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Related Categories in LAD Libraries

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Business Periodicals / Construction Journals

Newsletters, journals, magazines, publications of interest to the construction industry.

Corporate Law / Construction Law

Arbitration and mediation in construction disputes. Designer-led design build construction and legal issues. Court decisions in construction law. Case developments, articles, resources related to the construction industry.

Human Factors / Construction

Tables on job-related symptoms by trade, lost time, physician treatment, etc. Bibliography of construction work & work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

Insurance / Construction Insurance

Builders risk insurance claim management. Risk management articles for the construction industry. Best practices for owner-controlled insurance programs. Construction defects. Contingent Liability of the multi-employer work site. Case studies of environmental claims sorted by contractor groups. Issues with substituting finite risk insurance for sub performance & payment bonds. Surety bond basics.

OSHA Requirements / Construction

Full text of OSHA's resource manual for safety in construction and a job site safety handbook. Other construction safety reference materials include fire safety, excavations, scaffolds, trenching, underground construction, etc. Trench and excavation safety. Field sanitation. Jobsite safety.

Professional Societies / Contractor Associations

Associations dedicated to construction trades. American Subcontractors Association, Home Builders Institute. National Association of Home Builders. Associated Builders and Contractors.

Workplace Safety / Construction

Guides and documents related to construction safety. Guide to revisions in scaffolding standards. Underground gas main explosions. Jobsite safety handbook. Safety requirements for Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) and Explosives. PPE in construction. OSHA Fatal Facts related to construction. Safety meeting outlines.

Workplace Safety / Excavations

Trenching and excavation safety checklists. Trenching safety tutorial. trenching and shoring procedures. Tunnels and shafts in rocks.

Workplace Safety / Explosives

Technical materials on explosives, blasting agents and detonators. Full text of federal laws and regulations on explosives such as those from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. US Dept of Transportation hazardous materials transportation guides.

Workplace Safety / Work Zones

Best practices for minimizing delay & enhancing safety in highway construction. Policies, equipment, devices, best practices for minimizing delay and enhancing safety during highway construction and maintenance operations. NCHRP Report 350. Crash Worthiness of Workzone Appurtenances. Descriptions and contact information for workzone safety campaign programs and materials.

Periodicals / Construction News

Newsletters, journals, magazines, publications of interest to the construction industry.

Publications / Construction News

Newsletters, journals, magazines, publications of interest to the construction industry.