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... x No Thanks Loading.. Safety: Key To The Construction Industry'S Future 4/30/2013 by CompleteMarkets Editor , Janine Reid This content has not been rated yet. SAFETY: KEY TO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY'S FUTURE by Janine Reid Anyone who works in the construction industry knows that it's an inherently dangerous business. Janine Reid examines why construction ranks among such industries as mining, quarrying, and agriculture as one of the nation's most dangerous occupations. &# 160 According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, construction was responsible for 1,264 deaths in 2001. This figure represented nearly one-fifth of all workplace fatalities in the country, despite the fact that construction employed only 6.6% of the work force There's a growing acknowledgement that the industry's safety ranking must change for construction to thrive in the coming decades. From a bottom-line perspective, safety is good business, saving life and limb as well as money. Ensuring a safe workforce will also help the industry to attract and retain the workers that it so desperately needs to meet current and future demand. Accidents are an expensive business. When a company has an accident, it typically turns to its insurers to pick up the losses, much of which cannot be recovered. An accident increases the company's General Liability and Workers Compensation premiums, as well as expenses for lawyers and other personnel brought in to investigate the mishap. Other costs include reduced productivity and diminished morale resulting from the incident, disruption of project work schedules, and other fees such as OSHA fines. What's more, a company that suffers an accident often comes under media ...

... top dollar for their agencies or someone to solve their perpetuation problems. The best sellers are looking to improve their organizations through a strategic business combination. The best buyers can sell a selling agency on the merits of a business combination — they can communicate, clearly and succinctly, why life as a combined entity would be so bright. Why isn't it surprising that the best buyers are typically best-in-class salespeople, too? They're persistent. The best buyers are tireless in their pursuit of excellent acquisition targets. One agency president views the highest and best use of his time to be the pursuit of quality producers and agency acquisition targets. He schedules frequent casual breakfast and lunch get-togethers just to catch up, even if his targets have made it clear they're not looking. The methodical, low-key pursuit of his quarry communicates an important message: Even if they don't want to join us today, I'm going to make sure that I naturally come to mind as a serious and capable buyer when they're ready to sell or make a change. They recognize the importance of ‘fit.’ Although many agency buyers today are looking for a good deal or any deal, the best buyers recognize that there must be an excellent cultural and organizational fit for any acquisition to succeed. This isn't to say that two business partners must be identical. In fact, one compelling acquisition strategy is to acquire a partner who brings a new array of skills, abilities, products, and disciplines to your own organization. By fit, I mean a similar set of values and practices regarding the actual running of the business: ethics ...