Remember when real estate was all about “location, location, location”? In today’s economy it’s more about “anybody home”? Virtually all of our construction company clients are being hard hit as the downturn in the economy impacts the commercial real estate industry. Workers across the board are out of work including safety officers. At a recent meeting of the Puget Sound Safety Summit there were at least twenty construction safety officers looking for employment. We’re supporting a number of firms who can no longer afford to keep a full-time safety officer on the payroll by providing safety consulting on an hourly or retainer basis. Joan Nelson Brave is the lead construction safety consultant in our Seattle office. She has over 13 years of experience as an inspector and consultant with the Washington State Department of Labor and Industry. Joan has expertise in accident investigation and was a fatality investigator with L&I for many years. She has conducted over 2,000 jobsite safety investigations in construction, agriculture and manufacturing. I’m hoping Joan will become a regular contributor to our blog to help drive home the “Reducing Risk –Improving Lives” core value of RGA.
JoAnn Copperud, CEO – Emeryville, CA
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