3 easy ways to improve psychological safety in the trades
If you’ve spent any time on a jobsite, you know the culture can be tough. There’s pressure to move quickly. But in my experience, nothing is more dangerous than a crew that’s learned to keep their mouths shut. Psychological safety might sound like a corporate buzzword, but it’s really about creating an environment where your […]
You don’t need a title to make the trades safer
If you work in the trades, odds are that you’ve known someone who has been hurt or killed on the job. In 2023 alone. 5,283 people went to work and didn’t come home. It’s a sobering figure, documented in the AFL-CIO’s annual Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect report, which tracks the state […]
The Story of How Rugged Training Group Came to Be
The Story of How Rugged Training Group Came to Be Hi! My name is Jen Ruggerio. I spent 25 years of my life as a public educator, primarily at the high school level, teaching alternative and special education in the State of Maine. I loved teaching and especially loved the students I worked with. They […]