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Safety leaders call for broader access to life-saving medication as construction faces opioid poisoning crisis
Construction workers already had the highest on-the-job death toll of any industry and are now more likely to die of a drug overdose than workers in any other occupation. This new reality, primarily driven by synthetic opioids like fentanyl, means that in addition to focusing on typical occupational risks like falls, heavy machinery and electrical…
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Healthcare construction bucks broader building slowdown
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Economic uncertainty has slowed construction momentum across many nonresidential sectors. But for healthcare projects, developers have not shown signs of a pullback, according to Robins & Morton, a Birmingham, Alabama-based construction firm. That’s one of the takeaways…