Bakker IJmuiden

Question by Chaucer: Can you incur brain or lung damage by following behind construction vehicles or eighteen wheelers in a car?
Pretty straightforward question. Diesel exhaust emits a crapload of harsh chemicals and particulates – the nanoparticulates are capable of channeling up through the olfactory nerve and embedding themselves in the brain, and many of the other chemicals therein the exhaust itself are bioaccumulative, meaning they get in your body and stay there…for decades.

I have a 2007 Ford Ranger. I always set my air conditioning to MAX A/C (recirculate) when on express ways and such, but I realize even that isn’t going to defend me from the tiny particulates that do all the damage.

Earlier today, I got stuck behind a construction vehicle that was jetting off thick, dense plumes of exhaust into the air. I was behind it for approximately a quarter of mile, with nowhere whatsoever to go to seek safety or respite. I wasn’t, however, actually able to smell the exhaust at all, but that isn’t a denotation that the particulates weren’t still pregnating the cabin and contesting the interior air of my vehicle…

Irregardless, question in point, can experiences like these sufficiently expose a healthy person to enough particulates or toxins to cause any harm to the lungs, or deposit the nanoparticles in the lung tissue itself? In addition, is it possible for the brain to be damaged from such short exposures like this, at all? Any brain cells whatsoever? And if so, would it be anywhere as significant an amount as having a bottle of beer, or is it a menial and totally negligible amount with absolutely no bearing on cognitive development and performance?

As far as my personal experience goes, I do have a headache, but I’m hesitant to correlate it, simply ’cause I’ve had the headache all day long from sinuses. My motor functions check out fine, my ABCs can be recited flawlessly, balance is in check, etc – neurologically, at least, no malign issues appear to be evident.

So what’re some scientific, more knowledgeable opinions?
WRONG. Diesel is horrible, dangerous stuff, and even very short exposures have been shown to generate oxidative stress in the brain. The exact mechanism for this has not yet been identified, but current speculation is it’s because of the nanoparticulates channeling up through the olfactory nerve and embedding in brain tissue.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080311075339.htm

To the ignorant people claiming that particulates cannot travel directly from the nose to the brain, be enlightened with this.

“In animals, it is known that particles from vehicle fumes can travel along the olfactory nerve, from the nose to the brain. Once there, the particles can damage cells and cause inflammation of brain tissue. Studies of dogs from heavily polluted areas of Mexico City, for example, showed that their brains had damage similar to that seen in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.”

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19726371.000;jsessionid=HEBLOJIMBLAC

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Answer by tony s
Diesels are actually cleaner than the gas engine, the smoke that is produced is carbon, this ingestion of particulate will be comparable of your water you drink. they both have carbon in them.

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Jim Williams Construction Jacksonville, AR

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JMC Construction Granite City, IL

JMC Construction www.superpages.com Granite City, IL Additions , Aluminum , Animal Containment , Appliances , Arched Fences , Architectural Services , Asbestos Removal , Asphalt Shingles , Athletic Field , Automatic Gates , Barbed Wire , Basketball Court Enclosures , Board on Board Fences…

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Time-Lapse of Pittsburgh Arena Construction (Oct. ’08-Apr. ’09)

Time-lapse video of the construction of the new Pittsburgh Arena from the downtown Pittsburgh offices of Goldberg, Persky & White. The images which make up the video are from around noon each day between October 13, 2008 and April 25, 2009. UPDATE: www.youtube.com Over more than 30 years, GPW has grown into the largest law firm in western Pennsylvania representing injured people. We specialize in asbestos and mesothelioma litigation.

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Are German construction workers killing people???

Question by The Boot: Are German construction workers killing people???
This question is directed at and to anyone who knows how German construction companies work in Germany.

Okay, we know the socialists there take an eternity to do a four-day job and seldom meet deadlines, even ones posted to the public, but I have witnessed MANY construction projects with walls being torn down, floors ripped up, buildings demolished and things being drilled in left and right over here.

Is ASBESTOS an issue? It would seem it must be, as this material was widespread in earlier construction in the first half of the 20th century there. Yet I don’t even see workers wearing masks, and perhaps even worse, the public just walking by all this dust and mess going on looking totally oblivious, and I don’t just mean the green-haired airheads with pierced faces who are generally clueless anyway.

Is this construction business being done right? Is it safe? Is the public at risk? I really don’t like what I see and have long been suspicious.

Who can give a serious reply?

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Answer by artiststree
The public is generally at risk due to the exposure to these possibly toxic dust particles. It has been shown through studies that second hand smoke can and does cause lung cancer so breathing in dust from a construction site is likely to have the same affect. The question is what can you do about it?

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Residential construction: Roofing safety

Residential construction: Roofing safety Number: VT01765 Material: video, 13 minutes Industry: construction Covers job preparation, walk-around safety inspections, ladder safety, fall protection, roofing hazards, and housekeeping. WA State Dept of Labor & Industries, 1999

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Illegal Construction

AN 18 hectare plot straddling lychees orchards and farms in Chainpur village of Muzaffarpur district is in the midst of a dispute. A company, Balmukund Cement and Roofing Ltd, is constructing an asbestos fibre and cement roofing plant on the land. Villagers nearby are opposing it saying the company bought land from them on the pretext of building a farmhouse but started constructing the factory. They termed the construction illegal as the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has not given environmental clearance to the project and the mandatory public hearing is yet to be held.

Mayfield-Roofing.co.uk 01789 778114 Repaired this Factory Roof by fitting new Translucent Rooflights and an insulated lining. This dramatically improved working conditions.

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Reid Construction, Cicero, NY

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what are those masks called that construction workers wear when they knock down walls so they wont breath dust?

by Stéphane Gaudry

Question by : what are those masks called that construction workers wear when they knock down walls so they wont breath dust?
ya those masks that protect from harmful dust and
asbestos

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Answer by alex w
um debri masks?

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Construction Workers Recall Working Around Asbestos before 1980 New York City Schools

This is clipped from a 1978 film which provided an explanation of asbestos, the dangers it poses to our health, and the importance of precautionary measures to prevent exposure. The film was used to inform workers, contractors, school systems, and general audiences of techniques for solving asbestos removal problems, some precautionary measures for workers, and the use of personal protective equipment. A booklet was also developed by Battelle Laboratories and New York City schools, in cooperation with the Labor Department’sOccupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Cancer Institute-the funding agency for the project. The booklet “Asbestos Abatement/ Control Guidance Manual” was designed as a technical aid for specification writers, mechanics, inspectors, and designers who work on asbestos related projects. It covers such areas as guidelines for identification and location of materials that contain asbestos, asbestos abatement and control methods, work and inspection procedures, personal protective equipment, reporting procedures, and a number of do’s and don’ts to be followed while working on asbestos removal projects. During the 1980s, Congress passed several laws and EPA enacted regulations designed to govern the use of asbestos and better protect the public. In 1986, the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) was signed into law as Title II of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA …

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