For Construction Pros

Rental's Role in Training and Familiarization Under New ANSI Standards

The new standards say rental houses are now obligated to offer both training and familiarization. It’s up to the customer to determine if they need either and request it. May 15, 2019 Rental houses ...
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National Guard Soldiers conduct familiarization training for new equipment

COLUMBIA, S.C. — U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to 1st and 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Battalion, 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, conducted ...
Government Technology

Did Lack of Training, Familiarization with New Route Cause Train Derailment?

The initial facts of Monday’s train derailment in Washington state are that three people died when the Amtrak train failed to slow to the 30-mph speed reduction and left the track at 80 mph. But ...
Government Technology

FBI Training Program Promotes Improvised Explosive Familiarization Initiative

The FBI's Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Directorate, the FBI Laboratory, and the Critical Incident Response Group, in close cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), have ...
For Construction Pros

What is Compliant Operator Training In the New ANSI A92.24 Work Platform Standard?

The soon-to-be-adopted ANSI A92.24 Standard “Training Requirements for the Use, Operation, Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPS)” will hopefully open some eyes ...