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There are times when working on energized equipment is warranted or justified.
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Read More »Are you permitted? 
Are you permitted?
Evers’ building budget has a few twists
After a gubernatorial election, the first job of the governor in the first year of the new term is unveiling the two-year state budget plan.
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Read More »How firms can position themselves as ‘Best-in-Class’ for Builders Risk coverage
These are challenging times for the construction industry. There’s a backlog of business on the books, and that’s keeping things hopping. But keeping up – much less ahead – of demand is problematic as pressures mount.
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Read More »Pushing the needle on mental health is a team effort
As I gear up for our May technical meeting for my nonprofit, Wisconsin Construction Wellness Community, I think of a stat that construction workers die by suicide at a rate 4.3 times greater than any other workplace. This is higher than all jobsite fatalities combined.
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Read More »Evers addresses PFAS in budget plan
Gov. Tony Evers’ biennial budget includes about $11 million more in newly announced proposals to address PFAS and other hazardous contaminants in the state, but it’s unclear whether the measures will garner enough support in the Republican-led Legislature.
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Read More »Fiscal Facts: Changing Midwest marijuana landscape impacts Wisconsin
Since late 2019, sales of recreational marijuana have begun in two of Wisconsin’s neighboring states, while a third appears poised to legalize the substance soon.
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Read More »Despite burgeoning pessimism, economy remains strong
In a replay of the good-news-is-bad-news scenario, those claiming we are in recessionary times were dealt a body blow by the latest jobs report. Despite the Federal Reserve’s valiant efforts to slow the economy, U.S. jobs soared by half a million in January
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Read More »Navigating the 2023 National Electric Code
Often electricians will find rules in the Code book and use or abuse the rules found and try to fit a square peg in a round hole.
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Read More »FTC proposes wholesale ban of noncompete clauses
On Jan. 5, the Federal Trade Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for a new rule that would prohibit employers from including noncompete clauses in agreements with employees and independent contractors.
Read More »Changes to the 2023 National Electrical Code
I just received my new 2023 edition of the National Electrical Code.
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