Labor Resources for Utility Managers
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Reflections Of A Global Civil Engineer And Candidate For ASCE Utility Engineering & Surveying Institute (UESI) Governor
3/30/2022
ASCE has been a premier civil engineering body for over 170 years when we were compelled to design civil structures strong enough to survive new threats — two world wars, seismic loads, floods, environmental pollution, and epidemics, to name a few. We have been fortunate that we had the trust of the public behind us in our pursuits. When a sewer line is designed and built in town, during the unveiling of the sewer no member of the public would ever dare to ask, “What is the return on the public investment into the new sewer?”
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WWEMA Window: What Does Volatility Mean To You?
3/23/2022
Almost two years ago to the day, I contributed my first article after achieving the honor of joining the WWEMA Board of Directors. At that time, I could say I’d seen a lot in my 25-plus years in the workforce and was at a point in my career where I found myself thinking, but not saying out loud, “I’ve seen this before” with a bit more regularity.
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The Importance Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion In The Water Sector
3/10/2022
Improving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become one of the most important topics in the workplace, let alone the water sector. The business case for diversity has been made, but because DEI has not been a regular discussion topic, some organizations are struggling with how to define what their DEI initiatives should be.
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WWEMA Window: 3-D Imagery As A Workforce Recruitment Tool
2/25/2022
Why does our industry not seem to attract both a large number and highly skilled new talent like other industries do? I contend that as an industry we must do everything possible to sell ourselves and the important mission we fulfill, and what better way to do this than to wave the technology flag?
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Using Artificial Intelligence To Reduce Response Times
11/1/2021
Public works operations and water utility personnel are now using AI-enabled insight to better serve their communities and save money.
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Utilities: It’s Time To Re-evaluate Headlamp Specifications
10/28/2021
Technological advancement enables intrinsically safe headlamps to improve safety and operator performance more cost effectively.
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Strengthening Employee Health — A Core Equation In The Bottom Line
10/18/2021
For any responsible corporation, the ongoing pandemic has dramatically broadened an employer’s focus on the health of their workforce to include the serious emotional challenges now confronting employees.
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The Contractor’s Song: Building Pipelines In Rock!
10/6/2021
This month our topic fits in well with a whole genre of music and it was hard to pick just one song to weave into this column, so I didn’t. The hits just kept coming to mind so consider this discussion of building pipelines in rock to be an homage to all things rock and roll!
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5 Ways Regional Leaders Can Prepare Future Infrastructure Workers Now
9/23/2021
Federal policymakers are on the verge of advancing two historic pieces of legislation: a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and a $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. While the ultimate fate of both is up in the air, one point is clear: Policymakers are focused on creating more jobs and supporting more workers following the COVID-19 recession.
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Math Solutions Explained: Converting To Gallons Per Minute
9/23/2021
This presentation will focus on converting and expressing flow rate gallons in minutes, converted from flow rate gallons in hours.