Floor heating becomes more popular and efficient.............................

Know what to look out for when upgrading an HVAC system?.....this article tells all.............................

Water Efficiency takes a look at various state of the art methods for pipe repair and replacements, including a trenchless method that replaced over 2500 feet of cast iron at a savings of $200,000.

Pumping reclaimed water back into the aquifer has long been a process in Arizona, here a Washington State project for a new wastewater plant and reclamation facility will do the same........Hey, can you ship us your rainwater?

Just when we thought we were safer......we brought you the news of new, safer fire retardant chemicals being used a few months ago. Now we find they are not so safe, migrating hundreds of miles and maybe affecting the DNA of fish. We also do not know how fast they degrade.........

U.S. Chemical output expected to slow in a "two speed world" in which Asian growth outpaces everyone else..................

Here is a good example of what the U.S. Chemical safety Board and the Grain Industry should not ever do to prevent dust explosions, such as the recent fatal one in Kansas............Ho Hum, nothing to be done, happens all the time.....from a regulator, no less! You need to report to the marching field in the morning, sis, because we are going to strip you of your epaulets.......We have news for you, you idiot!.....Get a clue, these things are TOTALLY preventable......

This article is better, and pays respects to the six victims, but still has that same "Oh, we're doing the best we can" line of b.s. Percentagewise, it's good, but NOT GOOD ENOUGH. Here we find the risky jobs tend to attract younger workers.......

New bulldozers from Catillac feature reduced emissions, auto blade control, climate controlled cabs, and a new safety feature that disengages operations when the operator enters or leaves the cab.........

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OSHA appear to finally be getting on the combustible dust bandwagon with stepped up enforcement against the merchants of death, companies that don't care about killing workers in the pursuit of profits.....

OSHA announces the development of a new Combustible Dust Standard.

Speaking about the merchants of death, the grain industry says they don't need any more regulation from OSHA, despite the fact they have had incidents as late as 2008, and again in 2008, 2009 and even 2010!..................................Don't confuse me with the facts, we gotta get rid of some more of these employees, the health care cost is killing us!.........................

Asbestos, the silent killer, also kills the business at the Daytona Pier, in the midst of a renovation...................

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is hanging on to NFPA's Life Safety Code as the federally mandated standard for new hospitals in spite of the International Code Adoptions. ICC says this is to the detriment of the future of the hospital industry. It looks like the simple solution would be to just make state alternatives easier to get approved.............................or to adopt the I-codes as the Federal standard!!!!...............Isn't that why we have the I-codes....because the Federal government was going to bully us into them anyway? I'm confused again........................

It's no help to the residential* sprinkler effort, but Congress is considering a new bill that would give business owners incentives to intall fire sprinklers....... *It's more important to save property than lives, always..........After all, no man's home or property is safe while Congress is in session...........and this proves it.........

New Report From U.S. Fire Administration about 2009 Firefighter Fatalities:

90 firefighters that died while on duty in 2009:

·         The total break down included 47 volunteer, 36 career, and 7 wildland agency firefighters.

Year to Date and Historical Data on Firefighter fatalities can be found here.

California still not approving PEX because of court order..............

ICC Board approves emergency amendments to International Fuel Gas Code and International Residential Code due to Chemical Safety Board's investigation into explosion at Con Agra facility in North Carolina..........

Tilt-up construction...What's happening..........Even more info about this cost effective means of construction...........

The Empire State Building, an icon and now a legend......

Sound transmission is becoming more important in today's market with the advent of home theaters and more renters.

Design build can be anathema to regulators because of the registered design professional being directly employed by the contractor. They are separate? employees/divisions of the same corporation or company. How many people can stand by their guns if they can get fired? The registered design professional is the one key individual code enforcers must rely on for complete integrity. This article points out how design build may have finally come of age..................because firms are bidding at less than cost, a harbinger of deflation.........................

Complying with OSHA's lockout tagout standards can be daunting for hospitals........................