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The last 8 years of Randy’s diverse 30+ year career in communications have focused on the construction industry. The White Cap Resource Center is a product of his passion for developing relevant, informative content that gives pro contractors a competitive advantage.

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Walk-Through Cube Disinfects Workers In Nevada

Randy Hall Sep 25, 2020

Innovative Technology to Battle COVID-19 A Nevada company is one of the first to utilize a disinfecting cube to combat COVID-19 on a construction site. Workers walk through the cube entering and exiting the jobsite and are misted with a…

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California Highway Repaved with Recycled Bottles

Randy Hall Sep 25, 2020

A Green Solution For Road And Bridge Caltrans is repaving three lanes of a 1,000-foot highway segment with a substance made from the recycled plastic bottles. This pilot project in Oroville, CA combines asphalt pavement and liquid plastic…

Safety Toolbox Talks

How To Choose And Use A Body Harness

Randy Hall Sep 17, 2020

Part 2 of a 4-part deep-dive series on The ABCDs of Fall Protection B is for Body: Safe Anchorage Is Two-Sided This is the second of a four-part series on the ABCD’s of Fall Arrest. The second inspection task for physically distanced…

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National Safety Stand Down Week 2020!

Randy Hall Sep 14, 2020

Make Time to Stand-Down for Safety This week (Sept 14-18, 2020) is the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction. Falls are the leading cause of fatalities for construction workers. This annual event raises awareness…

Safety Toolbox Talks

Effective Fall Arrest Starts With Proper Anchorage

Randy Hall Sep 10, 2020

Part 1 of a 4-part deep-dive series on The ABCDs of Fall Protection A is for Anchor: The Root of Effective Fall Arrest Welcome to the first of our four-part series on the ABCD’s of Fall Arrest. The new normal of physical distancing…

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Lumber Costs Are Through The Roof

Randy Hall Aug 31, 2020

During the pandemic, lumber costs are skyrocketing, and lumber supplies are diminishing. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) says lumber costs for the average single-family home climbed more than 130% since April. Additionally,…

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New AIHA Guidance to Protect Workers

Randy Hall Aug 31, 2020

Since safety doesn’t happen by accident, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) released comprehensive guidance for protecting workers from COVID-19. Focus on Construction Health: COVID-19 offers construction employers a…

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Home Builder Sentiment Soars

Randy Hall Aug 31, 2020

Good news for residential home builders; buyer demand was way up in August. Builder confidence in the newly built, single-family home market was up 6 points to a record high of 78 (National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing…

Construction

Safety Is A Top Priority For Framers

Randy Hall Aug 25, 2020

Encouraging A Safe Frame Of Mind Framers play a critical role in construction. Since they assemble the structure around and upon which a building is constructed, the need for safety is built into framing. In fact, one of the tenants of the…

Construction

Avoid Losses From An Active Hurricane Season

Randy Hall Aug 17, 2020

6 Steps to Avoid Losses from 2020’s Hurricane Season Weather forecasters are warning severe weather may throw another challenge to contractors' profitably this year. In May, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)…

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