Bricklayer

Federal OSHA is an agency responsible for the safety and health of 130 million workers and 8 million worksites throughout the nation. According to information obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, more than 4,500 workers were killed in 2013. When compared to 2012, fatal work injuries related to the private construction sector increased by 3 percent. This increase represents the largest number of fatal work injuries in this sector since 2009. In 2013, the fatal work injuries involving contractors accounted for nearly 20 percent of all fatal work injuries. Construction’s Fatal Four Out of the 4,101 worker fatalities that occurred within the private industry in 2013, 828 occurred in the construction sector; totaling one in five deaths for the 2013 calendar year. Deaths Related to Construction’s Fatal Four in Calendar Year 2013 - Nationwide Falls account for nearly 40 percent (302 deaths) the total number of deaths related to construction. Struck by an object accounts for approximately 10 percent (84 deaths) of construction related deaths. Electrocutions account for nearly 9 percent (71 deaths) of these deaths. Caught-in/between account for 2.5 percent (21 deaths) of construction related deaths. In 2013, these Fatal Four were responsible for nearly 60 percent of the construction worker deaths. Eliminating Construction’s Fatal Four would save the lives of almost 500 workers’ every year. California Division of Occupational Safety and…

There's nothing easy about construction, from harvesting the lumber to forging metals to the actual build, every aspect of this industry is difficult. One challenge that all construction companies face is the logistics of moving materials and equipment to job sites when they are needed. It's a process that requires specialized flatbed trailers, trained drivers and a great deal of behind-the-scenes support. That's why every construction company needs a reliable flatbed trucking company as a…

I am just finishing my first year at CTE. I am a junior in high school, and I need to start thinking about what career I should pursue right now. In CTE I am in Building Technology which involves framing, little bit of Plumbing and a little bit electrical. I am interested in Heating and ventilating for plumbing, but on the other hand I am also interested in construction work like rough building. I don 't know much about Plumbing at all, but I know a little bit more on the construction piece and…

The majority of accidents that take place on a construction site are often the result of unsafe acts and conditions which are preventable. The identification and elimination of hazards in the workplace is a direct way to reduce accidents and prevent fatalities from occurring. A construction company can achieve this with a well written and implemented a safety plan. It is important for a construction company to implement a widespread safety program because it gives the employees the skills needed…

”Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.”said Randy Pausch. Becoming a brick mason has been a dream of mine since I was a little kid. Before I can follow my dream, I need to find out exactly what a brickmason does, whether or not it suits my personal needs, and what things I must do to become a brickmason. Bricklayers do a variety of work. There are two parts of bricklayers. There are…

The American dream was an idea that everyone had the equal opportunity to achieve success through the works of determination, hard work, and initiative. We can see in The Mason and Bricklayer’s boy, expresses the hard work and determination of both Bates and Lubrano’s father had to go through by being long-term blue-collar bricklayers in order for their sons to become “office” white-collar workers representing the achievement of the American dream. In The Mason interview of Carl Murray Bates,…

The stories in the book “Cheaper by the Dozen” present an entertaining way to understand the time motion study and implement them to increase the productivity of construction projects. The novel narrates the life of the Gilbreths, a family of 12 children who were born and brought up in an unusual manner. The stories revolve around the time motion study concept, developed by Frank Gilbreth, the father of the 12 kids, and its implementations to increase the productivity of children in the routine…

to conceder her intentions. Sontag is able to point out the source of division between the two groups from Mann’s audience by affirming, “The frustration of not being able to do anything about what the imagines show” (Sontag, “Watching Suffering from a Distance”). The audience of a picture doesn’t have any direct effect on the event that the photo captures. After that initial idea of the image impacts the audience they begin to further analyze the photo. An audience of a photo is subject to…

Within the story, Father and the “1812”, the father, Janos Kovach, is facing a large trouble. He wants to become a musician, but he is unable to become one. This is because his father wanted him to have a job where a physical product could be shown after their job, such as a bricklayer. Although, Kovach has a burning passion for music instead, but, his grandfather did not allow him to pursue this career, and instead to have construction jobs instead. Therefore, the father moved out and worked…

FRANK AND LILLIAN GILBRETH AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Sr. (July 7, 1868 – June 14, 1924) and Lillian Evelyn Moller Gilbreth (May 24, 1878 – January 2, 1972) were one of the greatest husband-and-wife teams of science and engineering who early in the 1900s collaborated on the development of motion study as an engineering and management technique. They are recognized as pioneers in the field of 'motion study' and they worked together for years to find the "one best way to do…