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WAITRO CARIRI Forum

“Increasing Competitiveness Through Innovation and Public-Private Partnerships”  was the title of a two-day  Networking Forum, which took place in Port of Spain on March 19…

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Virtual Youth Innovation Training

The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) and Republic Bank Limited (RBL) under its Power to Make a Difference programme have launched a new and exciting…

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TekMania Code Rush Hackathon

CARIRI and Microsoft Trinidad and Tobago are partnering to hold a series of events titled the “TekMania Code Rush Hackathon”. The event which starts on…

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Importance of soil compaction in construction

Inevitably on most construction sites you would likely find several pieces heavy equipment undertaking a myriad of jobs, one in particular being compaction of soils or aggregates. But why, you may ask yourself is this task being undertaken and of what significance is it to the project? For the purpose of this article “soil” is…

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Whole Body Vibration Hazards in the Workplace

Whole-body vibration (WBV) can be defined as more or less organised oscillatory motions of surfaces supporting the body and can be transmitted from the seat, backrest or foot support of a vehicle. Drivers of some mobile machines, including certain tractors, fork lift trucks, overhead cranes and quarrying or earth-moving machinery may be exposed to WBV…

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