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Construction Technology

How to Embrace AI in a Tech-averse Construction Industry

The need for collaborative dialogue, ethical oversight, and responsible innovation is paramount to harnessing the benefits of AI while mitigating its risks.

As AI continues to reshape construction industry tools and processes, a parallel phenomenon unfolds–the race to construct AI data centers.

Construction Safety

Crane Safety Report Reveals Dangers and Best Practices

National Safety Council

As the crane industry continues to navigate major safety challenges, NSC and the NCCCO Foundation plan to continue to provide additional resources to educate crane operators, inspectors, and employers about potential workplace hazards.

While cranes play a vital role in the transportation, construction, and agriculture industries, among others, operating this type of equipment can be especially dangerous if proper protocol is not followed.

Construction Safety

Robots are Rewriting the Rules of Construction Safety

To make worksites safer for humans, we need a smarter approach to automation.

Many construction workers say they find it distracting to work alongside drones, and there’s evidence that even when drones are operating at a considerable distance from humans they often lead workers to look away from their tasks.

MCWPs: Safe Work in the Sky

For temporary work at height, mast climbing work platforms and aerial work platforms are some of the safest and most efficient types of equipment you could possibly use. Sadly, accidents can still occur when the best equipment is not used correctly.

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Construction Safety

Reminder: Call Before You Dig

Common Ground Alliance

To keep homeowners, families, and communities safe, a few days before breaking ground, make a free request to have the approximate location of buried lines marked with flags or paint by calling 811.

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Construction Safety

Fire Remains an Ever-present Problem in Construction

Compass Fire Investigations and Consulting

It is high time now for all stakeholders involved in the fire safety and construction process to collaborate, educate and train on best practices and possibilities afforded by wireless safety technology.

Fire can escalate quickly if not mitigated promptly, and plans and preparation for an organized evacuation of a site is still real problem for most contractors.

Industrial Forklift

Forklift Battery Safety

How to ensure efficient and secure operations with lithium battery technology.

Forklift Lithium Battery Safety

Coaching & Consulting

Recovery Week: Breaking Down Stigma & Creating Hope

Hope, help, and healing come through recovery. The story behind Building Trades Recovery Week, how it started in Boston, and is now spreading throughout the New England construction industry.

Building Trades Recovery Week - Breaking Down Stigma and Creating Hope

Brigade Electronics to Share VR Tech at World of Asphalt

Brigade Electronics Inc.

Brigade will be giving attendees the chance to experience the newest edition of Backeye 360AI using virtual reality (VR).

This VR experience is a new way to showcase Brigade’s Backeye 360.

Construction Safety

4 Steps to Building a Construction Safety Program

Sentry Insurance

Your safety plan—and the culture of safety you cultivate with your team—is your first line of defense to help prevent incidents and protect your bottom line.

The first question OSHA will ask when they visit a jobsite is, “where’s your safety plan?” Is it easily accessible to your workers and do they have the resources they need to conduct their jobs safely?

Underground Equipment

Buried Risks: Protecting Underground Utilities During Construction

Common Ground Alliance

All stakeholders—private and public sector—need to do more to protect the American people from the potentially disastrous impact of striking buried utilities while digging.

The consequences for breaking 'dig laws” can widely vary from state to state.

Personnel Management

Using Daily Huddles to Keep Your Crews Focused and Productive

The Contractor's Business Coach

So much time and money is wasted when crews are not well organized - here's what you can do to keep everyone on the same page.

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