Prasanna AdhikariMay 52 minEven Tough Guys Have a Tough Time: Mental Health and the Construction IndustryConstruction work is a tough gig. It’s no secret how hard it is on the body, and the resulting aches, pains, and strains are a source of...
Prasanna AdhikariApr 203 minFrom the April 2023 Meeting of the AGC San Diego Safety Committee. The March 2023 meeting of the AGC San Diego Safety Committee was as well attended as its earlier meeting. As always, the committee...
Tiffany FoxApr 112 minAre Quizzes the Key to Safer Job Sites?Most people associate pop quizzes with a pit in the stomach, but it could be we’ve been looking at them all wrong. Quizzes, when...
Prasanna AdhikariMar 223 minCloudy With a Chance of Danger: Keeping Your Job Sites Safe in the RainCalifornia is soaked. Months of heavy, record-setting rain have saturated the state from Oregon to the Mexican border, resulting in...
Prasanna AdhikariMar 83 minFrom the March 2023 Meeting of the AGC San Diego Safety Committee. The most recent monthly meeting of the AGC San Diego Safety Committee, which I am a member of and attend regularly, had robust attendance...
Prasanna AdhikariMay 18, 20224 minWhy is visual training for construction safety more effective? Our visual system is fascinating. To understand what I mean, start by answering a few questions about your memory, starting with your...
Prasanna AdhikariFeb 7, 20223 minHow does conformity influence construction safety?Humans are very social beings, and our behavior is frequently influenced by others’ beliefs and actions. The behaviors of others that we...
Prasanna AdhikariJan 20, 20223 minWhat can we learn about improving construction safety from a story of a mine operator?When Cynthia Carroll was brought in as the CEO at Anglo American in 2007, their mines in South Africa were plagued by safety incidents...
Prasanna AdhikariDec 3, 20215 minNoise in our judgmentsI am sure you have played this game a few times before: someone asks players to individually guess the number of jelly beans in a jar....