Safety Versus Risk Management with Daniel Ruiz of SC Builders

Risk Management: Brick by Brick

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

Episode resources:

• Daniel’s LinkedIn
• SC Builders
• TrustLayer
  
  

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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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