New Standard to Cut Harm in Construction

New Standard to Cut Harm in Construction
Construction workers at the Barangaroo development in Sydney, Australia, March 24, 2020.AAP Image/Joel Carrett
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Long hours on macho worksites, injuries and high rates of suicide in the construction industry are costing the economy nearly $8 billion a year, according to new research.

The Cost of Doing Nothing report released on Thursday estimates the cost of construction fatalities, injuries and illnesses at $6.1 billion in 2018 and the drain on the productivity of constant overtime at $708 million.

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