Construction is no easy work as it demands physical strength, endurance, and skill while often being exposed to harsh weather conditions. Long working hours and strict deadlines are also common in the industry, which can both be physically and mentally demanding. For instance, heat stress and dehydration are common health issues among workers as they work in high temperatures. If left unchecked, these symptoms can lead to heat stroke or accidents on site. Continue reading How Water Hydration Stations Help Solve Common Health Concerns in Construction Sites→
Employee monitoring is often seen as a way for managers to track productivity and enforce security. However, there’s much more that can be done with this data that’s not usually considered. Right now, 94% of service workers in the United States put in over 50 hours a week, with many also working on weekends. Almost half of all Americans feel they’re workaholics, showing a big issue in the workforce. Yet, 72% of people consider work-life balance a key factor when job hunting. Continue reading Using Employee Monitoring Data to Foster a Healthier Work-Life Balance→
Unemployment (2016), another chapter of Josh Klein’s ongoing cycle, is a stark series of installations set in the 2030s or 2040s – a vision of a near-future in which automation has replaced the majority of administrative office jobs.
Lunch Atop a Skyscraper is a life-size recreation by NY-based Sculptor Sergio Furnari of the famous photo by taken by Charles C. Ebbets in 1932. The original photo shows a group of 11 construction workers eating lunch on a crossbeam during the construction of the RCA Building (renamed the GE Building in 1988) at Rockefeller Center in NYC. The sculpture was completed in 2001 and spent five months (from May to October, 2002) on display at Ground Zero before going on tour. It moves around quite a bit, apparently, but currently the statue can be seen on the corner of 45th Street and Broadway in Manhattan.
