On the latest episode of Risk Management: Brick by Brick, Jason Reichl is joined by Daniel Ruiz, the Director of Risk Management at SC Builders, a mid-sized commercial general contractor.

In this episode, Jason and Daniel explore risk management and safety in construction. They examine whether risk management and safety work is really the same thing, how to balance safety and project timelines, and consider the importance of managing subcontractors from a safety perspective.

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Podcast Host: Jason Reichl

Executive Producer: Don Halliwell

Episode Highlights:

00:00 - Intro
01:17 - Pivoting from Construction to Risk Management
02:51 - Hazards to Health and Safety in Construction
04:43 - Balancing Safety and Project Timelines
06:37 - Are Safety and Risk Management the Same?
08:39 - Safety and Subcontractors
12:25 - Moving to a Technology Landscape
14:00 - Qualities of a Good Leader in Construction
17:51 - Evolving Attitudes to Risk
19:15 - Importance of Observation
20:50 - Outro

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Previous guests include: Seth Hausman of Kraus-Anderson Insurance, Matthew Meyer of The Horton Group, Diana Rich of Foundation Building Materials, Christy McHenry of Suffolk Construction, Mark Rieder of NFP, and Cory Mangum of Primoris Services Corporation.

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