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    McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is partnering with Kenzen to pilot wearable heat monitoring technology on multiple construction projects. ...

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    October 11, 2021
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    IoT collaboration focuses on construction site safety

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    October 6, 2021
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    The worldwide expansion of photovoltaic (PV) installations is also giving rise to new areas of application in challenging environmental cond...

    September 28, 2021
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    The IMO FireRaptor’s latest UL PVRSS listing is with the SMA Sunny Boy range of solar inverters from 3 kW to 7.7 kW and also the SMA T...

    November 30, 2020
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    Stronghold by PSG, the dropped objects prevention brand of Pure Safety Group (PSG), announces the introduction of all-in-one tool tether kit...

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    Solar PV system-caused fires are rare, but they are on the rise in the United States. The numbers here are hard to track down, but Lawrence ...

    August 26, 2020
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    Working on a rooftop, closer to the sun and out of the shade, puts workers at increased risk for heat injuries and illnesses. The good ...

    June 23, 2020
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