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‘Schoolhouse Rock’ Supports Construction Parents

by Rachel E. Pelovitz | Aug 6, 2020
Business | Departments | Total Human Health

As a solution to the stress of unanticipated homeschooling, the team at Rockford Construction in Grand Rapids, Michigan, turned to an internal resource in order to help seamlessly transition the children of employees from the classroom to the couch.

Reduce Workplace Mental Health Hazards With the Hierarchy of Controls for Psychological Safety

by TJ Lyons, Sally Spencer-Thomas, Hillary Waterhouse | Aug 5, 2020
Culture | Organization Culture | Safety | Total Human Health | Wellness

With NIOSH’s Hierarchy of Controls, workplaces striving to prevent suicide can eliminate threats to psychological safety and substitute those that promote mental health and protective factors.

Cleaning Is Not Sanitizing: Going the Extra Mile for a Healthy Workplace

by Dave Teper | Aug 4, 2020
Safety | Total Human Health | Wellness

As organizations reopen, creating a safe and healthy environment is a critical concern. One of the most important goalposts is proper sanitization and disinfection.

Keep Construction Workers Safe in the Heat

by Ryan Butler | Aug 4, 2020
Careers | PPE | Safety | Wellness | Workforce

Heat is the enemy when it comes to construction labor. Enduring the hot days of summer can be brutal for workers in thick gear, doing physical labor. It can be the cause of serious injury, accelerated fatigue, decreased productivity and more.

Competing Infrastructure Plans Depend on Crisis Legislating

by Vance Walter | Aug 4, 2020
Infrastructure | Legal and Regulatory | Legislation | Total Human Health

Election-year politics will only further entrench partisan posturing in the fight over COVID-19 legislative battles, which have now embroiled infrastructure.

Pandemic Protection: Allocating Risk in Construction Contracts Through the Uncertainty of COVID-19

by Steven Gonzalez | Aug 3, 2020
Contracts | Dispute Resolution | Legal and Regulatory | Risk | Risk Management | Safety | Wellness

The best time to protect against the adverse impacts of a force majeure event, such as a pandemic, are during the financing and contracting portions of upcoming projects.

What to Expect When the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Over

by Richard P. Higgins | Aug 2, 2020
Risk Management | Safety

Contractors that start adapting to the new normal will be well positioned when the pandemic ends. They may have to retool, retrain and rebrand to meet future demand.

U.S. DOL Adds Guidance on Wage and Hour Rules, Family and Medical Leave as Workplaces Reopen

by U.S. Department of Labor | Jul 29, 2020
Legal and Regulatory | Policy | Regulations | Safety

The U.S. Department of Labor published additional guidance for workers and employers as workplaces reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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