National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed in the United States each year from September 15 to October 15, celebrating the history and culture of Americans who have immigrated or have ancestry from Hispanic and Latinx countries. Maren Gizicki, Human Resources Director at Triax Technologies, is a compassionate and understanding professional who always leaves her door…
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15 annually. The celebration begins in the middle rather than the start of September because it coincides with national independence days in several Latin American countries: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica celebrate on the 15th, followed by Mexico on the 16th, Chile…
Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) roles are essential to the construction industry. With so many hazards on the jobsite, it is extremely important to have individuals in place to implement and manage safety strategies as well as analyze and execute on newly introduced hazards to the environment. The conclusion of Construction Safety Week 2021 does…
2020 taught us how important it is to quickly adapt to change. Last year, protocols were updated, technology was added, and work schedules adjusted all in efforts to improve safety for workers and mitigate spread of COVID. Hear what Maurice Cerda, Site Safety Manager for City Safety Compliance Corp, an independent construction safety consulting firm…
Women make up almost an equal share of the national workforce as men, yet in the construction industry those numbers drop dramatically to ~11%. The National Association of Women in Construction focuses on growing the role of women in the industry and takes a week every year to highlight women and raise awareness of the…
As we enter Construction Safety Week 2020, the landscape looks significantly different than in years past. The construction industry has always been a higher risk industry – comprising over 20% of all private industry fatalities annually – but these unprecedented times have brought more challenges for safety teams to address. Hear what Dan Plefka, Senior…
Women starting careers in the construction industry has been on a steady incline the past ten years. In fact, in recent years, the year-over-year growth of women in the industry has outpaced the overall industry growth by over 400% according to a study by Institute for Women’s Policy Research. That said, women are still very…
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2019 there were over 11 million people employed in the construction industry with only 10% of women contributing to that total. Add in additional layers of race/ethnicity and those numbers drop even lower. Triax has had the pleasure of working with Jade McNair in her capacity…
Triax is committed to growing the construction tech ecosystem, partnering with dedicated industry leaders, solutions, experts and change agents to enable real-time, data-driven project, workforce and safety management. Today we’re speaking to Blue Collar Labs’ Karl Sorensen (who we connected with on Instagram!) about his experience in the industry, the importance of innovation, and what…
Triax is committed to growing the construction tech ecosystem, partnering with dedicated industry leaders, solutions, experts and change agents to enable real-time, data-driven project, workforce and safety management. Today we’re speaking to Satyam Verma from Pype about the importance of streamlining processes, fostering a culture of innovation, and what we can expect to see from…