Contractor Safety Insights
News, opinions, and best practices for owners, prime, and general contractors.
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Prime Contractor Canada News Update
Canadian courts are increasingly holding individual supervisors, managers, and executives personally accountableā€”including with substantial prison sentencesā€”for workplace safety failures that result in worker deaths. Recent...
Assessing Your Contractor Management System
Would Your Program Hold Up If Someone Checked It Against Legislation and Best Practices?
I've sat across the table from many prime and general contractors...
Prime Contractor US Report 2026 Highlights
The Rules Are Shifting Under Us
A few regulatory changes are already live, and one big one is (potentially) coming. Worth getting ahead of these...
The Leading Indicator Value Spectrum
Most contractors operate in the lower two zones of the spectrum. Here's what the zones look like.
A recent construction industry survey polled roughly a...
The Broken Thermometer Problem
There's a version of a contractor safety system that looks excellent on paper.
High training completion rates. Inspections done on schedule. Toolbox talks logged every...
The Broken Thermometer Problem
There's a version of a contractor safety system that looks excellent on paper.
High training completion rates. Inspections done on schedule. Toolbox talks logged every...
WEBINAR RECAP
CONTRACTOR SAFETY MANAGEMENT
Using Leading Indicators for Better Contractor Outcomes
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We had a full house for last week's session on Using Leading Indicators...
Contractor Management Challenges Abound in 2026
There's a moment every general contractor knows well. You're walking a job site, and you spot something that makes your stomach tighten. A subcontractor worker...
Your New Resource for Contractor Management Best Practices
Juggling culture, compliance, and risk is a constant challenge in our industry. To help, Iā€™m launchingĀ Contractor Safety Insights, a twice-monthly newsletter focused on the practical...