With Demand Rapidly Growing, Business Leaders Look to Boost UpSkill Houston’s Impact and Scale
The following article was authored by Scott Braddock and originally published on ConstructionCitizen.com.
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Weekly Toolbox Talk: Safe Before the Storm
Houston Business Leaders’ Solution to the Immigration Crisis
The lowest unemployment rate in decades is great news, and yet many employers are facing the biggest labor crisis they have faced in years. Full employment is great if everyone working is playing by the same rules. In Texas, more than in any other state, the large number of undocumented workers tend to change the dynamics.
Milestones
As the 2018-2019 school year closes and we watch the first wave of craft workers hired from the C3 Career Fair enter the workforce as they move beyond graduation, I am reminded how life is full of milestones and moments that mark our progress. These milestones are important. They mark the significant achievements along our path.
Weekly Toolbox Talk: Jobsite Critters and Animal Awareness
Most hazards found at jobsites are man made, while others were there before construction began. Those are the ones that fly, crawl and slither.
Insects—Protection from bites and stings is your first defense. Some personal protection measures you can use to avoid getting stung include:
Weekly Toolbox Talk: Shortcuts
All of us have exposed ourselves to possible injury by taking shortcuts when a few extra seconds would have meant doing something the safe way. We did this as children when we jumped the fence instead of using the gate. We do it today when we cross streets between intersections instead of at corners.
The Positive Impact of Training in the Construction Industry
When you ask Sam Nunez, Corporate Controller at MAREK, what he thinks about training programs at work, he will give you a straightforward answer. “It’s not an option, it’s a must.
C3 – Illuminating the Pathway to a Safe, Skilled, Sustainable Craft Workforce
The following article was authored by Construction Career Collaborative Executive Director Chuck Gremillion.
Weekly Toolbox Talk: Severe Weather
WHY TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER?
Actually, we have no control over rain, snow, sleet, wind, lightning or sunshine. But we can control what happens on our job as a result of the elements. Some of the biggest problems on construction jobs are caused by wind and lightning. Wind probably causes the most accidents; lightning can be deadly.
WATCH OUT FOR WIND
Weekly Toolbox Talk: Fall Arrest Pre-Use Inspection
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