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How Suicide Prevention Is a Workforce Development Strategy

Through quality management training to help put these measures into practice, and developing strong teams and peer support networks, the construction industry can change the statistics on suicide risk and workforce shortages.

Liquidity Matters in the Fight Against COVID-19

by Martin C. McCarthy | Apr 8, 2020
Risk | Risk Management | Safety | Wellness

Contractors that are highly liquid are better equipped to manage the financial constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are several steps business leaders can take to continue operations during challenging times.

OSHA Unmasks New Pandemic Respirator Guidance

On April 3, OSHA released temporary enforcement guidance to employers currently faced with a shortage of N95 respirator masks because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance applies to all industries.

How COVID-19 Is Changing Temporary Site Services

by Chad Farley | Apr 7, 2020
Equipment | Safety | Vehicles | Wellness

During the week of March 16, temporary site service vendors, specifically suppliers of portable toilets, dumpsters, temporary fencing, temporary storage and mobile office trailers, responded to an industry survey sent out by ZTERS Site Solutions. Vendors from 35 states provided feedback on how COVID-19 is currently affecting their companies and how they anticipate the virus will affect business over the next few months.

The Hidden Perils of Non-Essential Construction Work

by Jeff Blease, Lisa Glahn | Apr 1, 2020
Legal and Regulatory | OSHA

As state and local governments throughout the country struggle to define which construction is “essential” and which construction is “non-essential,” one topic of conversation has been overlooked: what liability exposure does a contractor have to its workers if it continues with work that is later deemed non-essential?

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