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Before You Burn Out, Get Some Rest 0

By Matt Veradamo, Well Built Construction At 28 years old, I burned out. I was recently promoted to Vice President of Preconstruction & Sales at a specialty trade contractor in Baltimore, Maryland. We were doing over $30M in revenue at the time and well-regarded in the industry. We were growing. I had also just completed

Building Resilience: Prioritizing Mental Health in Construction 0

By NCCER Staff The construction industry is no stranger to physical risk. Every day, workers face hazardous conditions, heavy equipment and demanding schedules. Safety talks, hard hats and protective gear are part of the culture. Yet the most urgent risk to construction workers today is often the one we don’t see: mental health and suicide.

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.

Employer Guidance for Workplace Interactions with ICE 0
- ADVOCACY, Best Practices, CONSTRUCTION, Safety, Workforce & Professional Development
- July 22, 2025
By Stephen A. Antonelli, Esq. and Alexandra G. Farone, Esq. ; Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C. Originally published February 4, 2025 Updated July 11, 2025 The Trump administration’s efforts to prioritize immigration law enforcement has resulted in increased activity by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) and an uptick of questions from employers about
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Top 10 OSHA Citations (FY 2024): What They Are & Why You Should Care 0
- Best Practices, Risk Management, Safety
- July 22, 2025
By Ted Dunnam, Dunnam Safety Management Let’s talk safety. Not the flashy kind with blinking lights and high-vis vests (although those help), but the kind that gets real—where a solid culture of safety means someone’s family member comes home at night instead of to an emergency room. OSHA—short for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration—was
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Building Safer Projects Starts Behind the Scenes 0
- Documentation, Improving Productivity, Safety
- June 24, 2025
by Patrick Hogan, handle.com Most construction safety programs focus on visible controls, such as fall protection, equipment checks, and hazard assessments. These are critical. But many incidents begin earlier, when critical information is outdated, misplaced, or unclear. A crew relies on the wrong revision of a site plan. A permit renewal goes unnoticed. A supervisor
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