The latest ALCC news, including Colorado Green NOW articles, legislative updates, and programming announcements.
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Written by ALCC
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019 02:00 AM |
This week, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) observes workplace Safe + Sound Week. From August 12-18, OSHA encourages employers to put workplace safety initiatives into place and talk about ways that employees can help improves safety on the job.
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Written by OSHA
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019 01:00 AM |
OSHA is seeking public comments in order to determine whether revisions are necessary to the Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard. The following release was published this week by the agency:
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is requesting information and comment on Table 1 of the agency’s Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction. OSHA seeks information on additional engineering and work practice control methods to effectively limit exposure to silica for the equipment and tasks currently listed on Table 1.
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Written by ALCC
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019 05:00 AM |
ALCC led a delegation of Colorado landscape professionals to Capitol Hill last week to participate in NALP’s Legislative Days on the Hill event. They visited the offices of each of the state’s Congressional delegation, meeting with legislators or their aides to discuss issues affecting landscape companies. H-2B visa program reform was at the top of the agenda.
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Written by Cherie Courtade
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019 04:00 AM |
At the reception for The 2019 ELITE Awards, there was a lot of buzz in the room when the announcer read the water savings statistics that earned Environmental Designs, Inc. (EDI), Henderson, The ELITE Award for Irrigation Management: more than 5 million gallons saved per year. The numbers were impressive, due not just to the large size of the site but to the extensive work put in by EDI to bring the property’s irrigation system into the 21st century and within the water budget mandate.
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Written by Lyn Dean
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019 03:00 AM |
A new hiring strategy works better for selection and retention
Ben Fisk founded Fisk Lawnscapes, Colorado Springs, in 2002 while still in high school, with a $50 lawn mower purchased from Goodwill. He mowed lawns during that summer. He enjoyed helping customers’ yards look better and was motivated to learn more.
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