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Contact Tracing for Construction: Why Simplicity Is Key

by Alec Thomson | May 28, 2020
OSHA | PPE | Safety | Total Human Health

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.

Rolling the Ball Up the Hill

by Rachel E. Pelovitz | May 17, 2020
Features | Safety | Total Human Health | Wellness

For the first time in U.S. history, a person is more likely to die from an accidental opioid overdose than from a car crash, according to the National Safety Council. Confronting such substantial odds, industry stakeholders are coming up with inventive tactics for rolling that ball up the hill.

Drop in April Construction Input Prices Could Help Stabilize Nonresidential Sector

by ABC | May 14, 2020
Economy | Markets | Total Human Health

Construction input prices fell 4.4% in April from the previous month, according to an ABC analysis of BLS Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices declined 4.2% for the month.

U.S. Economy Fell 4.8% in First Quarter of 2020 Due to COVID-19, Says ABC

by ABC | May 13, 2020
Economy | Markets | Total Human Health

The U.S. economy contracted at an annualized 4.8% rate during the first quarter of 2020 as a result of the ongoing global pandemic, according to an ABC analysis of BEA data. The decline in GDP is largely a reflection of the final three weeks of March, which devastated the economy.

The Importance of Construction Safety Amid a Pandemic

by Tony Roussey | Apr 22, 2020
PPE | Safety | Total Human Health | Wellness

Although a focus on safety is always important in the construction industry, companies actively working on essential project sites during the COVID-19 crisis must continue work while helping to flatten the curve, implementing additional precautions.

Disrupting the Disruptor

The rapidly spreading coronavirus (COVID-19) has become not only a global health concern but also a global economic disruptor. For owners and contractors, the virus presents significant risks to the health of project personnel and creates supply chain disruptions, cost impacts and schedule delays.

What Is Your Safety Catchphrase?

by Rachel E. Pelovitz | Mar 17, 2020
Culture | Organization Culture | Safety | Total Human Health

Andy Dupuy Chief Executive Officer Brown & Root Industrial Services Baton Rouge, Louisiana At Brown & Root, we strive to build a “ZERO Harm 24/7,” “Courage to Care” culture. When an unsafe condition or act is [...]

Coronavirus: What All Employers Should Know

by Michelle De Oliveira, Esq. | Mar 17, 2020
PPE | Safety | Total Human Health | Wellness

The spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) is generating valid concerns in the workplace, and employers have mounting questions on health, wages, leave and CDC guidance.

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Contact Tracing for Construction: Why Simplicity Is Key

Rolling the Ball Up the Hill

Drop in April Construction Input Prices Could Help Stabilize Nonresidential Sector

U.S. Economy Fell 4.8% in First Quarter of 2020 Due to COVID-19, Says ABC

The Importance of Construction Safety Amid a Pandemic

Disrupting the Disruptor

What Is Your Safety Catchphrase?

Coronavirus: What All Employers Should Know

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