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Advanced Tool Ergonomics: A Major Workplace Safety Advantage

Last winter, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released new data showing that employer-reported injury and illness rates declined to 2.9 cases per 100 full-time workers in 2016.

How to Find the Right Construction Trade Fair

by Paul Revellat | Mar 5, 2018
Business | Business Development | Total Human Health

Participating in trade fairs in the building and construction industry is not optional. If business owners want to grow their companies in any given country, they will need to increase their network and visibility through national or international exhibitions.

Report Examines Impact of Tech and PtD on Safety

by Joanna Masterson | Mar 2, 2018
Safety | Technology | Total Human Health

Investment in safety has a positive impact on project budgets, schedules and quality, as well as on a contractor’s standing in the industry and ability to contract new work, according to Dodge Data & Analytics’ late-2017 SmartMarket Report.

Construction Employment News: February 2018

by Construction Executive | Feb 21, 2018
Recruitment | Retention | Total Human Health | Workforce

Here’s a look at employment moves that occurred in the construction industry this month.

Year-end Data Show Economy Expanded in 2017; Fixed Investment Surged in Fourth Quarter

by ABC | Feb 6, 2018
Economy | Markets | Total Human Health

The U.S. economy grew by 2.3 percent in 2017, while fixed investment increased at a annual rate of 7.9 percent, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Federal Laws Applying to Opioid Use and Addiction

Data shows that, statistically, every adult American knows at least one member of the workforce who has been injured at work, was involved in an accident or underwent hospitalization, and has been prescribed pain medication—likely an opioid—to use while on the job.

Stepping Up to Serve

by Lauren Pinch | Feb 2, 2018
Business | Leadership | Total Human Health

It’s no secret that George R. Nash Jr. loves his work. He enters any room with a big smile, a strong voice, a sense of purpose and a willingness to lend a hand. With a knack for putting others at ease while making his expectations known and keeping them motivated, he’s just the guy you’d want to be the face of a national construction organization.

Buoyed by Healthy Economy, ABC Index Finds Contractors Upbeat

by ABC | Dec 14, 2017
Economy | Markets | Total Human Health

The majority of commercial and industrial contractors are confident about sales growth, profits and staffing levels heading into 2018, according to ABC's latest Construction Confidence Index.

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Advanced Tool Ergonomics: A Major Workplace Safety Advantage

How to Find the Right Construction Trade Fair

Report Examines Impact of Tech and PtD on Safety

Construction Employment News: February 2018

Year-end Data Show Economy Expanded in 2017; Fixed Investment Surged in Fourth Quarter

Federal Laws Applying to Opioid Use and Addiction

Stepping Up to Serve

Buoyed by Healthy Economy, ABC Index Finds Contractors Upbeat

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