Since mid-March 2020, the Blue Cross-Blue Shield (BCBS) headquarters has been eerily quiet, staffed mostly by a skeleton crew of electricians and building engineers. As with many businesses across the country and world, the...
What will workplaces look like as they begin to reopen from the coronavirus? Will contact tracing with smartphones locate, track and report potential carriers? Will temperature and fever detection become required to gain...
In February, Forest Electric, Edison, N.J., celebrated four years without a lost-time injury. Adam Ashton, general superintendent, explains how the company makes safety such a top priority. What’s the secret of your success...
Safety is paramount in the electrical contracting industry, and firms have never employed more innovative approaches or been more dedicated to keeping their contractors safe. Safety Leader invited several of the industry’s...
When we talk about recordable incidents under the guise of OSHA, we are always thinking about the numbers. Where do we fall in a specific quartile against other similar size companies and competitors? Does our experience-...
Since the first issue of Safety Leader in February, the world has become a different place. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everyday life and taken many lives. In the future, the way the electrical and construction...
How can a small electrical contracting firm flourish in 2020? Turns out by positioning its company in the municipal arena, seeking out community-oriented projects, aligning with manufacturers, staying abreast of the emerging...
Electrical workers face outsized safety risks. While some 6% of Americans work on construction sites, 20% of work-related fatalities happen there, according to the 2018 Construction Chart Book from the Center for Constructing...
On April 23, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation released a special report, “Pandemic Preparedness and Operational Assessment: Spring 2020,” to update the nation’s electric utilities on the implications of the...
According to Paul Balmert, principal with Balmert Consulting, Houston, and author of “Alive and Well At the End of the Day: A Supervisor’s Guide to Managing Safety in Operations,” properly training managers and supervisors on...
As one of Chicago’s oldest family-owned electrical contractors, Taylor Electric Co. attributes its staying power to communication and quality work. The company focuses on vertical commercial and residential/hospitality...
On March 9, OSHA published “Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19,” as a way to help companies respond in the event of coronavirus in the workplace. The guidance was developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration outreach programs help employers to achieve a safer workplace; examples include the OSHA Alliance Program, OSHA Strategic Partnership Program, Voluntary Protection Programs...
Bayhealth Hospital’s Sussex Campus opened its doors to patients in 2019 as the first newly constructed Delaware hospital in decades. The building rose over the course of several years in what had been a farm field. The $330...
Make workers buy in to your safety program No safety program can be successful if those tasked with implementing it don’t believe in it. Safety professionals must encourage front-line staff to take ownership over their work...
Roughly 2 million workers are victims of workplace violence every year. The number is likely much higher because many cases go unreported. In fact, it is estimated that 15% of all crimes committed in the United States are...
In terms of the number of U.S. family-owned businesses, the construction industry is second only to agriculture. While working with family can be meaningful and rewarding, there can also be strife and resentment between...
There's an impressive assortment of new construction technology on the market helping users complete more tasks while keeping their companies profitable and regularly securing work. There are undeniable benefits associated...
The Cricket Valley power plant in Dover Plains, N.Y., promotes a highly efficient and environmentally responsible process that converts clean-burning natural gas into electricity. E-J Electric Installation Co. was responsible...
NECA’s Academy of Electrical Contracting honors leaders in the industry. To tap their experience and knowledge, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR posed a question to some members. Here are their answers. Our No. 1 component is our safety...
