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WA Skilled Civil Labour Shortage Worsens
Western Australia’s civil construction industry is feeling the pinch after over a year of COVID international and inter-state worker restrictions. According to…
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3 Ways to Keep Your Crews Productive
Despite its designation as an essential service during the lockdown period, the Australian construction industry is predicted to contract by 5.7% in…
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3 Unique Trends in Construction Workforce Development
The construction industry has dealt with labor shortage issues for years. With a lack of interest amongst high school and college graduates…
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Cloud-based apps – Tools Streamlining Construction Operations
The Uncomfortable Success of Cloud-Based Apps in Modern Construction Operations Notorious for adopting new technology by the tail rather than the lead,…
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The true cost of your allocation whiteboard
Manual processes have costly consequences, from time consumed, to the heightened risk of human error. The allocation whiteboard and the processes involved…
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Are you ready for the infrastructure boom in 2020?
The systemised guide to optimising your teams during the skilled labour shortage and the impending infrastructure boom. The end of 2019, has…
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Bridging the gap between training and experience in traffic management
Smooth Operator The Smooth Operator initiative showcases leaders in the construction industry who are changing the way they operate in innovative ways…
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Surpassing stereotypes in the rail industry
The Smooth Operator Initiative This initiative showcases leaders in the construction industry who are changing the way they operate in innovative ways…
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It’s 2019 – Australian crane businesses are winning with worksite digitisation
The Crane industry in Australia is facing increasing demand for work and although residential work has slowed, infrastructure projects nationally have been…
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Issues In Construction – Close The Workforce Skills Gap
Causes Behind The Construction Industry Workforce Skills Gap The current workforce skills gap in the Australian construction industry comes about as a…
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Connect and Retain A Young Workforce with Technology
Construction Technology – Shifting young workers toward careers in the Construction industry Recruiting young workers into the construction workforce has never been…
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Construction Stalled by Labor Shortage & Low Tolerance for Modern Technology
Without access to a skilled workforce and without adoption of modern technology, the current boom in construction opportunities may well meet an…
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Construction Technology Deployment – New Tech Adoption and Activation
How Do Contractors Successfully Engage In construction Technology Deployment Successful construction technology deployment involves more than the adoption, integration and activation of…
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New Zealand Construction Labour Shortage, A Major Government Concern
New Zealand Government Moves To Control Widespread Shortage In The Construction Labour Force In a nation with a population of 4.7 million…
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Slow Adoption of Technology Drives Increase In Under-performance Projects
Resistance to Modern Technology Results in Construction Industry Under-performance Projects In addressing current challenges to success within the modern construction industry, contractors…
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Certified Payroll, Understanding the Basic Construction-Focused Requirements
Certified Payroll or Getting A Handle Around Federal Form WH-347 To be submitted weekly to the oversight government contact agency, certified payroll…
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Jobsite Productivity – How To Boost Productivity On Job-sites
Efficient Jobsite Productivity Promotes On Budget, On Time and Less Costly Project Completion Cost-effective jobsite productivity requires maximum employee efficiency. However, jobsite…
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Improve Subcontractor Efficiency With Better Scheduling Tactics
How Better Scheduling Improves Subcontractor Efficiency When subcontractor efficiency fails to meet expectations, construction projects can quickly descend into a nightmare realm…
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3 Challenges For Construction Subcontractors In 2018
How Can Subcontractors Better Manage CCW in 2018 Subcontractors in 2018 continue to face the yearly complications associated with Cash Flow, Client…
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Take 5 Safety Checklists Automated Increases Jobsite Safety Awareness
Five Minutes To Enhance Jobsite Safety Awareness – Take 5 Safety Checklists Designed to help eliminate in one ear and out the…
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Jobsite Injuries, The Aftermath To Employees Who Must Continue To Work
Jobsite Injuries – An Immediate Response to Traumatic Jobsite Events In spite of recent improvements in construction safety training requirements and programs,…
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Morning Safety Stretch – Why Stretch And Flex Programs Are Beneficial On The Job Site
Benefits of Stretch and Flex Morning Safety Stretch Programs Even as employee injuries remain a major concern for construction contractors, arguments against…
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Construction Labor Shortage of Skilled Trade Workers
Economic Boom Produces Construction Labor Shortage As jobs abound, access to skilled trade workers diminishes. US unemployment is coming in at a…
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How To Manage Lost Time Injuries And Reduce The Frequency Rate
Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate – Under Fire As An Incomplete Safety Monitoring Process As a defined lag indicator of contractor performance…
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The Real Costs Of Shortcoming Construction Health And Safety Regulations
Construction Health and Safety Regulations – Define The Right Mindset It is no accident that construction firms are called to operate under…
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Fall Protection and Prevention – Construction Site Safety Tips
Jobsite Safety – Tips For Fall Prevention and Fall Protection In the construction industry, fall protection occupies a critical position in the…
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Certification Tracking for Employees in the Construction Industry
Certification Tracking of Construction Employees As An In-House Operation Although OSHA sets standards for safety and certification training, it does not approve,…
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4 Tips For Getting Field Teams On Board With Construction Software
Field Team Resistance To Emerging Construction Software With all the benefits linked to construction-focused technology and construction software, tech-experienced leadership might assume…
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Training Operators The Basics Of Machine Operation, Maintenance and Safety
Six Steps To Better Construction Equipment Operations, Safety and Maintenance The age of computerized emission controls, on-board camera systems, motion position sensors,…
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How Proactive Safety Analysis Improves Jobsite Safety And Efficiency
Task-Focused Jobsite Safety Analysis For Better Company-Wide Jobsite Safety And Efficiency Effective strategies for construction jobsite incident prevention produce greater company-wide efficiency…
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Why Construction Supervision And Safety Programs Matter
Construction Safety Programs – The Cost of Poor Supervision Adequate construction supervision ensures success in ongoing construction activities and tasks. Ignore this…
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Understanding & Fixing Issues of Contractor Employee Health and Safety
It doesn’t matter if your construction company only does small renovation work or erects skyscrapers, the need for a formal, compliant, and effective…
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Opportunities In Construction – Get Better Results From Safety Moments
Defining An Opportune Construction Safety Moment? Safety moments come and go quickly. Don’t miss the opportunity. It typically occurs at the beginning…
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Avoid Workplace Fatigue On Your Construction Projects
Workplace Fatigue, A common Problem For Construction Contractors Poor, bad and below normal construction labor productivity hinders effective construction planning. This means…
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Safety, Crafting Of A Shared Safety Vision On The Jobsite
The Importance Of An Established Company-Wide Culture For Job Safety At first glance, the need for a shared safety vision may seem…
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Construction Resources – Software For Scheduling Mobile Workforce
Complications of Traditional Tools When Scheduling Mobile Workforce When competing against software managed wireless communication systems, contractors who still rely on traditional…
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Construction Operator Safety Guidelines – Keeping Workers Safe
Hazards of Heavy Machinery Demand Comprehensive Construction Operator Safety Guidelines Keeping workers safe is not always easy. Accidents happen, and even the…
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Improve Your Profitability With Effective Communication Software
Running a successful construction company is a lot like being a juggler. There are a lot of balls in the air. With…
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5 Ways To Implement Jobsite Policies And Procedures
Whether you have a team of 20 or 2,000, it’s imperative to have pertinent policies and operational procedures in place that reinforce…
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Schedule And Dispatch of Construction Workers
Tasks, projects, dispatch and more – It’s about controlled costs, increased efficiency of operations, accurate time tracking and reduced worker turnover. It’s…
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Jobsite Safety – How To Enforce Safety Regulations On The Jobsite
Office Safety Regulations – Reducing Accumulated Jobsite Safety Paperwork To best reduce jobsite safety issues, modern construction companies require access to clear…
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Work-flow Software for Builders
Workflow software for builders blends the responsibilities of classic project management with the expertise and skills needed to manage construction projects. Building…
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Strong Communication In Construction Improves Efficiency, Quality And Profits
One of the toughest issues that both large and small construction companies wrestle with is clear, concise communication. Effective communication can make…
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Construction Management: Managing Worker Fatigue
The construction industry often puts workers in high-risk activities. To meet the challenges, they face on the job site safely, construction workers…
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Construction Jobsite Productivity – 9 Ways To Increase Project Productivity
In an industry plagued by limitations of available data, measuring construction jobsite productivity often proves difficult, complicated and often easier said than…
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Managing Fatigue Is Key To Jobsite Safety And Productivity
In certain industries, fatigue is something that simply lowers productivity. But in sectors such as construction, fatigue can lead to serious workplace…
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Construction Worker Productivity on the Job Site
Measuring productivity for construction workers has never been an easy task. Yet, it is important to track construction labor productivity as it…
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Essentials of Construction – Jobsite Productivity
If you were a kid growing up in the city, you may remember looking through a knothole in the wooden fence surrounding…
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Communication with Jobsite: Easier Data Collection Organization, & Reporting
Communication with the job site is quite often messy and unstructured. There is much paperwork to be done. Contractors that aim to…
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How to get a construction crew to use technology
Perhaps no industry has proven more adaptable to change than the construction. From shovels to backhoes to block and tackle to cranes,…
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Shiftplanning: 5 Core Challenges Faced By Construction Contractors
The cost-efficient performance of any construction project depends on effective mastery of five core construction-related shift planning challenges. But solutions begin by…
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Fatigue Management – how to reduce it
In the post-GFC world, the construction industry was left in a tenuous state. The bigger construction companies were all trying to land…
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Top Construction Site Accidents…& How to avoid them – Part 2
Construction sites have the highest injury rate of all dangerous work environments. In Part 1 we explored the five most common accidents…
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Top Construction Site Accidents…& How to avoid them – Part 1
Construction sites are prone to accidents, this week we look at how to avoid them… One of the biggest challenges in the…
