Building resilience: crisis management in the construction industry

About this episode

Cynthia discusses how Bernards developed a crisis response plan informed by real-life experiences in the construction industry.

Cynthia shares real-life experiences—from CEO deaths to site fatalities—that shaped Bernards' updated crisis response plan. Within this episode, our experts discuss how Bernards built a culture-aligned framework featuring site and corporate response teams, a comprehensive risk register, and a Quick Reaction Guide (QRG) for fast decision-making.

People in this episode

Guest: Cynthia

Topics covered

• crisis management
• construction industry
• risk management
• organizational culture
• decision-making

Keywords

• crisis response
• risk register
• Quick Reaction Guide
• site fatalities
• CEO deaths

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bernards

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