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New York contractors call for mental wellness training and construction suicide reporting legislation
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An association that claims to represent 1,200 union contractors in New York, US, has called for the City of New York to include mental wellness within the training construction workers receive
Why construction is training record numbers of mental health first aiders
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Can mental health first aiders effectively help colleagues in crisis?
Japan’s construction skills shortage threatens to overshadow Expo 2025
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Japan’s construction skills shortage is one of the worst in the world and is threatening to delay progress on the country’s Expo 2025 site.
How to support worker’s mental health
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SCRA endorses new effort to promote mental health in the trades
Wired differently: Harnessing neurodiverse talent in construction
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What skills can people with autism, dyslexia and ADHD bring to the construction sector?
Improving mental health in the construction industry
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SC&RA endorses a new, ongoing effort to promote mental health in the trades.
CPA event to focus on ‘Shaping the Future’ of the plant-hire sector
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Worker in fatal incident at Fehmarnbelt Tunnel site in Germany
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A labourer was killed following a heavy work accident
Canine co-worker: service dog sparks important industry conversations
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Military veteran and ITI Instructor Kyle McDermott navigates life and work with his service dog Eros by his side. Katie Regan reports.
NFDC joins the national Working Minds mental health campaign
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Talking about stress and mental health “needs to become the norm”, says HSE
The importance of leading with empathy
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Emotional intelligence is having an increasing influence on the success of a company.
Liebherr unveils electric wheeled loader assembly hall designed using VR
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Liebherr used virtual reality to design a new assembly space
4 women leading the charge in industry
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In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, here are four women working to inspire change in equipment rental and related fields
Bechtel pledges $7m to help prevent construction worker suicides
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Bechtel has committed US$7 million over the next five years to fund the battle to prevent construction worker suicides.
Are construction courses giving prisoners the tools to go straight?
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The Lighthouse Club charity, a roofing trainer and a roofing contractor are joining forces to encourage former prison inmates into the construction industry
Why construction should recruit more neurodiverse employees
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New research shows a growing number of construction workers with conditions including ADHD and autism are entering and being welcomed into the construction industry.