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Construction Industry Trends to Watch in 2024

The construction industry has encountered volatility and uncertainty in recent years, brought on in part by fluctuating consumer behaviors, material procurement difficulties, project delays, high interest rates and inflation. Such trends have been vital to monitor, as doing so has helped industry employers create strategies to adjust and remain successful despite these uncertain circumstances. This…

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National Safety Stand-down to Prevent Falls in Construction Starts May 6

OSHA is partnering with key groups to assist with hosting a safety stand-down to prevent falls in construction. This stand-down is scheduled for May 6-10, 2024. The National Safety Stand-down raises fall hazard awareness across the country in an effort to stop fall fatalities and injuries. Safety Stand-down Overview A safety stand-down is a voluntary event for…

What If There’s An Accident Or Injury At Work?

The Best Employers Consider The Whole Person In A Workers’ Compensation Claim Incident People are the backbone of any business. And when injuries and accidents occur in the workplace, it’s a real loss on many levels. What if you must file a workers’ compensation claim? And more importantly, how can you prevent them in the…

Safety Tips for Residential Roofing

Residential roofing includes working from heights, operating power tools, handling electrical equipment and being near power lines, coming in contact with hazardous substances, and encountering extreme weather conditions, sometimes all at once! Anyone installing, repairing or maintaining residential roofing should be aware of these best practices to help protect yourself. Working From Heights When working…

Completed Operations Liability Considerations

Contractors and subcontractors in the construction industry face a wide range of completed operations liability exposures. After all, various construction tasks carry risks of third-party bodily injuries or property damage that may result from the finished work, possibly leading to costly lawsuits. Even quality workmanship is not immune to potential completed operations losses. Yet, considering…

2023 Construction Costs Outlook Remains Volatile

Inflation. Labor scarcity. A broken supply chain. These persisting conditions won’t magically disappear with the new year. Yet 2023 does mark new opportunity for construction leaders to improve project outcomes—with deeper insight on price changes. According to recent construction market analysis by Unispace, accurate price forecasting is the executives’ holy grail in a market where pricing…