By Kyle Spencer, Director of NFPA LiNK, NFPA Today’s safety professionals are navigating uncharted territory. On one hand, buildings are becoming more sophisticated, technology is continuously evolving, and new threats are emerging every day, leaving workers to wrestle with constantly shifting codes and standards and other complex safety requirements. On the other hand, there’s often not enough workforce capacity to manage those increased workloads. According to the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®)’s 2026 State of the Skilled Trades Survey, more than half of skilled trade professionals identify workforce shortages as their biggest operational challenge. If adding more staff is not an option, organizations need to improve how work gets done. As lean teams seem to be the status quo for the foreseeable future, many organizations have turned to digital resources to increase and streamline information access for safety directors, project managers, and others. This accessibility is critical, but more information…
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By Kyle Spencer, Director of NFPA LiNK, NFPA Today’s safety professionals are navigating uncharted territory. On one hand, buildings are becoming more sophisticated, technology is continuously evolving, and new threats are emerging every day, leaving workers to wrestle with constantly shifting codes and standards and other complex safety requirements. On the other hand, there’s often not enough workforce capacity to manage those increased workloads. According to the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®)’s 2026 State of the Skilled Trades Survey, more than half of skilled trade professionals identify workforce shortages as their biggest operational challenge. If adding more staff is not an option, organizations need to improve how work gets done. As lean teams seem to be the status quo for the foreseeable future, many organizations have turned to digital resources to increase and streamline information access for safety directors, project managers, and others. This accessibility is critical, but more information…
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