DJC Digital Marketing Event
Join the Daily Journal of Commerce, along with guests ThriveHive Digital Marketing and Google, on July 11 for a free breakfast and digital marketing seminar at the Leftbank Annex, as
Category: Industry Issues
Take a Break for Safety
Safety Break for Oregon – May 9, 2018 Information provided by Oregon OSHA Celebrate Safety and Health at Your Workplace Join worksites across Oregon and honor safety leaders, hold a
Hwy Work Zone Safety Survey…Fill it Out!
Each year AGC of America conducts a survey of members involved in highway construction work to evaluate the state of highway work zone safety. AGCA collects information on the number,
DJC Op-Ed: Stepping up to address workforce challenges: part I
By: Mike Salsgiver Executive Director, AGC Oregon-Columbia Chapter This article was published by the DJC on April 17 in Buildings Bridges and Roads and can be viewed here (subscription required). In a
Caught-In, Caught-Between Construction Deaths Rising
Caught-in and caught-between accidents are part of OSHA’s Focus Four initiative. The other three types of accidents are falls, struck-by incidents, and electrocutions. The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) in
DJC Op-Ed: Stepping up to address workforce challenges: part III
By: Mike Salsgiver Executive Director, AGC Oregon-Columbia Chapter This article was published by the DJC on June 19 in Buildings Bridges and Roads and can be viewed here (subscription required)
Heat-Related Illness Can Quickly Become a Medical Emergency
Warmer temperatures, physically demanding work, heavy clothing, and dehydration can put even the healthiest workers at risk for debilitating heat exhaustion and life-threatening heat stroke. Impairment caused by heat exhaustion
AGCA Workforce Survey
AGC of America continues to hear from many of you that the labor market remains tight. While it is clear that worker shortages are in some cases, a significant problem
I Built This! Video Contest Now Open
I Built This! Video Contest NCCER and Build Your Future’s I BUILT THIS! video contest gives aspiring craft professionals and their instructors an opportunity to showcase outstanding construction projects. The
Trib OpEd: Oregon needs to gear up for transportation
By: Mike Salsgiver Executive Director, AGC Oregon-Columbia Chapter This article was published by the Business Tribune in Transportation Now! on May 12 and can be viewed here. Colorado, Utah, New