Day Zero Training: A Safety Program to Mitigate Risk among New Hires
- Best Practices, Safety, WORKFORCE, Workforce & Professional Development
- June 25, 2024
By Caroline Preston, Hechinger Report Apprenticeships are spreading as a debt-free path to the middle class. But in these training programs, sexual harassment and discrimination are endemic. Now women are pushing for change Vanessa Carman is one of a small number
READ MOREWhen the problem is identified, and it is you By Gregg M. Schoppman, FMI Organizations can often be characterized by the “Goldilocks Principle.” Sometimes there is too much management, creating a smothering effect or micromanagement feel. In some cases, there is complete autonomy leading to hyper-dysfunction and a complete lack of control. Leaders wrestle with
READ MOREby Dale Carnegie Staff 2020 completely flipped nearly every industry on its side. It required professional training companies to step back and assess how they would be able to continue to best serve their customers under the new circumstances and help lead the new remote and hybrid workplace culture. It challenged them to be resourceful,
READ MOREBy Patrick Hogan, handle.com The construction industry is steadily increasing its embrace of technology to improve efficiency. Moving from paper to digital spreadsheets had been a long process. Today, with significant advancements in construction tech, many back offices and even professionals on job sites are adopting various tailored software solutions to streamline their operations and
READ MOREBy Mary Klett, ASA Communications Team Remember the first time you used an electric drill? Went up on a scaffold? What was it that convinced you that you wanted to be a technical professional? Wouldn’t it be a boon to be able to see and feel what it’s like to drive a truck, weld metal,
READ MOREBy John Marcus, Hechinger Report Chris Drumm practices putting on a hazmat suit in the fire science program of Southern Maine Community College. Drumm previously earned a bachelor’s degree and now is training to be a firefighter. “I wish I knew about this program when I was coming out of high school,” he says. Credit:
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