CDC Guides Valve Masks Worn in Conjunction With Cloth Face Coverings Can Protect and Prevent COVID-19
Safer Public Health is a group of volunteers committed to public health safety and provides advice on wearing masks with valves. “There are different types of valve masks,” explains Greg Donald from Safer Public Health, “some that are an acceptable form of source control and others that are not. The CDC recommends cloth facial coverings as a…
COVID-19 Cases on Construction Sites Prompt Need for Health Screening and Contact Tracing New Apps Streamline Process and Improve Safety
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
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
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
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”
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
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
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…
Mental Health Resources for Construction
The staff at GroundBreak Carolinas understands how impactful the COVID-19 pandemic has been on the construction industry. The mental health and well being of your employees and subcontractors is critical during these challenging times. We are providing links to important resources from the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention. The Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide…
Construction Firms in Carolinas Hold COVID-19 Safety Stand-Downs to Protect Workers and Public
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,…
