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Preparing Commercial Properties for Hurricane Season: A Guide

CCR Magazine

Natural disasters, such as hurricanes, pose significant financial risks to businesses, including property damage, lost inventory and prolonged closures that can threaten their survival. Studies have found that a quarter of small businesses do not recover after closing due to these events, highlighting the crucial importance of preparedness.

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Strengthening Homes: Fortified Roof Grant Program in New Orleans

CCR Magazine

Fortified Roofs are part and parcel of the Fortified homer™ program, which has been launched by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) and offers construction standards that better equip a home to stand up against hurricanes and other calamities. What is a Fortified Roof?

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COVID-19 Where Do I Get Help?

DRB Development Solutions

To aid in that endeavor, our team had been focused on collecting solutions available as it relates to COVID-19, for construction projects and the small business community, placing them on our website ( www.ConsultDRB.com ) as a collection point with links to the source. CONTRACT RELIEF The contract has been Suspended – Were You Ready?

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How to Safely Work with Chemicals on a Construction Site

UK Construction Blog

The post How to Safely Work with Chemicals on a Construction Site appeared first on UK Construction Blog. No matter the building project, chemicals are integral components in a construction site. From sealants to paints, these materials are prerequisites to the complete and regulated construction of a building.

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Safety Measures in Marine Projects

CCR Magazine

This includes shipbuilding, port construction, offshore oil and gas exploration, land reclamation, and underwater construction. Equipment training Regardless of the industry, it is essential that workers are trained to use equipment correctly and safely. Alternatively, it could be situation specific.

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Why Do You Need a Construction Safety Plan?

UK Construction Blog

Construction is one of the largest industries in the world. Construction leaders must take action to protect their team members and ensure everyone is prepared to work safely. Construction leaders must take action to protect their team members and ensure everyone is prepared to work safely.

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Industry Focus: Data Centers – To Serve And Protect

Business Facilities

Data centers are facilities that house an organization’s IT operations and equipment, and where it stores, manages and disseminates its data. A facility is the location and “white space,” or usable space that is available for IT equipment. By Dominique Cantelme. From the May/June 2014 issue. No earthquakes above magnitude 3.8