Project Uptime
Project Uptime
4 Leading Indicators of a Safety Culture
By Marianne Wait | December 20, 2017
Think your company culture promotes safety on the jobsite? Are you sure? Dodge Data & Analytics asked more than 300 general and trade contractors what they thought were the leading...
Winter PPE Tips
December 20, 2017
People who love winter aren’t necessarily the ones who have to work outdoors in it. But there’s no need to get cold feet — or cold anything else. Adding or swapping out some...
The Construction Jobsite of the Future
December 14, 2017
Jump in a time machine and set it for a construction jobsite in 2040. What will you see when you get out? A well-choreographed ballet starring augmented humans and autonomous...
How to Use Prevention through Design (PtD) for a Safer Jobsite
December 14, 2017
Prevention through Design (PtD) means “designing out” safety and health hazards so workers never face them. It’s a first-line defense against injury. And it’s gaining steam...
Dodge Report Finds Safety Investments Are Good for Business
By Marianne Wait | December 13, 2017
Implementing safety practices and investing in safety training cost money — but they also pay off in terms of project budgets, schedules and quality according to a new Dodge...
Large Contractors Are Leading the Way in Safety
By Marianne Wait | December 13, 2017
Sometimes, size matters. When it comes to construction, the size of the company may affect how safe its workers are. According to a 2017 survey of more than 300 contractors by...
6 Components of a World-Class Safety Program
By Marianne Wait | December 13, 2017
In a 2017 Dodge SmartMarket Report on safety management in the construction industry, contractors were asked which of 12 factors they considered essential to a world-class safety...
The Dangers of Overloading Equipment
December 11, 2017
Heavy equipment is strong but not impervious to misuse. Pushing it too far can lead to high repair bills and injured workers. United Rentals foreman and technicians have noticed a...
4 Big Construction Tech Trends for 2018
December 8, 2017
2018 may not be the year technology completely takes over construction and industrial jobsites — in fact, the jobsite of the future is still years if not decades away — but several...
Go Build America Aims to Recruit Workers by Changing Construction’s Image
December 7, 2017
Construction demand is growing, but the size of the skilled workforce is not keeping pace. For the construction industry, how to recruit more workers — especially young talent — is...