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Mental Health Is a Leadership Imperative in Construction 0

George Nash, Maxim Consulting Group In 2023, there were 982 work-related fatalities in the construction industry. During that same period, an estimated 5,095 construction professionals died by suicide. While our industry has made tremendous progress in improving physical safety, these numbers make one thing clear: protecting our people requires more than hard hats, PPE, and

Collaboration That Saves Lives: Inside the ASAC Health & Safety Summit 0

By Nick Williams, ASA of Colorado Construction is an industry built on coordination. Trades stacking work, schedules aligning, materials arriving on time, and people showing up for each other when the stakes are high. What we do not always coordinate well enough is care. The 2025 ASAC Health & Safety Summit was born out of

A Six-WeekCrew Assignment is Not a Three-Night Business Trip 0

By Saria Peterson, Engine Over a longer stay, decisions around location, property type, rate structure and booking terms affect the total cost of the assignment, not just the nightly hotel rate. For construction companies sending crews to a jobsite for weeks at a time, the better comparison is total operating cost. A lower nightly rate

Building Resilience: Why Mental Health Belongs in Every Contractor’s Safety Culture 0
- Best Practices, HEALTH, Improving Productivity, Risk Management
- September 1, 2026
By Cathy Tyler, NCCER Every contractor understands that safety begins long before the first tool comes out. It starts with a culture where everyone takes responsibility for looking out for one another. From daily toolbox talks to job hazard analyses, the industry’s strongest safety programs are built on the belief that every person deserves to
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Where Everybody Knows Your Name 0
- Best Practices, CONSTRUCTION, Sales & Marketing
- August 4, 2026
Examining a master class in customer service in a hard bid world By Gregg Schoppman, FMI Corp. I fly a great deal. That isn’t bragging as anyone who has ever travelled in a Post 9-11, Post COVID world knows, air travel isn’t quite the pleasure cruise it once was. That being said, there was recently
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The Retention Roadmap: How to Structure Career Pathways That Workers Won’t Leave 1
- Best Practices, HR, Improving Productivity, WORKFORCE, Workforce & Professional Development
- August 4, 2026
By Cathy Tyler, NCCER Ask any subcontractor about their biggest operational headache, and it’s often workforce-related. As the industry grapples with an ongoing labor shortage, the challenge has shifted from simply recruiting fresh faces to retaining them over the long term. The modern jobsite has craft professionals of all ages and experience levels. Every generation
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