Construcciones Yamaro, by Armando Iachini

Asphalt layers are those placed on roads, streets, sidewalks or inside construction projects to ease movement in those areas . Commonly used materials for this are: Asphalt Flagstone Stone Brick Tile In Venezuela, Yamaro Construction Company specializes in this area. As part of its efforts, it has developed techniques and methods to ensure the safety of its employees, the company’s greatest resource. There are many different types of risks that dedicated construction laborers face regularly , reason why the staff in charge of laying down the asphalt layers do so by adhering to rules created to reduce the possibilities of workplace accidents . The risks directly associated with this work are: Falls: Can occur on different levels or at the edges of terraces, parking lots, etc. Cargo falls : Employees use crane-type equipment to move materials. Cuts made by the tool used to cut asphalt layers. Burns produced by incandescent material. Exposure to extrem...

In every country, the construction area is situated as one of the pillars of development due to its capacity to generate direct and indirect work, to its importance in the evolution of society because it takes the benefits of innovations issued from this branch, and to the application of new methods that strengthen the works and provide more durability. The impact of humankind actions over the environment is gigantic. That is why it is necessary to craft new mechanisms that reduce the negative effects to the environment and that guarantee a better quality of life.  The construction enterprises are obliged to apply systems and procedures that harm less the environment and that is why environmentally-friendly technologies must be considered. The tendency to work from recycling is much more solid in various areas but in the construction area takes a paramount role due to fact that the waste produced in this area are used to minimize the impact to the environ...

In a world where energy consumption is more than the production capacity, there are various reasons that give more force to the lacks when it comes to providing electric service: climatic phenomena, slight investments in this area, and the lack of technologies in order to generate resources. Engineers and architects are before an enormous challenge and an engagement with the environment . In most of the countries, the construction sector demands more than 50% of energy consumption globally. It is necessary to create alternative in other to sharpen the use of energy from the execution of works to the occupation of the building. This new labor tendency is under a sustainable construction parameter that marks a milestone in the real state world . Reducing effectively the energetic requirements and incorporating technologies, introducingenvironmentally friendly materials and practices is the common pattern in those enterprises interested on contributing to the planet. The...

Taking care of our environment is a global concern . That is why the majority of the countries have adopted measures to preserve our planet and to decrease the negative impact of human activities to our ecosystem. There are international parameters such as the ISO rules 14000 that establish the regulations that enterprises must follow in order to obtain a certification related to their engagement with the environment . Venezuela is one of the nations that have been environmentally-friendly . The Constitution of the Republic has a chapter dedicated to the protection of nature in which it set obligations for particulars and enterprises in order to guarantee the harmony with our environment . Venezuelan enterprises have shown an increasing interest in participating in activities that promote environment protection. Forums, conferences, talks that are presented in universities, scientific institutes, public enterprises, and private enterprises. They make easier the organiz...

Construction and the environment In  Venezuela , making the effort to find common factors and not so common between social responsibility  and  the construction sector activities , at first moment, can be looked like something absurd.   There are many people thinking that such an association lacks common sense and the reality is that there cannot exist a closer relationship today. Taking Care of the Environment In the last few years,  Construcciones Yamaro  has adopted an organizational culture that consists in  being present  in every work the  company  does, protecting the environment from the time the deal is signed with the contractor to the end of the work. Because of different causes of various kinds, the construction sector came to be seen as  the main responsible for the use of half of natural resources , resulting in industrial , organic and inorganic residues , which are generated after making any work...