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Coaching & Consulting
Planning: The Components of Contractor Success
Pinnacle Development Group,Inc
After more than 35 years of consulting with contractors of different size and specialty, one common ailment might be the lack of more in-depth planning for project success.
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Construction Safety
Extreme Heat Worker Rule Proposed by White House
U.S. Department of Labor
Employers would be required to provide training and have procedures to respond if a worker is experiencing signs and symptoms of a heat-related illness.
Among other things, the plan would require employers to evaluate heat risks and — when heat increases risks to workers — implement requirements for drinking water, rest breaks, and control of indoor heat. It would also require a plan to protect new or returning workers unaccustomed to working in high-heat conditions.
Rental
How to Build 'Natural' Customer Service
Signature Worldwide
In order to achieve consistency in customer service, you need to set standards. These standards are guidelines that provide structure to important components of the customer interaction.
The best customer service happens when employees understand how to use their own personality in customer interactions.
Training & Education
Construction Industry Spends $1.6B to Train, Upskill Workers
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
ABC released its 2024 Workforce Development Survey, which found its member contractors invested $1.6 billion to provide craft, leadership and health and safety education to more than 1.3 million course attendees.
ABC released its 2024 Workforce Development Survey, which found its member contractors invested $1.6 billion to provide craft, leadership and health and safety education to more than 1.3 million course attendees.
Training & Education
United Rentals Hosts Trench Safety Webinar June 19
United Rentals Inc.
The webinar, Understanding Trench Safety Essentials, addresses commonly misunderstood aspects of trench safety.
Some of the commonly misunderstood trench safety issues will be discussed in the webinar.
Training & Education
DEWALT Reveals 2024 Trades Scholarship Recipients
DEWALT
The scholarship is intended to help encourage and support high school students in entering the trade industry.
Recently, DEWALT revealed the recipients of its 2024 DEWALT Trades Scholarship.
Training & Education
New BuildStrong School Offers Free Carpentry, Electrical Training
DEWALT
The program allows participants to learn the skills needed for entry-level construction jobs in nine weeks at no cost to them.
The program allows participants to learn the skills needed for entry-level construction jobs in nine weeks at no cost to them.
Training & Education
3D Concrete Printing Class Launched Online
Alquist 3D
Aims and Alquist 3D plan to grow and expand the curriculum in the future. This online course is the first step in formalizing workforce development and training in this industry.
The course will fuel collaboration between Alquist 3D and Aims students and faculty on future residential and infrastructure projects.
Labor & Workforce Development
ServiceTitan Becomes Title Sponsor for Elite Trades Championship Series
Service Titan
The platform’s mission is to encourage future generations to join the trades.
About 50 elite professionals and apprentices will be named finalists, receiving an all-expenses paid trip to the ServiceTitan Elite Trades Championship Series at the West Palm Beach Convention Center.
Labor & Workforce Development
Ways to Promote, Celebrate National Skilled Trades Day in Schools, Businesses
City Machines Technologies, Inc. (CMT)
Skilled trade jobs often offer excellent pay, as well as benefits and healthcare.
National Skilled Trades Day aims to raise awareness about the benefits of skilled trades jobs in the United States.
Labor & Workforce Development
Skilled Trade Labor Shortage: Time for Change
BILT released a research report that indicated that over 30% of the respondents said recent hires would resonate best with immersive digital training and yet it currently only makes up 2% of the present training methods.
The BILT survey found that 89% of executives were concerned that their training programs were inefficient.
Expert Columns
Twin Challenges for Construction in 2024: Technology and Policy Reform
Kojo
The $1 trillion federal infrastructure bill, growing investment in green power infrastructure, rising U.S. consumer demand, and initiatives to reshore manufacturing have all contributed to tremendous growth in commercial construction.
Using modern estimating programs, workers can easily use historical scope and cost data to create more accurate estimates.
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