Author: Jenny Snook

  Achieving the desired levels of safety and compliance is a major challenge in projects in heavy industry. On a large project, your job role likely […] read more

When you think about occupational health and safety, your first thought might be of hard-hats, high visibility gear and workers wearing harnesses as they work from […] read more

Manual handling refers to the pushing, pulling, carrying, holding, lifting, lowering of objects, and sometimes working from an awkward position, which the primary cause of back […] read more

The benefits of construction technology are fairly well known at this point. You’ve likely heard how tools like 5-dimensional BIM, the Internet of Things (IOT), data […] read more

The health and safety department is one of the most important components of any business or organization. It is the duty of an employer to provide […] read more

The UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently weighed in on the issue of generic Vs site-specific safety training. The takeaway is that employers need to […] read more

Contractor orientation training has changed a lot over the past few years, with the process gradually moving towards the online orientation training model, which is incredibly […] read more

What is Fracking At this stage, even if you’re not in the oil and gas industry, you have probably heard the term ‘fracking’ and possibly have […] read more

More and more companies are making the switch to using online systems to manage and onboard their contractors. They realize that there are significant financial and […] read more

If you’ve ever worked on a construction site in the UK, you have probably come across CSCS cards. The cards are issued by the Construction Skills […] read more

Millennials, those born from the mid 1980’s to 2000, have become one of the most written about social groups in the last few years. Time Magazine […] read more

                                             GoContractor were delighted to […] read more

As the economy continues to grow, new industrial projects are popping up daily, with subcontractors carrying out much of the on-site work. Heavy industry is dangerous […] read more

Remote working is a relatively new concept but basically means someone who does not work in a traditional office. This practice is becoming more popular because […] read more

GoContractor is delighted to announce two new additions to the GoContractor board. Dr. Ibrahim Odeh, faculty member at the School of Engineering at Columbia University, NY; […] read more

Liam Mannion and Padraig Dooley described how they helped guide the successful implementation of the GoContractor online contractor management system at ESB. read more

It's important to understand proactive and reactive safety in the renewables industry. You can then decide what strategy to follow to keep your workers safe. read more

Substance abuse in the workplace is a major issue in mining and companies should consider implementing an employee drug testing policy to deal with the effects. read more

Do you find yourself chasing paperwork and checking safety orientation dates? It might be time to put a contractor management system in place. read more

Aaron Olsen described the challenges that came with implementing a new online contractor management software and the benefits the company is now enjoying. read more