Equipment Financing 101: What Every Contractor Should Know
Construction industry experts are expecting the cost of doing business in this sector to increase by three percent in 2018. When you are talking about a $1 trillion or more…
Combating Operator Fatigue with New Advancements in Construction Tech
Being a construction machine operator used to carry a long list of hazards. Many of the hazards were obvious, but some were subtle issues that escalated throughout the day. The…
How to Choose the Right Drone for Your Contracting Business
Drones are the wave of the future for the construction industry, and that wave is coming in fast. It was not that long ago that drones were considered a novelty…
A Look at 2018 Mid-Year Unemployment Rates in Construction
Associated Builders and Contractors has released its analysis of the June 2018 construction unemployment figures, and the final report suggests trends that were occurring earlier in the year are continuing.…
Sun Safety for Skin: What Every Contractor Should Know
Contractors are well aware of the dangers the sun poses when it comes to a hot job site. Heat stroke and other heat-related conditions can cause plenty of medical issues…
Make Health and Wellness in Construction a Priority
In the construction industry, worker health should be a priority over everything else. All safety policies and work procedures should be done with worker’s health in mind. Not every construction…
Construction Safety and OSHA’s Fatal Four – Avoiding Struck-By Hazards
In the world of construction, the federal safety enforcement body OSHA has identified the four most common types of fatal injuries on construction sites and nicknamed them the Fatal Four.…
4 Summer Safety Tips for Construction Workers
Working in extremely hot conditions can be dangerous for anyone, but the danger escalates for construction workers who are out in the heat all day and working hard. It is…
Construction Safety and OSHA’s Fatal Four – Avoiding Caught In/Between Hazards
When OSHA put together its fatal four list, it did so to put an emphasis on the most common types of construction accidents that can be prevented with the proper…
5 Ways to Save Money on Your Construction Project
There are many ways to save money on a construction project, but few cost-saving methods have as many options as increased efficiency. When you can do more with the workers…