Luke tells us about managing poor work ethics, training people with skills from other countries, earned patience, and the difference between a bricklayer and a mason. We discuss keeping tools from relatives, nicknames of the trades and what the hardest trade is on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast.
Find Transform Masonry Group Inc at TMasonG.com and @TransformMasonryGroup. Reach out at Luke.TMG@hotmail.com.
Rules, compliance, regulations - these are all super critical things! We use tools that require high safety standards, we have to meet compliance and regulations at all times - not just for governmental issues, but actually if we don’t - we’re risking our own employees. Every tool requires a different kind of training and understanding of how to operate it safely, every rule needs to be fully understood, who’s qualified to do certain jobs and who’s not, hazard reports - all these are important things we managers must take care of to keep safety high at all times!! Now, getting it done is way harder than talking about it, but luckily there is a platform I’ve found that can help out with everything I just mentioned!
A great software called Connecteam - which has training and quizzes that you can build in any way you’d like to make sure your employees always know how to handle certain tools, you can see who’s done a certain course of quiz, who didn’t complete it and can’t work with a certain tool until they do. You also have the ability for an update if there’s a new regulation you need everybody to be aware of ASAP - and also an easy overview screen to see who saw it. Plus, their schedule allows you to add limitations for certain jobs, so if one of your employees is not qualified to do a certain job, the system will automatically notify you about it. The platform offers a lot more - such as easy access to playbooks, or hazard reports - just check them out for yourself. Connecteam has a free plan and a 14 day free trial, try them today by checking out the link in the show notes.
Check out Connecteam at www.connecteam.com
@connecteamapp on Instagram. www.connecteam.com/pricing
and try out their free plan for companies with 10 employees or less.
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#558 Matt Botelho of Botelho The Plumber running a one plumber business these days
#557 Tyler Stott of Stott HVAC talking service and maintenance opportunities for the industry
#556 Toronto's below grade expert, Martin Halliwell of Footprint Engineering Inc. In With The Old
#555 Preparing for the rainy days in construction with Mark Romeo of Romeo Mechanical
#554 Getting all the information up front with Sam the Plumber about the 3 important details from clients
#553 Advice for new trades struggling to get a foot in the door with Elie Yaacoub of The Plumbing Expert
#552 Reconstructing Notre Dame with French carpenter Brendan Goux, from Paris France
#551 Sharing listener stories on this first call-in episode of The New Tough, Gianluca, Angelo, Jonathan
#550 Collaboration in the small world of the trades with Brandon Khan of Modern Water Solutions
#549 Improving skill development in the trades with Aaron Boland of Expert Plumbing and Drains
#548 Getting well rounded experience in the trade with Johnny Tobiasz of Brento Plumbing
#547 TCL Roundtable Understanding the Ministry of Labour with ex-inspectors and the years of being on our jobsites
#546 Pushing the limits of architecture and design with Joel Tanner of SMPL Design Studio
#545 Social media made him a better plumber, with Hunter Douglas of HD Plumbers
#544 Making budgeting easy with SynkedUP's Weston Zimmerman.
#542 HVAC Roundtable with Marcio Martins of Redmond Distributing, Bill Ashton, Tyler Stott & Aaron Bond
#541 Misconceptions about happiness with Teresa Greco of Steps to Happiness Coaching
#540 Turn the tables on TCL as Manny gets interviewed on this show by Weston Zimmerman
#539 Living in and renovating an old home with young apprentice Brayden Churchill
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