Important Renovation Considerations

Renovation has been a specialty area for us, and over the years our workforce has developed important skills and habits that are important considerations for working in job sites that are near or around occupied space.

As this short video explains, extra attention must be paid to safety, noise abatement, dust abatement, scheduling, and consistent communication, to ensure that all parties are aware of ongoing work processes and to manage the impact on "business as usual."

Spring is Coming... Forewarned is Forearmed!

Spring is truly a season of transition and, for many of us, a season we are anxiously awaiting!

However, as the earth thaws from months of cold winter chill, and as the snow is melting, the sun is warmer and spring rains are frequent. And this all creates slick, slippery and potentially dangerous working conditions for workers and other personnel who have access to job sites.

If, as the poem goes, we experience the typical "April showers," there are a number of conditions affected by rain storms, such as slippery surfaces, cold stress, and visibility.

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Safety & Job Burnout!

Burnout is the result of someone’s attempt to cope with overwhelming and prolonged stress or discontentment – it’s like burning a candle at both ends, and the impact can be devastating on both employees and employers. Common effects include increases in job site accidents and injuries, greater absenteeism, dips in employee morale, and a variety of health problems. 

We’re all familiar with the phrase “job burnout,” but what about “safety burnout?”

Job burnout and safety burnout are closely related and both are equally important. If an employee is burned out with their job it will affect most every aspect of their work and those around them. Vital areas such as safety can even become compromised. 

Fortunately, there are warning signs.

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Working in Occupied Space

On many occasions we find ourselves engaged in an expansion or renovation project that involves working in or around client-occupied space.

As you may be aware, this type of work requires some additional attention, such as enhanced safety protocols as well as heightened levels of noise and dust abatement. It's also important to maintain consistent and reliable communication to ensure that all parties are aware of work and delivery time tables, and overall scheduling must be flexible to accommodate a client's peak business periods or special events.

Here's a short video that summarizes the intricacies associated with working in or around client occupied space:

Renovation Project at the Shipyard

It seems renovation projects have been very popular over the past year or so. Our crews are well-suited to working in or around occupied space which, as you may know, requires heightened safety, dust-control and noise-abatement protocols along with scheduling flexibility.

For example, we recently completed a demolition and renovation project for the US Navy that involved interior updates in an existing structure at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to provide personnel with additional kitchen space within an occupied security area. 

The scope-of-work included the overall expansion of two kitchenette areas, select demolition, and installation of new custom cabinetry, flooring, and finish work. Due to the security requirements of the areas to be renovated, all work had to be coordinated on both 1st and 2nd shifts with security escorts.

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Innovative Idea

Inventors are coming up with new beneficial ideas all the time. Here's one that can help contractors track their exposure to chemicals.