BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (June 7, 2023) — Construction Business Owner, the leading business magazine for contractors, is pleased to announce a free webinar presented in partnership with Avetta.
The live, online event, “Leading With DEI in Safety: A Guide for Construction Professionals,” will take place June 29, 2023, at 11 a.m. CDT and will highlight five critical elements for implementing a safety program that leverages diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), business performance and organizational integrity.
Registration is free at constructionbusinessowner.com/webinars.
This webinar, specifically tailored to construction professionals, focuses on how to enhance the effectiveness of safety programs by incorporating DEI and organizational integrity. The presentation showcases companies with best practices in this area and offers guidance on how to implement these principles within your own organization. Attendees will explore the definition of culture and learn how to foster an effective safety culture.
This presentation outlines the five pillars critical to implementing a safety program that leverages DEI, business performance and organizational integrity. These pillars include understanding systematic disadvantages, unconscious biases, the DEI business case, the five principles of an authentic DEI strategy, and key considerations for implementation. Leveraging DEI and organizational integrity can create a framework for effective safety initiatives that adhere to the highest standards of integrity, becoming a cornerstone of a construction company’s success.
About Avetta
The Avetta SaaS platform helps both clients to manage supply-chain risk, and their suppliers to become more qualified for jobs. Avetta offers the world's largest supply-chain risk-management-network for hiring clients within a network to manage supplier safety, sustainability, worker competency, and performance. Avetta performs contractor prequalification and worker-competency-management across major industries, all over the globe — including construction, energy, facilities, high-tech, manufacturing, mining, and telecom. For suppliers in the network, Avetta’s audit and verification services help lower their safety incidents rate by 29%. As a result, about 50% of members find additional job opportunities within the first year of joining. In addition, suppliers receive access to the Avetta Marketplace, where dozens of partners offer special discounts for business services, like insurance and work gear. Avetta serves more than 375 enterprise companies and over 130,000 suppliers across more than 130 countries.
