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Proactive Best Practices Make Construction Companies 670 Percent Safer

by Joanna Masterson | Mar 23, 2018
Business | Business Development | Risk Management | Safety

ABC's 2018 Safety Performance Report documents the dramatic impact of using proactive safety practices to reduce recordable incidents up to 85 percent.

Do What Matters to Avoid the Cumulative Damage of Experience Modification

by Jordan Mann | Mar 20, 2018
Insurance | OSHA | Risk | Risk Management | Safety

Keep an experience mod rate low with prevention through a company-wide safety culture and claims management and close workplace injury claims as soon as possible.

What Construction Executives Need to Know About OSHA’s Silica Safety Standard

by Kevin Cole, Richard Ennis | Mar 20, 2018
OSHA | Safety

Ennis Electric takes a proactive approach to the OSHA silica safety standard by purchasing the requisite equipment, conducting training and monitoring projects with silica—even though all projects do not meet the exposure limits.

NIBS Studies the ROI of Hazard Mitigation

by Joanna Masterson | Mar 20, 2018
Risk | Risk Management | Safety

The United States can save $6 in future disaster costs for every $1 spent on hazard mitigation.

Ensuring Construction Safety at Multi-employer Worksites – Part II

by Angelo Pinheiro, Rowan Pinheiro | Mar 13, 2018
OSHA | Safety

The second and final installment in this series provides an explanation of OSHA's Multi-employer Citation Policy, employer liability, and recommendations to avoid citations and penalties.

Retain Top Talent With Employee Engagement Strategies

by Construction Executive | Mar 13, 2018
Human Resources | Organization Culture | Recruitment | Retention | Wellness | Workforce

As an owner of a construction company, it is essential to successfully run a business and ensure employees are engaged, recognized and valued.

Ensuring Construction Safety at Multi-employer Worksites – Part I

by Angelo Pinheiro, Rowan Pinheiro | Mar 7, 2018
OSHA | Safety

Lapses in communication, coordination and oversight among contractors at multi-employer worksites can create hazardous conditions that could lead to accidents, losses and legal liability exposure.

The Importance of Air Sampling on Construction Sites

by Tim Turney | Mar 7, 2018
OSHA | Risk Management | Safety | Wellness

Dust is rarely seen, but employees must be protected from exposure to it and other respiratory risks. Proper air sampling is about more than complying with regulations; it is also about protecting the long-term wellbeing of workers.
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