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COVID-19 Cases on Construction Sites Prompt Need for Health Screening and Contact Tracing New Apps Streamline Process and Improve Safety

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From California to Maine, newly reopened construction businesses are experiencing rises in COVID-19 cases, prompting the need for robust solutions to avoid exposure and job site closures. Two health screening apps from BuildCenter, a COBE Construction software spinoff, help construction firms comply with new protocols to reduce the risk of spread on job sites. The Health…

CrewMinders Launches Platform Designed to Rapidly Communicate Health and Safety Messages to Frontline Workers

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CrewMinders, the Atlanta based technology firm empowering organizations to improve communications and compliance, announces the launch of its new platform to help clients develop world-class safety cultures. CrewMinders is optimizing the way employers communicate with hourly employees through simple, elegant, and rapidly deployable tools that ensure employees are safe, healthy, and informed. With CrewMinders, companies can transform…

Safety Best Practices Can Make Construction Companies 827% Safer

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WASHINGTON, June 1, 2020 — Associated Builders and Contractors today released its 2020 Safety Performance Report, an annual assessment that furthers the construction industry’s understanding of how to achieve world-class safety through its STEP Safety Management System. Published in conjunction with National Safety Month, the report documents the dramatic impact of using proactive safety practices to reduce recordable…

Wayne Brothers Celebrates Historic Safety Milestone

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff Report on

Wayne Brothers Companies (WB) has made company history by reaching two million hours without a lost-time accident. Based in Davidson, N.C., Wayne Brothers is a specialty contractor with over 500 employees offering Concrete Construction, Civil & Infrastructure, and Industrial Contracting services throughout the Southeast. This significant industry achievement, officially reached on April 17, 2020, is…

Local Safety Stand-Downs Focus on “Slowing the Spread”

by Helen Johnson on

Contractors in the Carolinas joined industry peers nationwide in hosting COVID-19 jobsite safety stand-downs on April 23 as part of a regionally coordinated effort by ABC Carolinas. Individual employers brought their respective workforces together to review safe work practices and protocols, with the common goal of keeping workers safe and slowing the spread of the…

Paragon Safety Group on Ever-Evolving PPE Requirements

by Paragon Safety Group on

Does your company have any “old timers” on the payroll, who have been working in construction since Richard Nixon was president? They are probably a little gruff, take no nonsense, and maybe they don’t always like to wear all of the fancy PPE that exists today. After all, they’ve been on the job for a…

New OSHA COVID-19 Recordability Guidance Provides Necessary Clarification for Contractors, Says ABC

by ABC on

WASHINGTON, April 13, 2020 — Associated Builders and Contractors Vice President of Health, Safety, Environment and Workforce Development Greg Sizemore today issued the following statement on the release of Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s April 10 guidance on recording cases of COVID-19: “ABC is pleased OSHA has clarified its position regarding the recordability of COVID-19 cases…

Construction Firms in Carolinas Hold COVID-19 Safety Stand-Downs to Protect Workers and Public

by Helen Johnson on

Hundreds of construction firms across the country, and many throughout the Carolinas, stopped work on Thursday, April 9 to hold what are called safety stand downs focusing on ways to protect construction workers and the public from the spread of coronavirus. The safety stand down, which was organized by the Associated General Contractors of America,…

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Construction: Liability, Recordability, and Financial Implications

by Evolution Safety Resources and Michael Best & Friedrich LLP - Raleigh on

Over the past few weeks, it’s become clear that the world is facing a remarkable health crisis. The coronavirus pandemic has now been detected in most countries worldwide, creating personal, practical, and legal implications for those in the construction industry. To address business considerations of the COVID-19 threat, employers should consider multiple categories of concern:…

Commentary: Changing Behavior that Leads to Bad Choices

by Tony Morris, Safety Manager, CarolinaPower on

GroundBreak Carolinas is always looking for industry experts to weigh-in on important topics such as workforce development, safety and the economy. Responding to this safety related question is Tony Morris, safety manager for CarolinaPower, a leading electrical contractor with four offices in South Carolina. The construction industry’s approach to safety is beginning to shift after many…