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The real value of working in the building trades with Dave Ianucci, EAS Carpenters Chris Martin
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Director of Safety and suicide survivor shares how his experience is helping others in construction Building PA Podcast
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Construction companies win when their insurance broker is construction-centric! Building PA Podcast
In this episode of the Building PA Podcast, co-hosts Jon O’Brien and Chris Martin celebrate five years of podcasting while diving into an important topic: opioid awareness and pain management in the context of surgery. They welcome Brand Newland, CEO and co-founder of Goldfinch Health, who shares insights on improving […]
Don Tracy of Quandel provides a safety stand down talk for construction workers. KCA encourages all construction companies to participate in an opioid stand down talk at least once a year and the 2020 Construction Opioid Awareness Week is an excellent opportunity. Held the last full week of July, this […]
Rachael Cooper of the National Safety Council provides a safety stand down talk that addresses stigmas associated with drug addictions. Due to labels, fears, punishment, etc. that some feel may come with an addiction, those suffering from addiction may be slow to seek help, or not seek help at all. […]
Heading into 2020, the construction industry was making strides in the battle against the opioid epidemic, but then the COVID-19 pandemic arrived. Major concerns became apparent and we started trending in the wrong direction. As an industry, let’s all do our part to raise awareness and provide the education needed […]
Many employers want to do the right thing and get help for their workers but the system is not always set up for employers to do the right thing. Listen as one construction contractor expresses his issues when he tries to help workers. The responses from Rachael Cooper of the […]
Rachael Cooper, Senior Program Manager and Subject Matter Expert – Substance Use Harm Prevention at National Safety Council, joins Chris Martin and Jon O’Brien of the Building PA Podcast to shed light on the ongoing impact of opioids to the Pennsylvania construction industry.
