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Study highlights ways safety and health can create a strategic advantage.

Comprising leading experts across all facets of the industry, the council is dedicated to bringing new educational programming, hands-on skills training, clinics and demos and networking opportunities at this year’s event in Las Vegas this October.

The association reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator increased to 8.4 months in January.

The increased adoption of technology across the board has been enticing the next generation of workers to these occupations and checking the boxes of what they’re seeking in their careers.

Knauf Insulation Inc. announced the launch of Knauf Academy virtual reality training for customers, with support from digital innovation studio Subvrsive.

Imagine training employees with a virtual reality, audio-visual headset that puts them on the job, inside a realistic house, with saws buzzing, hammers tapping and birds chirping. That is the concept behind an industry-leading virtual reality training program sponsored by Owens Corning.

The nation’s failure to invest in construction workforce education and training programs is having a real, measurable impact on the country’s ability to build infrastructure and other construction projects, according to the results of a workforce survey conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and Arcoro, the leading HR technology company supporting the construction industry.

Simformotion has introduced Cat Simulators Collaborative Worksite Training, which lets as many as nine users simultaneously operate virtual excavators, dozers and trucks. The program aims to enhance teamwork and efficiency on job sites by letting operators practice without the risk of injury or equipment damage.

The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration announced a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship on Sept. 12 to address, among other things, state and local panels on Registered Apprenticeship Initiatives. There will also be a period for public comment.

Werner kicks off 2024 Safety Stand-Down with more than 500 trainings planned nationwide in support of the OSHA Safety Stand-Down initiative. Supporting safety leaders, the training events will help raise awareness about fall hazards to help keeps pros safe on the work site.