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What’s a Resilient Safety Culture (And How Do You Get It)?0

By Justin Ganschow, MS, CSP, CHMM; Caterpillar Safety Services Safety culture exists whether an organization proactively manages it or not. Most simply, your safety culture is reflected by what people do when the boss or the safety manager isn’t watching. They either speak up, or stay silent when they see something or someone working unsafely.

Maximizing the Potential of Mentorship with Formal Training Programs 0

By: National Center for Construction Education and Research Foremen are at the forefront of a construction project’s success. Acting as a crucial pivot point between upper management and the boots on the ground, these frontline supervisors play a key role in turning plans into action. As the construction industry continues to navigate ongoing challenges such

Monitoring the Invisible: The Oversight That Protects Your Work 0

By Patrick Hogan, handle.com Subcontractors are used to tracking what’s happening on the ground. Crew schedules, material deliveries, equipment on site, and daily progress. Those are the moving parts everyone sees. But some of the biggest risks to your payment and protection come from what doesn’t show up in plain sight. Gaps in documentation, missing

How Well-Trained Field Leaders Can Improve Construction Project Safety 0
- CONSTRUCTION, Leadership, Risk Management, Safety
- June 24, 2025
By NCCER Staff In the high-risk environment of construction, safety isn’t just a matter of policy—it’s a matter of leadership. Construction superintendents and foremen are critical to maintaining safety on the job site. Their decisions, communication style and ability to model and enforce safety practices have a direct impact on the health and welfare of
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Building Recovery-Friendly Workplaces: ASA Colorado’s Role in Addressing the Addiction Crisis in Construction 0
- HEALTH, Leadership, Safety
- June 24, 2025
By Nick Williams, CEO, ASA Colorado The construction industry is facing a critical health crisis—one that doesn’t involve falling objects or faulty scaffolding but an invisible threat claiming more lives than all jobsite accidents combined: addiction and overdose. In 2023, an estimated 107,543 people in the United States died from drug overdoses, with over 74,000
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A Continuing Alliance 0
- Always Something Awesome, Leadership
- June 24, 2025
Bu Mary Klett, ASA Communications Team 2025 marks five years since the American Subcontractor’s Association (ASA) and the National Glass Association (NGA) joined proverbial hands and united efforts to raise the tide for all subcontractors. It’s with great admiration and yet a little sorrow that we congratulate Nicole Harris for her leadership as President &
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