Author: Marek Bros

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Floor Openings

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Floor OpeningsnJorge VazqueznThu, 09/09/2021 – 17:30nnn n n n n FLOOR OPENINGS n Safely covering a floor opening with a piece of plywood requires more than just laying down the material over the hole, or even nailing it down. Total on the job safety requires a total job of eliminating hazards. A half or…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Utility Knife Safety

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Utility Knife SafetynJorge VazqueznWed, 09/01/2021 – 18:32nnn n n n n UTILITY KNIFE SAFETY n There’s one hand tool that demands your respect over many others in the workplace, a tool that can cut you to the bone in an instant: the utility knife. Many workers use utility knives to cut drywall, ceiling…

  • Immigration Reform Could Revive Building Trades

    Immigration Reform Could Revive Building TradesnStan MareknTue, 08/24/2021 – 15:36nnn n n n Originally published on rationalmiddle.com n As I drove to work recently, the top story on the news was the housing shortage. Nationwide, demand exceeds supply by 3.8 million homes, and nowhere is that shortage more acute than in Houston. Houses go on…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Safe Before the Storm

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Safe Before the StormnJorge VazqueznThu, 08/19/2021 – 20:40nnn n SAFE BEFORE THE STORM n RAIN CAN RUIN A JOB n Rain may be good for the farmer, but it can turn the jobsite into a giant mud pie. The rain can ruin materials and supplies and generally makes things downright messy. Steel…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: War on Falls – Ladder Safety

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: War on Falls – Ladder SafetynJorge VazqueznThu, 08/12/2021 – 18:10nnn n n n n WAR ON FALLS n LADDER SAFETY n At the Marek Family of Companies we take pride in everything we do. Our type of work is often performed at heights, and working at heights can be hazardous. Falls rank…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Hand Tools Safety

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Hand Tools SafetynJorge VazqueznWed, 08/04/2021 – 18:45nnn n n n n HAND TOOLS SAFETY n Of all the equipment placed at our disposal, common hand tools, which we take for granted, are the most useful and the most often abused. n A recent review of construction injuries reveals quite a number of…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Heat Stress

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Heat StressnJorge VazqueznWed, 07/28/2021 – 16:48nnn n n n n n n n Mandatory Topic: n Heat Stress  n n n n Hot weather causes more fatalities than any other weather-related source. Heat waves are rarely given adequate attention, but in fact, they claim more lives each year than floods, hurricanes, and…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Harassment / Discrimination

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Harassment/DiscriminationnJorge VazqueznThu, 07/22/2021 – 09:14nnn n n n n Mandatory Topic: n n n n Harassment/Discrimination  n n n n At MAREK, we rely on our employees to work as teams to build our jobs, and without teamwork we would not be able to accomplish any of our goals. The teams that…

  • Reflections on Brianna Wright; Colleague * Client * Friend

    Reflections on Brianna Wright; Colleague * Client * FriendnMarek BrothersnFri, 07/16/2021 – 12:01nnn Authored by Pat Kiley and originally published by Construction Citizen. n The Houston Construction Industry is made up of many different people. Those who prosper are authentic, real people who make commitments, work hard to honor them, appreciate others and stay humble when…

  • War On Falls: Suspension Recap – Zero Tolerance

    War On Falls: Suspension Recap – Zero TolerancenJorge VazqueznWed, 07/14/2021 – 16:42nnn n n n n WAR ON FALLS n SUSPENSION RECAP n ZERO TOLERANCE n This zero tolerance means that certain unsafe employee actions will automatically result in suspension from work. So that employees understand what these actions that will result in suspension are,…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Severe Weather

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Severe WeathernJorge VazqueznWed, 07/07/2021 – 17:27nnn n n n n SEVERE WEATHER n WHY TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER? n Actually, we have no control over rain, snow, sleet, wind, lightning or sunshine. But we can control what happens on our job as a result of the elements. Some of the biggest problems…