April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, a good time to look at important statistics about workzone injuries. A study from the Associated General Contractors of America reveals not enough drivers are alert while traveling through highway work zones. Speeding is another factor, according to the AGC study. The research has found 45 percent of contractors…(Read More)
The number of construction worker deaths has dropped significantly since 1970, but the Occupational Health and Safety Administration says construction is still the deadliest private industry in the U.S. According to OSHA, half of the 775 deaths in 2012 construction accidents resulted from just four kinds of accidents, including falls and electrocutions. This infographic…(Read More)
Forty percent of North American construction companies don’t use technology to market for new business. And 35 percent of respondents don’t have a designated IT person on staff. These figures come from Jon Witty, general manager at Sage Construction and Real Estate. Sage recently surveyed some 850 construction companies in North America. “Construction…(Read More)
“Close to $100 billion of announced new or expanded U.S. petrochemical projects are in the works as domestic manufacturing using unconventional gas increases,” explains writer Carolyn Davis on NaturalGasIntel.com. “Based on industry projections, close to 90,000 craft workers would be needed as soon as 2015 when related projects begin construction along the…(Read More)
March was a busy month for job creation in the construction industry. Payroll processing company ADP reports that 20,000 new jobs in construction were created last month, up from an average 16,000 the previous three months. Also, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday that payrolls jumped by 192,000…(Read More)
The ramifications of neglecting safety are enormous, according to a blog post on the General Coatings Corporation website. The firm, which provides paint, wallpaper, and waterproofing to contractors, reminds us that safety needs a seat at the table in every management meeting. This post also recommends that safety be addressed top-down. This sends a…(Read More)
Is it time to bulldoze your careers site? It may not need demolishing to improve online candidate engagement, but some tweaks could help. Among the suggestions: Create a separate URL for your careers page, include pictures of the HR and recruiting team, and feature a punchy and bold headline to grab attention. http://blog…(Read More)
Some savvy government agencies are collaborating with construction companies and others from the private sector to take a long view at how cities are changing and being redeveloped. This is an interesting read on Govtech.com, which highlights green construction and fresh approaches to infrastructure. Writer Colin Wood shares examples of sustainable cities such as…(Read More)
Most people don’t like change, but change has an entirely different meaning to Project Managers working in construction. As change in a project increases, the level of productivity decreases. How can PMs better handle variations? “Project teams should agree up front on standard processes for communicating changes and variations and managing their impact on…(Read More)
Integrated hardware and software will likely make Project Managers who run capital jobs a bit less stressed. Oracle’s Primavera Prime is the is the first enterprise project portfolio management offering that is leveraging that tightly integrated stack of Oracle hardware and software components, according to a post on Constructech.com. “For the construction industry…(Read More)
