Construction employment climbs as overall total stagnates
Jun 10, 2003,
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that construction employment increased for the third month in a row, with a gain of 26,000 jobs in May. Job...
Ground Fault Protection on Construction Sites
Jun 1, 2003, By John Jansen, Clare Instruments U.S., Inc.
Do you know what OSHA has to say about electrical safety testing requirements on jobsites?...
OSHA'S Top 25 Construction Violations
Jun 1, 2003, By Amy Florence Fischbach, Staff Writer
Improper grounding, excavation, and scaffolding are consistently near the top of the list of citations in the construction industry...
Lost in the Translation
Jun 1, 2003, By Matthew Halverson, Managing Editor
Language has become the biggest obstacle to safety on some jobsites, as Spanish-speaking workers are finding more work in the electrical industry...
The Wired Home: Part 6 of 12
Jun 1, 2003, By Dave Dusthimer, Cisco Learning Institute Press
If you think of the home as a body and things like telephone systems, computer networks, security systems, doorbells, entertainment systems, and other services within the home as the organs that carry out day-to-day functions, low-voltage cabling is the circulatory network of capillaries, veins, and arteries that transport the voice, data, audio, and video signals necessary to keep that home network functioning....
Construction Watch
Jun 1, 2003, By EC&M Staff
Construction Market Could See Growth in Second Quarter...
Congress looks into expanding Labor Relations Act
May 16, 2003,
The U.S. House of Representatives recently introduced legislation that would curb union abuses. The legislation, the Truth in Employment Act (H.R. 1793)...
The State of the Structured Wiring Market
May 1, 2003, By EC&M Staff
May Construction Watch Department...
Do You Take Your Insulation Hot or Cold?
May 1, 2003, By Bill Taylor, 3M Electrical Products Division
Cold shrink and heat shrink tubing have different applications, installation techniques, and physical properties. Make sure you know when to use each type...
Field of Beams
Apr 1, 2003, By Matthew Halverson, Managing Editor
It may not always make the neighbors happy, but sports lighting has become big business for lighting designers and electrical contractors...
Construction Watch
Apr 1, 2003, By EC&M Staff
Nation Needs New Schools to Meet Increasing Enrollment...
Housing starts plunge in February
Mar 31, 2003,
The housing market was at an all-time high at the beginning of 2003, but new home construction is beginning to slow down due to an uncertain economy and...
