SAFER CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is a systematic approach to identifying‚ assessing and reducing the risks of disaster. It aims to reduce socio-economic vulnerabilities to disaster as well as dealing with the environmental and other hazards that trigger them: Heddre it has been strongly influenced by the mass of research on vulnerability that has appeared in print since the mid-1970s.[1] It is the responsibility of development and relief agencies alike. It should be an integral
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Anne Bradstreet Essay “Upon the Burning of Our House” by Anne Bradstreet was written for no other person than herself. The poem depicts the lessons she learned from the fire that destroyed her home to ashes. The author’s purpose is to remind herself that materialistic things are not more important than her religion (God). The author’s tone can be described as gloomy at the beginning then at the end of the poem sorrowful but she understands what she should truly focus on. The
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Construction is big business‚ often quite literally. The construction industry is all about growing your business. A hiring a company that is properly regulated though possibly more expensive can be the difference between a new building that is perfect and ready to use and a muddy hole in the ground that is still waiting for work to be done. Construction companies are very heavily regulated because there is so much that can go wrong with the building industry. From the workers at ground level‚ to
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IDENTIFICATION CONTROL AND PREVENTION OF SOME CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENTS PROPOSAL 1.0 INTRODUCTION The construction sector has been ranked as the industry with the highest number of occupational injuries that are both fatal and non fatal. When big construction jobs are initiated‚ such as building a new housing or shopping complexes‚ there is a great deal of movement going on in a small area. Cranes‚ trucks and diggers are all vying for space to complete their project in a timely manner. Every
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Old School Modular construction has been around since the early 1900’s in the form of prefabrication but the way it is used has changed. Modular construction uses many trades to build a portion of the entire construct off site‚ such as complete walls with insulation‚ sheet rock and electrical compared to the traditional prefabrication that utilized only one trade. Due to the repetitive nature in commercial buildings‚ these are the most desired for this form of construction. Based on a survey of
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Within the Construction Industry marketing 5 Basic Marketing 5 Specific Marketing Mechanism 6 Marketing strategies and policies for construction Projects 7 Knowledge Transfer Partnership 7 PEST Analyses 7 SWOT Analysis 9 Strengths and Weaknesses 9 Threats 10 Opportunities 10 Marketing mix 11 Relationship marketing 11 Place and significant of marketing within project management 12 The extent to which marketing is beneficial for the different stakeholders within the whole construction supply
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Introduction Construction of breakwater involves wide range of activities that need transportation of resources from wide range of sources. Moreover‚ since most of the materials required for construction have to be carried to the site of construction by ships and barges‚ it will not be economical to transport materials as and when required as in land constructions. So it is necessary to plan activities in a way that would minimize the number of cycles required for barges‚ which further are limited
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Construction sites are dangerous‚ and many accidents can occur. Each day on a work site‚ construction workers are subject to many tasks and pieces of equipment that can put their lives in danger. Workers are asked to work with heavy equipment and powered vehicles‚ such as forklifts (Powered vehicles)‚ cranes and other heavy duty equipment‚ (OSHA‚ 2010). With all of the activities that occur on a construction site‚ accidents due to falls are the number one threat to construction workers
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Oysters: Anne Sexton: An appreciation (commentary) The poem “Oysters” came into view in Anne Sexton’s sixth published book of poetry called “The Book of Folly”. Anne Sexton was married at the age of nineteen‚ and so this poem could revolve around how she misses her dad and how she grew older and more mature to what she is now. Sexton‚ provokes the idea of getting older and mature throughout the entire poem‚ by using the idea of symbolism. This poem also has a sexual aspect to it‚ which adds
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"Cinderella" Analysis Through literary devices such as simile‚ repetition and symbolism‚ Anne Sexton delivers the message that there is no way to live "happily ever after." Using four short stories as a lead in‚ Sexton makes powerful arguments about society by creating the symbol of the dove and alluding to the story of Cinderella. For Sexton there is no Cinderella‚ there is no prince charming‚ and there is no happy ending. However‚ through "Cinderella‚" she argues that the "happy ever after" ending
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