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Sometimes simply telling people what they are doing wrong isn’t enough to ensure safe behavior. Sometimes a little encouragement is also needed.

For the crews repairing the Wisconsin State Capitol dome this past summer and fall, the good news was that open air and frequent winds made COVID-19 less of a concern than on indoor jobsites.

Despite the worldwide pandemic, 2020 was the second-safest year ever in Mortenson’s 75-year history.

Kyle Schultz is always looking for ways to make work on the jobsite safer and more efficient.

A life-changing injury on the job led Bob Krien, on-site safety coordinator at Hunzinger Construction, to a career in keeping other workers safe.

At the Walbec Group, jobsite safety is something you carry around in your pocket.

It had become a common refrain at JF Ahern: The company did the big stuff well, but got tripped up on the little things.

Sani-Matic places safety above everything else. That’s why — over the past year — the Sun Prairie-based company sought advice from an outside group to establish a healthier setting for all of its employees. Working in conjunction with Culture By Design/High Performing Culture, the company came up with the “Sani-Matic Way.”

When the pandemic hit in March, Corner Stone Construction immediately made policy changes to keep its employees safe.

When the coronavirus pandemic broke out nearly a year ago, hand-washing stations suddenly went from being mere conveniences to being full-on necessities.