Portland Cement – Hazard Training (2 of 5) – Tool Box Talks

Portland cement is a light gray or white powder. When in contact with moisture in eyes or on skin, or when mixed with water, portland cement becomes highly caustic (pH > 12) and will damage or burn (as severely as…

Focusing On Your Job/Pre-Task Planning

Over 80% of all workplace injury arises from worker behavior. We make mistakes, errors in judgment orsimply do not have our full attention on the job and something happens. There is also a tendency to get sofocused on getting the…

Portland Cement – Hazard Training (1 of 5) – Tool Box Talks

Portland cement is a light gray or white powder. When in contact with moisture in eyes or on skin, or when mixed with water, portland cement becomes highly caustic (pH > 12) and will damage or burn (as severely as…

Progress on The Standard Project

Check out our progress on The Standard project in Charlottesville, VA. The $3.8 million concrete project consists of apartments and a 6-level precast parking structure. Donley’s scope includes approximately 406,000 sq. ft. of slab finish area in 6 levels of…

DCG Project Win!

Congrats to Donley’s Concrete Group on a recent project win! Last month we were awarded the Virginia War Memorial concrete project in Richmond Va. The $4.8 million project starts in Sept 2017 and is part of the DVS office and…

Lightning Strikes – Tool Box Talks

The average bolt of lightning carries over 100,000,000 volts and can reach out over 100 miles. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), lightning is one of the leading weather-related causes of death and injury in the United…

Protecting Workers From The Effects Of Heat – Tool Box Talk

FACTORS LEADING TO HEAT STRESS High temperature and humidity; Direct sun or heat; Limited air movement; Physical exertion; Poor physical condition; Some medicines; Inadequate tolerance for hot workplaces; and Insufficient water intake can all lead to heat stress. WHAT KIND…