Tag: Compliance

Construction Business Owner, May 2008

The single largest cause of safety non-compliance is inattention to safety details on the part of the individual worker.  This inattention generally results from the repetitive nature of most work performed by the worker and the natural comfort that comes from repetitive action. Even for the experienced worker, such comfort is false at best, as each new project and each new day on the same project bring different challenges. The best way to combat this laxity which comes with the repetitive action is through constant daily reminders about safety through a team approach.  Following is a basic outline of daily safety meetings and suggestions for project safety and a demonstration of how they will help prevent on-the-job injury.

Construction Business Owner, May 2008

When a construction business owner makes a choice to expand the company's existing scope of operations into states beyond the company's "home" state,  that owner frequently fails to consider what is often one of the more critical steps in multi-state expansion-licensing.

Construction Business Owner, April 2008

Immigrants will continue to be a major source of new workers in the United States. In particular, Hispanics are among the nation's fastest growing minority group. In 2006, Hispanics comprised about 14.5 percent of the population. The number should grow to 18 percent by 2020, and 25 percent by 2050.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Hispanics make up approximately 50 percent of the workforce in the construction industry. This means that construction business owners must learn to identify and examine the complex issues a rapidly increasing Hispanic workforce poses for them.