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Safety Helmets color code guide

As temper is for phone, Helmet is for the head. Will you wear heels at a construction site or latex in an iron plant? No right! Hence maintaining the proper fit and style of PPE is important. Industrial plants and sites that have a risk of injury or accidents are required to ensure the proper safety of people. Wherein the role of safety helmets comes in. These protect our head from any kind of fatal injury or accident while working in a danger prone area. Various kinds, types of fits, and types of safety and PPE equipment are available in the market. But choosing the right one is important as it’s for the sake of work and death! COLOUR CODES AND THEIR USES – Safety helmets come in pre-defined color codes for the uses based on the type of work and the site you are present at. These standard guidelines are made by some of the agencies which are being followed by several organizations today. It makes it easier and more organized to know which helmet is suitable for the kind of work you ar
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What is construction engineering?

Construction engineering is a professional discipline that deals with the designing, planning, construction and management of infrastructures such as roads, tunnels, bridges, airports, railroads, facilities, buildings, dams, utilities and other.
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Root selection and allignment

Two of the most important considerations in selecting the route for a proposed highway are 1) the physical features of the area and  2) how these features relate to the geometric design controls. Physical features that affect route selection include topography, ground (soil) conditions, and surrounding land use. Any possible environmental impacts posed by construction of a new highway must also be considered. First, the highway designer reviews topographic, geologic and soil maps as well as available aerial photographs of the area. The designer looks for conditions that will require sudden changes in alignment. For example, areas that would necessitate connecting long straight sections with sharp curves should be avoided. Areas that are subject to floods or avalanches make highway construction difficult, expensive and / or unsafe. Highway alignment is influenced by terrain. In general, the terrain or topography of an area is classified as level, rolling or mountainous. In level terrain
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