A letter from my father to his grandson on his grandson’s 18th birthday. Many lessons here on making a living and safety in the workplace. As Clint Eastwood (Josey Wales) once told a soon-to-be-dead bounty hunter, “Dyin’ ain’t much of a livin’, boy.” We make our living from the neck up or the neck down. […]
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Alamo1 is now Gold Shovel certified. By some national estimates, a utility line is damaged every three minutes by digging. The Gold Shovel Standard is a first-of-its kind excavation safety program designed to reduce dig-ins and protect underground gas and electric systems. With safety as its highest priority, the Gold Shovel Standard Certification process was […]
read more »Our own Dr. Scott Harris is scheduled to lead an “Environmental Disasters” course for the UTSA Environmental Science program in the Fall 2017 semester. This three-credit hour course will be taught one night per week, making it available to both traditional and non-traditional (after working hours) students. Students can take it at either the undergraduate […]
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Rapid dominance of your response is way more than just getting there quick or having a lot of really cool stuff with you when you arrive. Current or former military readers (thank you) already know this term. The military doctrine of “rapid dominance” requires four things: Near-total understanding of participants and the operational environment; Management […]
read more »Alamo1 is pleased to report that the USACE has recognized Alamo1’s Ft. Hood project team’s outstanding health and safety performance. Alamo1 received the USACE Central Texas Area Office and the Ft. Worth District Office Operation Award. USACE commended Alamo1 for providing a safe place for craftsmen, contractors and government personnel on the Ft. Hood site […]
read more »09:18 AM CDT on Friday, March 28, 2008 By Laura Elder / The Daily News GALVESTON — Maybe they buried the railroad tank car to skirt pesky environmental laws. Or maybe some company that long ago did business at the port simply needed an underground storage tank. Port of Galveston officials may never know who […]
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