Safety
Contact Tracing for Construction: Why Simplicity Is Key
The topic of the last few weeks has been contact tracing. Things like wearables, “internet of things” devices or biometrics might work for individuals but, for project purposes, simplicity is the key to success.
By Alec Thomson
May 28, 2020
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Safety
by Alec Thomson
Alec Thomson, founder and CEO of Riskcast, a productivity and forecasting tool for the construction industry. Alec has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry working in various capacities from field engineer to strategist in Skanska USA Civil's corporate office in New York. Alec and Co-Founder Reggie Arichabala designed Riskcast to allow project teams to track labor, material, equipment and job cost in one simple to use system without the need to maintain multiple spreadsheets. Riskcast unleashes the power of real-time data to reduce risk in all areas of performance.
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